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Public Builder Directory

A list of the top people building in public on GitHub.

Kent C. Dodds

Educator and open-source contributor, building in public through workshops and courses.

kentcdodds.com

buildinpublic

education

open source

EpicReact.dev

Current Project

Comprehensive React training for developers.

Josh Pigford

Founder of Baremetrics and Cedar, sharing insights and experiences openly.

joshpigford.com

buildinpublic

founder

entrepreneur

Maybe

Current Project

Platform for custom furniture design and manufacturing.

Eddie Jaoude

Open-source advocate, building in public and fostering inclusive communities.

www.eddiejaoude.io

buildinpublic

open source

community

The Open Source Expert

Current Project

The Open Source Expert is a reader-supported publication from an open source fullstack developer focusing on Javascript, Typescript and DevOps.

Hassan El Mghari

Shipping open source AI apps building gen AI & my side projects in the open.

nutlope.com

open source

developers

LlamaCoder

Current Project

A newsletter sharing tips and tricks for building side projects while working a 9-5.

Daniel Nguyen

Building Products. 16 countries. 2x exit. Launching MVPs in 15 days.

danielnguyen.me

developer

solopreneur

BoltAI

Current Project

Switch between top AI services and local models. All from a single native app on your Mac.

Liran Tal

Award-winning software developer, security researcher, and open source champion in the JavaScript community.

lirantal.com

security

node

open source

Node.js Security

Current Project

Level up your server-side JavaScript skills to find & fix security issues.

Marc Lou

Software Engineer and Solopreneur who built and launched 20+ websites, sharing how to find ideas, launch fast and get profitable.

marclou.com

saas

entrepreneur

webdev

Just Ship It

Current Project

Newsletter for how to find startup ideas, launch fast, and get profitable.

Julian Shapiro

Entrepreneur and writer, sharing knowledge on marketing and startups.

julian.com

buildinpublic

marketing

entrepreneur

Julian Capital

Current Project

Seed VC fund and accelerator focused on early-stage startups.

Arvid Kahl

Author and entrepreneur, sharing insights on audience-driven startups.

thebootstrappedfounder.com

buildinpublic

writing

entrepreneur

podscan.fm

Current Project

Building podscan.fm so that people and brands can track their mentions on podcasts.

Sahil Lavingia

Founder of Gumroad, openly sharing company metrics and learnings.

sahillavingia.com

buildinpublic

founder

transparency

Gumroad

Current Project

Platform for creators to sell products directly to their audience.

Romain de Wolff

Digital product entrepreneur building in public and sharing the learnings, ups and downs.

www.dewolff.co

Whisperit

Current Project

Law/Legal Service for secure AI dictation and editing tools

Navin Peiris

Dad, Developer, Entrepreneur • Bootstrapping http://WallStRank.com with @amritrupa • Prev co-founder http://inkl.com • #buildinpublic #ElixirLang #nuxt

wallstrank.com

entrepreneur

bootstrapping

developer

Wall St. Rank

Current Project

Follow the smart money. Piggyback off insights from fund managers and research analysts. Investing trends from 10,000+ fund managers.

Jon Yongfook

Founder of Bannerbear, Clipcat and Roborabbit building SaaS in public.

www.zoosaas.com

buildinpublic

saas

founder

Bannerbear

Current Project

Automated image and video generation API for developers.

Sam Newby

Building affordable hosting at Vizalo with PHP, Go, and Rust in my spare time

samnewby.dev

developer

hosting

cloud

VIzalo

Current Project

Multilocation affordable hosting built to make the path to production as easy as possible.

Donnell Wyche

pinkary.com/@donnell

developer

saas

database

CareNote

Current Project

CareNote transforms pastoral care into action by tracking people, tasks, notes, milestones, and care requests. It helps church leaders organize and streamline care, ensuring no one falls through the cracks, while providing insights, history, and tools to align care teams.