Sam Flakes
@samflakes.bsky.social
Online business owner obsessed with learning and building 🔨
⚽️ numbersgame.uk $485k
🆕 gropius.co $61
https://trustmrr.com/founder/samfllakes
⚽️ numbersgame.uk $485k
🆕 gropius.co $61
https://trustmrr.com/founder/samfllakes
Social media is rotten for the brain.
My New Year’s resolution was to get addicted to it because I needed to build an online presence…
I can already feel my attention span has been burnt down like a taper candle. It’s taken about 2 weeks 😳
My New Year’s resolution was to get addicted to it because I needed to build an online presence…
I can already feel my attention span has been burnt down like a taper candle. It’s taken about 2 weeks 😳
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Social media is rotten for the brain.
My New Year’s resolution was to get addicted to it because I needed to build an online presence…
I can already feel my attention span has been burnt down like a taper candle. It’s taken about 2 weeks 😳
My New Year’s resolution was to get addicted to it because I needed to build an online presence…
I can already feel my attention span has been burnt down like a taper candle. It’s taken about 2 weeks 😳
🚨 Is a $300 a month email SaaS necessary as an indie dev or has anyone experimented with automating their own email flow /marketing via their customer database?
Or have I found my next startup..AWS model. Free for really small users and scale up cost quickly for larger enterprises 🚀
#buildinpublic
Or have I found my next startup..AWS model. Free for really small users and scale up cost quickly for larger enterprises 🚀
#buildinpublic
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
🚨 Is a $300 a month email SaaS necessary as an indie dev or has anyone experimented with automating their own email flow /marketing via their customer database?
Or have I found my next startup..AWS model. Free for really small users and scale up cost quickly for larger enterprises 🚀
#buildinpublic
Or have I found my next startup..AWS model. Free for really small users and scale up cost quickly for larger enterprises 🚀
#buildinpublic
Long old day of not doing my to-do list but fire fighting. Still has its rewards though ❤️
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Long old day of not doing my to-do list but fire fighting. Still has its rewards though ❤️
The perfect daily routine is the one that you can do consistently and with minimal friction
Don’t make your New Year’s resolution “wake up at 6am and go to the gym” if it doesn’t fit your lifestyle
Don’t make your New Year’s resolution “wake up at 6am and go to the gym” if it doesn’t fit your lifestyle
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The perfect daily routine is the one that you can do consistently and with minimal friction
Don’t make your New Year’s resolution “wake up at 6am and go to the gym” if it doesn’t fit your lifestyle
Don’t make your New Year’s resolution “wake up at 6am and go to the gym” if it doesn’t fit your lifestyle
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Everyone that knows me says I have super-human energy levels.
Here’s how to maintain high energy all year round 🧵:
Here’s how to maintain high energy all year round 🧵:
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Everyone that knows me says I have super-human energy levels.
Here’s how to maintain high energy all year round 🧵:
Here’s how to maintain high energy all year round 🧵:
One negative of Gropius.co - it’s replying to cold emails for me asking for more info 🤣
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
January 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
One negative of Gropius.co - it’s replying to cold emails for me asking for more info 🤣
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
I’ve solved *Gmail customer service for online businesses for **£9 a month with gropius.co
*More email providers to come
**Currently a/b testing £9/m with no trial vs £45/m + 7 day trial. You can clear local storage & refresh until you get whichever you prefer 😉
#buildinpublic
*More email providers to come
**Currently a/b testing £9/m with no trial vs £45/m + 7 day trial. You can clear local storage & refresh until you get whichever you prefer 😉
#buildinpublic
Gropius - AI-Powered Customer Support Email Automation for Gmail
Automate your customer service Gmail with AI. Gropius intelligently manages support emails, learns your writing style, and saves hours every day. Try it free today.
