How I Handle Payments as a Solo Founder (ResistGate & Amethyst)
PayPal subscriptions, webhooks, and a Postgres entitlements table — the smallest stack that unlocks Pro in the extension.
Note scritte mentre faccio il lavoro.
Post tecnici, decisioni di prodotto e osservazioni oneste — scritti mentre costruisco, non dopo.
Come penso
Come prendo decisioni, resto concentrato e continuo ad avanzare senza un team.
The Payment Stack at Each Revenue Stage (ResistGate & Amethyst)
Freemius, Paddle, and custom PayPal each fit a different MRR band — pick the stage you're in, not the stack you wish you had.
I Watched a Senior Engineer Design a Payment System — Here's What Indie Founders Should Actually Take Away
Idempotency and webhooks matter at $1K MRR; distributed ledgers matter at $1M — know which lesson applies to you.
Scaling isn't progress
Growth multiplies quality. It never replaces it.
Self-Awareness Is the Foundation of Growth
If you don’t know yourself, you can’t build yourself.