Lotus

My journey developing a Mac app for managing GitHub notifications

April 10th, 2021
Vadim Demedes
Founder, Lotus
$21
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
Lotus
from Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
started October 2020
$21
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
market size
$4.03B
avg revenue (monthly)
$50.4K
starting costs
$19.4K
gross margin
76%
time to build
390 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
content-library
best tools
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
34 Pros & Cons
tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hey, my name is Vadim, I’m a software engineer working at a valley startup. I’m creating Lotus - a Mac app for managing GitHub notifications without stress. Lotus is for open-source maintainers like myself, who struggle to keep up with a constant stream of notifications.

I launched Lotus last week and I’ve earned $261.74 so far! I know it’s not a lot, but this is my first money as an indie developer, so it feels big to me anyway!

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What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

I’ve worked for various startups for the past 8 years, but I knew I would be much happier if I were independent and had my own thing going. Years went by and I just kept postponing this idea further and further, until October of 2020. I rented a cabin in the mountains and set...

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