Artem Nikolaiev

Ex-top-10 dev on Freelancehunt (2020–25). Launching 1 startup a month, in public. 2 already profitable in under 2 months. Sharing real numbers.

[Artem Nikolaiev @Itz_Maze_]

Starting now: 1 startup every month.

The rules:
- Build it in ~1 week
- Promote it for ~3 weeks
- Target: $500 MRR
- Works → keep it. Doesn't → kill it, next.

Every idea, launch, mistake and dollar gets shared here.

I've done it twice — both profitable in under 2 months.

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@calmseal21129 congrats on the next fest start) destiny is dice is also my startup's financial model

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@pixel_poem cozy cabin obviously) i've played enough indie games to know what lives deep in the woods

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@tirex_kz solo and no ads is the dream setup) hardest part is probably keeping every plot from being fire and a skull

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@sllbailuo rough direction changes is also how i'd describe my career path) the strafing already looks smart

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@DreamParable autobattlers and idle games are the same religion) i'm making cast party where you fish without touching anything, so respect

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@Haddicus frankenstein vs a sky fortress is the crossover nobody asked for and everyone needs)

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@created_games pac-man on a rubik's cube is cursed in the best way) my brain lagged just reading it

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@IIShazlyII facts) and the final boss has two phases, getting the wishlist and getting them to actually open the game

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@retreauxgames a snail as a jrpg hero is perfect, finally a protagonist moving at the speed of my dev progress)

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@Taldiuz @itchio could be scrapers, itch had waves of bot downloads before. if downloads jump but page views don't, it's not new fans sadly)

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@J2D_Interactive unedited gameplay is a brave move) my unedited gameplay is just me falling through the floor

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@arthicsrender 6 months and no ai, that's the kind of patience my clients don't believe exists)

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@Andrew_Blumson @threejs @WebGPU 1 2 3 playable 4 5 6 in progress is the most honest roadmap i've seen on here)

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@cosmic_dominion 10 missions ready before the demo is more discipline than i had all year) good luck on the 29th

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@UnderARock_Game staying in and getting things done is my whole personality as a solo dev, minus the getting things done part)

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@VSProtocol oepsie is the official sound of qa week) the grenade just wanted to come home

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@eldritchhousegs isolated monastery and a macabre investigation, what could go wrong. sounds like my first freelance project)

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@zaxiik procedural generation is the only teammate that surprises you in a good way. sometimes)

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@FlynnsArcades one tiny life remains on a dying station. so basically a solo dev on day 400 of the project)

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@EmptyCansLab fake holes with fog is exactly how my codebase looks from the outside)