A public database of failed indie hacker projects.

Learn from real stories of what didn't work - and why.

Writeleo

Main Feature: Content Generation

Why it failed: Lack of marketing

Lesson: Need a marketting team 🙃

Founder: AHmed

Blog Project

Main Feature: An open source community blog platform

Why it failed: Too much building, no plan, no direction, no audience, no validation

Lesson: Start small and ship fast to validate the idea

Founder: Isaac Boamah Anim

Commission Vision

Main Feature: Helping sales reps have better visibility into their weekly commissions

Why it failed: Never reached profitability after me and my partner lost interest

Lesson: Be patient and persistent. The idea was good just needed time to refine the solution.

Founder: Paul Hovley

Gazi Social

Main Feature: A social platform for university students where they can share posts and play online games.

Why it failed: It lacked perceived value and clear benefits for its audience

Lesson: Offer unique and better features to stand out

Founder: Eren Aydın