gropius.co
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’ve solved *Gmail customer service for online businesses for **£9 a month with gropius.co
*More email providers to come
**Currently a/b testing £9/m with no trial vs £45/m + 7 day trial. You can clear local storage & refresh until you get whichever you prefer 😉
#buildinpublic
*More email providers to come
**Currently a/b testing £9/m with no trial vs £45/m + 7 day trial. You can clear local storage & refresh until you get whichever you prefer 😉
#buildinpublic
December 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Emoji = AI now according to Reddit 🤣
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Emoji = AI now according to Reddit 🤣
The worst thing about the ‘build in public’ community:
Everybody wants to hear “I made $10k MRR overnight” clickbait 🚀
Nobody wants to hear the truth…it takes time and hard work. How very boring 😴
Everyone wants the silver bullet when they rarely, if ever, exist 📈
#buildinpublic
Everybody wants to hear “I made $10k MRR overnight” clickbait 🚀
Nobody wants to hear the truth…it takes time and hard work. How very boring 😴
Everyone wants the silver bullet when they rarely, if ever, exist 📈
#buildinpublic
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The worst thing about the ‘build in public’ community:
Everybody wants to hear “I made $10k MRR overnight” clickbait 🚀
Nobody wants to hear the truth…it takes time and hard work. How very boring 😴
Everyone wants the silver bullet when they rarely, if ever, exist 📈
#buildinpublic
Everybody wants to hear “I made $10k MRR overnight” clickbait 🚀
Nobody wants to hear the truth…it takes time and hard work. How very boring 😴
Everyone wants the silver bullet when they rarely, if ever, exist 📈
#buildinpublic
If you’re waiting for an arbitrary date in the calendar to change your habits you’re ngmi
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you’re waiting for an arbitrary date in the calendar to change your habits you’re ngmi
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
This is the difference between taking a week off working on a brand new online business vs an established online business
December 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This is the difference between taking a week off working on a brand new online business vs an established online business
I built a business to $10k MRR and have just launched my next start up (7 days ago) 🚀
Looking to connect with other Founders.
Follow me if you’re interested in:
- the journey to $10k MRR
- micro SaaS
- building cool shit
I’m also now on TrustMRR:
trustmrr.com/founder/samf...
#buildinpublic
Looking to connect with other Founders.
Follow me if you’re interested in:
- the journey to $10k MRR
- micro SaaS
- building cool shit
I’m also now on TrustMRR:
trustmrr.com/founder/samf...
#buildinpublic
@samfllakes - 2 startups · $483,534 revenue | TrustMRR
@samfllakes has built 2 verified startups generating $483,534 in total revenue. View all their startups and metrics.
trustmrr.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I built a business to $10k MRR and have just launched my next start up (7 days ago) 🚀
Looking to connect with other Founders.
Follow me if you’re interested in:
- the journey to $10k MRR
- micro SaaS
- building cool shit
I’m also now on TrustMRR:
trustmrr.com/founder/samf...
#buildinpublic
Looking to connect with other Founders.
Follow me if you’re interested in:
- the journey to $10k MRR
- micro SaaS
- building cool shit
I’m also now on TrustMRR:
trustmrr.com/founder/samf...
#buildinpublic
There’s at least 10,000 people on this earth that would benefit greatly from gropius.co
All I need to do is find them
#buildinpublic
All I need to do is find them
#buildinpublic
Gropius - AI-Powered Customer Support Email Automation for Gmail
Automate your customer service Gmail with AI. Gropius intelligently manages support emails, learns your writing style, and saves hours every day. Try it free today.
Gropius.co
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There’s at least 10,000 people on this earth that would benefit greatly from gropius.co
All I need to do is find them
#buildinpublic
All I need to do is find them
#buildinpublic
Too many founders get hung up on website conversion when the easiest way to increase it is: market to the right audience.
1000 website visitors that don’t fit your niche are gonna convert at 0% no matter how cool or “optimised” your website is
#buildinpublic
1000 website visitors that don’t fit your niche are gonna convert at 0% no matter how cool or “optimised” your website is
#buildinpublic
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Too many founders get hung up on website conversion when the easiest way to increase it is: market to the right audience.
1000 website visitors that don’t fit your niche are gonna convert at 0% no matter how cool or “optimised” your website is
#buildinpublic
1000 website visitors that don’t fit your niche are gonna convert at 0% no matter how cool or “optimised” your website is
#buildinpublic
It's product hunt day for me! Would mean the world if any of you wonderful humans would be kind enough to give me an upvote 🥳
Check out the site while you're at it. If you have a support Gmail inbox and an online business, you'll LOVE it.
