Florian Darroman Podcast I sold my startup for $8M. Then built 5 more making $400k+/month.
Jan 8, 2026
Thibaut (Tibo) Maker, a serial SaaS founder who sold two startups for $8M and now runs multiple six-figure products. He discusses switching from ego projects to revenue-first builds. He shares how minimal MVPs, influencer micro-equity deals, SEO-driven products, daily social consistency, and hands-on user conversations fueled rapid growth.
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Build For Revenue, Not Ego
- Building to impress others drains focus and hides lack of real traction.
- Thibaut Maker shifted to building for revenue and freedom, which changed outcomes drastically.
Failed With The Same Co-Founder
- Thibaut met his long-term co-founder in business school and failed together before succeeding.
- They shipped many products weekly until Tweet Hunter (their 11th product) finally took off.
Be Your First User
- Building for yourself as a user reveals real product-market fit faster.
- Thibaut built Tweet Hunter from tools he used to write better tweets and turned that into a product.