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The home of Bootstrap Series — where developers document their entire build in public, episode by episode.
Creators monetise from day 1. Builders learn from day 1. No algorithm. Just craft.
Apply to be a day 1 sponsorBuilding a RAG pipeline in Next.js from scratch
@alexbuilds
Week 7: Hit $2k MRR — here's exactly what moved the needle
@jakeships
Shipping my Stripe integration live — watch me debug production
@priya_dev
Cursor + Claude: my actual AI dev workflow in 2025
@mxrcode
I rewrote my SaaS backend in Go — the honest post-mortem
@tedos
Building a RAG pipeline in Next.js from scratch
@alexbuilds
Week 7: Hit $2k MRR — here's exactly what moved the needle
@jakeships
Shipping my Stripe integration live — watch me debug production
@priya_dev
Cursor + Claude: my actual AI dev workflow in 2025
@mxrcode
I rewrote my SaaS backend in Go — the honest post-mortem
@tedos
Building my design system in public — come ask anything
@sarahfronts
Auth.js v5 deep dive: sessions, JWTs, and OAuth flows
@alexbuilds
Day 1: I quit my job to build a startup. No safety net.
@marcusai
Postgres full-text search vs Pinecone — a real production comparison
@priya_dev
Live code review: my messy production codebase — roast me
@yukiships
Building my design system in public — come ask anything
@sarahfronts
Auth.js v5 deep dive: sessions, JWTs, and OAuth flows
@alexbuilds
Day 1: I quit my job to build a startup. No safety net.
@marcusai
Postgres full-text search vs Pinecone — a real production comparison
@priya_dev
Live code review: my messy production codebase — roast me
@yukiships
0 to 1,000 users in 30 days — the exact growth playbook
@jakeships
tRPC + Drizzle + Next.js: the full-stack SaaS boilerplate I use
@mxrcode
Debugging a memory leak in production, live — wish me luck
@tedos
How I got my first paying customer (and almost refunded them)
@marcusai
Expo Router v4: building a production mobile app, step by step
@sarahfronts
0 to 1,000 users in 30 days — the exact growth playbook
@jakeships
tRPC + Drizzle + Next.js: the full-stack SaaS boilerplate I use
@mxrcode
Debugging a memory leak in production, live — wish me luck
@tedos
How I got my first paying customer (and almost refunded them)
@marcusai
Expo Router v4: building a production mobile app, step by step
@sarahfronts
What is a Bootstrap Series?
Not a tutorial.
Not a course.
A documentary.
A Bootstrap Series is a creator documenting their entire build in public — from day zero to shipped product. Every episode is one real milestone: architecture choices, the first user, the pivot, the $100 day, the 2am outage. Subscribers don't just learn how to build — they watch someone actually doing it, with all the uncertainty intact.
Free episodes
RecommendedNot required — every video can be ticketed. But we recommend a free first episode so viewers can answer: “Is this build something I care about?” Cover what you're building, who it's for, and why you're the one doing it. Let them decide if your journey is worth following.
Tickets
You set the priceEvery piece of content is priced by you — free, members-only, or a one-time ticket at whatever you choose. No minimums, no restrictions. You keep 90%.
Care Packages
Loyalty tiersViewers unlock reward tiers automatically as they buy more of your tickets — no separate purchase. You define the thresholds, what each tier unlocks, and how many slots are available.
These are examples — you define everything.
Building an AI scheduling SaaS from scratch
@alexchen · 6 episodes · 1,247 following
The idea, the stack, the first commit
28m
Architecture deep dive — decisions I'll regret later
1h 4m
First user onboarding — it went badly, then well
52m
The pivot — why I killed the core feature at week 3
37m
Hit $500 MRR — here's the exact moment it clicked
41m
Recording now...
Live soon
Why not just use...
The other platforms left
builders behind.
YouTube
Not built for creators who code
- ✗Earn $0 until 1,000 subs + 4,000 watch hours
- ✗Algorithm punishes technical depth — thumbnails beat substance
- ✗You keep only 45–55% of ad revenue
- ✗Your audience sees your rivals' content right after yours
- ✗No paywall. No subscriptions. One revenue model.
Patreon
A payment layer, not a platform
- ✗Still have to host your videos on YouTube or Vimeo
- ✗Zero built-in discovery — you bring all your own audience
- ✗Patreon takes 8–12% + payment processing fees
- ✗No live events, no video player, no community
- ✗Built for musicians and artists — developer UX is an afterthought
Bootstrappr
Built specifically for this
- ✓Monetise from day 1 — zero follower threshold
- ✓Keep 90% of all revenue, forever
- ✓Built-in video hosting, live events, and replays
- ✓Discovery built in — your content finds new builders
- ✓The audience IS the community — developers only
“We’re not trying to be a general creator platform. We’re building the place where a developer can post a 3-hour deep dive into their auth implementation and get paid fairly for it — because the right 500 people will watch every second. We don’t need millions of views. We need the right audience.”
TedOS — Founder, Bootstrappr
How we stack up
Built for builders.
Not borrowed from artists.
Bootstrappr
YouTube
Patreon
Gumroad
Revenue to creator
After platform fee
Earn from day one
No follower threshold
Video hosting included
No third-party needed
Built-in discovery
Platform surfaces your content
Build-in-public series
Episodic format built for shipping
Pay-per-video tickets
Viewers buy individual access
Care packages
Loyalty rewards for repeat buyers
Developer-first audience
Engineers, founders, indie hackers
Revenue figures are approximate. YouTube ~55% ad share; Patreon ~88% on Pro plan; Gumroad 90% (10% flat fee).
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The first builders to ship here.
Accepted from applications. 50 of 50 spots still open.
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Path A · For creators
Build in public.
Get paid for it.
Run your own Bootstrap Series. You control everything — which videos are free, which are ticketed and at what price, which live streams need a ticket, and what goes into your care packages. Earn from episode one, no threshold.
- 01Keep 90% of all revenue — from day one.
- 02Set your own price on every video and live stream. No minimums.
- 03Care packages: viewers unlock rewards by hitting ticket thresholds you define.
- 04Built-in live events with tickets, replay, and full revenue control.
- 05Day 1 Creator badge — permanent.
Path B · For builders learning
Watch people ship.
Learn what works.
Follow Bootstrap Series in progress. Watch creators work in real time. Pick up techniques you won't find in any tutorial — because they're happening live.
- 01Free access to all public creator content.
- 02Early access before public launch.
- 03Subscribe to specific creators you love.
- 04Join ticketed live events and keep replays.
- 05Priority support and feature voting.
Get in early
The builders teaching
deserve better than YouTube.
A platform built for the way developers actually work. Opening to a small group first — be there on day one.