#buildinpublic
www.producthunt.com/products/gro...
Check out the site while you're at it. If you have a support Gmail inbox and an online business, you'll LOVE it.
#buildinpublic
www.producthunt.com/products/gro...
Gropius: AI email assistant that sounds exactly like you | Product Hunt
Stop drowning in customer support emails. Gropius learns your writing style from past emails and automatically responds in your voice. Connect Gmail, input your FAQS, save hours every week. This is no...
www.producthunt.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's product hunt day for me! Would mean the world if any of you wonderful humans would be kind enough to give me an upvote 🥳
Check out the site while you're at it. If you have a support Gmail inbox and an online business, you'll LOVE it.
#buildinpublic
www.producthunt.com/products/gro...
Check out the site while you're at it. If you have a support Gmail inbox and an online business, you'll LOVE it.
#buildinpublic
www.producthunt.com/products/gro...
Google verification day for gropius.co yesterday.
Not done Product Hunt and the rounds yet but posted on Instagram etc.
Stats:
36 website visits
0 sign ups
Now for the hard part… 🤣
#buildinpublic
Not done Product Hunt and the rounds yet but posted on Instagram etc.
Stats:
36 website visits
0 sign ups
Now for the hard part… 🤣
#buildinpublic
Gropius
Gropius.co
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Google verification day for gropius.co yesterday.
Not done Product Hunt and the rounds yet but posted on Instagram etc.
Stats:
36 website visits
0 sign ups
Now for the hard part… 🤣
#buildinpublic
Not done Product Hunt and the rounds yet but posted on Instagram etc.
Stats:
36 website visits
0 sign ups
Now for the hard part… 🤣
#buildinpublic
The coolest thing about online businesses is that on day 1 you can have people all over the world using your product
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The coolest thing about online businesses is that on day 1 you can have people all over the world using your product
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
My co-founder: “surely there’s an AI that’ll respond to our emails”
Me, 4 weeks later: “I built an AI that responds in my exact tone and writing style and it’s scarily good”
Check it out here:
gropius.co
#buildinpublic #indiehackers #microsaas
Me, 4 weeks later: “I built an AI that responds in my exact tone and writing style and it’s scarily good”
Check it out here:
gropius.co
#buildinpublic #indiehackers #microsaas
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My co-founder: “surely there’s an AI that’ll respond to our emails”
Me, 4 weeks later: “I built an AI that responds in my exact tone and writing style and it’s scarily good”
Check it out here:
gropius.co
#buildinpublic #indiehackers #microsaas
Me, 4 weeks later: “I built an AI that responds in my exact tone and writing style and it’s scarily good”
Check it out here:
gropius.co
#buildinpublic #indiehackers #microsaas
In the near-AGI age, leverage will take many different forms. One of the main ones being: actually having an attention span
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In the near-AGI age, leverage will take many different forms. One of the main ones being: actually having an attention span
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
Momentum is absolutely everything in life
December 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Momentum is absolutely everything in life
Life of an #indiehacker
Morning: SAQ submission for CASA security assessment, balls deep in AWS config
Afternoon: set design for YouTube launch video 😂
#buildinpublic
Morning: SAQ submission for CASA security assessment, balls deep in AWS config
Afternoon: set design for YouTube launch video 😂
#buildinpublic
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Life of an #indiehacker
Morning: SAQ submission for CASA security assessment, balls deep in AWS config
Afternoon: set design for YouTube launch video 😂
#buildinpublic
Morning: SAQ submission for CASA security assessment, balls deep in AWS config
Afternoon: set design for YouTube launch video 😂
#buildinpublic
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
After 3 weeks of non-stop building, time to wrestle back control of my own brain. Time to meditate, read, walk, be present 🧘♂️
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
After 3 weeks of non-stop building, time to wrestle back control of my own brain. Time to meditate, read, walk, be present 🧘♂️
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic