# ZeroRaised

> Guides and launches for bootstrapped makers. Self-funded, revenue, friends and family, crowdfunding and grants all count. Institutional VC and accelerator equity don't.

The board and product submission form are available. The optional $29 Founding Launch can be booked after submission. A clearly labelled Featured spot is available for $149/month.

Launches are ineligible if the product has ever received institutional venture capital or equity through an accelerator. Self-funding, customer revenue, friends-and-family funding, crowdfunding, and non-dilutive grants are allowed. Submissions are reviewed before publication.

This file is a concise discovery aid. It does not guarantee crawling, citation, inclusion, or ranking by any system.

## Core pages

- [Today’s launch board](https://zeroraised.com/): The current board and an explanation of how launch days work.
- [About and editorial standards](https://zeroraised.com/about): How launches are reviewed and how guides are sourced and corrected.
- [Submit a launch](https://zeroraised.com/submit): The public submission form and the evidence requested for review.
- [Founding Launch](https://zeroraised.com/featured): The optional $29 launch review offer and its terms.
- [Past launches](https://zeroraised.com/archive): The archive of previous launch days.
- [Maker directory](https://zeroraised.com/makers): Maker profiles that pass the site’s editorial quality gate.
- [Product categories](https://zeroraised.com/categories): Reviewed category collections that contain approved launches.
- [Rules and sponsorship](https://zeroraised.com/sponsor): Current launch/sponsor separation, availability, and placement rules.
- [Launch checklist](https://zeroraised.com/tools/launch-checklist): A free checklist for planning, testing, and reviewing a product launch.
- [Directory tracker](https://zeroraised.com/tools/directory-tracker): A source-checked list of product directories with cost and account notes.
- [Product launch sites and directories](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites): Launch sites, directories and marketplaces with pricing, free options, account rules and link rel values checked from public sources on 2026-10-18.
- [Publish on the Apple App Store: Developer Fee, Link Type](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/apple-app-store): Publishing on the Apple App Store needs a 99 USD a year developer membership. The steps, the nofollow link on a sampled listing, and Apple's review time.
- [Launch on AppSumo: Is It Free? Revenue Share and Link](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/appsumo): AppSumo charges nothing upfront but takes a negotiated revenue share. How to apply, the dofollow link on a sampled listing and the unconfirmed review time.
- [Submit to BetaList: Cost, Dofollow Link and Review Time](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/betalist): BetaList submissions are paid, with no free option. How to submit, the link type on a sampled listing, and what we could not confirm about price or timing.
- [Publish on Chrome Web Store: Fee, Link Type, Review Time](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/chrome-web-store): Publishing on the Chrome Web Store needs a paid developer account. The steps, the nofollow+ugc link on a sampled listing, and typical review times.
- [Submit to DevHunt: Free Listing, $19 Launch, Dofollow](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/devhunt): DevHunt offers a free listing and paid launches from $19. How to submit a dev tool, the dofollow link on a sampled launch, and the unconfirmed review time.
- [Submit to Fazier: Free Basic Launch, Paid Tiers, Dofollow](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/fazier): Fazier has a free Basic launch and paid tiers from $29. How to submit, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and the 30 day window for Basic.
- [Publish on Google Play: $25 Fee, Dofollow Link, Review Time](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/google-play): Publishing on Google Play costs a one-time US$25 developer fee. The signup steps, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and how long review can take.
- [Add a Product to Indie Hackers: Is It Free? Link Type](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/indie-hackers): Indie Hackers lets you add a product page with a free account. How to submit, the nofollow link on a sampled listing, and why review time is unconfirmed.
- [Submit to Launching Next: Free, No Account, Dofollow](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/launching-next): Launching Next takes free startup submissions with no account, plus a $99 faster option. The steps, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and timing.
- [Submit to MCP.so: $39 Publishing Fee, Dofollow Link](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/mcp-so): MCP.so charges a $39 one-time fee to publish an MCP server or AI tool. How to submit, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and what it says on review.
- [Publish on Microsoft Edge Add-ons: Fee, Dofollow, Review](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/microsoft-edge-add-ons): Microsoft Edge Add-ons has no developer registration fee. How to publish an extension, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and the review time.
- [Launch on Peerlist Launchpad: Is It Free? Link Type](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/peerlist-launchpad): Peerlist Launchpad is free with a Verified Peerlist Profile. How to launch, the ugc link on a sampled project, and how quickly your launch goes up.
- [Submit to Product Hunt: Is It Free and Is the Link Dofollow?](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/product-hunt): How to submit to Product Hunt, what it costs, the link type on a sampled listing, and why we could not confirm a review time for new launches.
- [Publish on Shopify App Store: $19 Fee, Dofollow Link](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/shopify-app-store): Publishing a public app on the Shopify App Store costs a one-time $19 fee per Partner account. Here are the submission steps, review rules and link type.
- [List on SideProjectors: Is It Free? Link Type and Review](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/sideprojectors): SideProjectors reviews most listings free in 2 to 5 business days, or within 24 hours with paid priority. The steps, link type and what is unpublished.
- [Publish on Slack Marketplace: Fee, Link Type, Review Time](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/slack-marketplace): Slack Marketplace has no fee in its submission flow, but review can take weeks. The steps, the dofollow link on a sampled listing and the review timeline.
- [Submit to StartupBase: Free Launch, Premium From $39](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/startupbase): StartupBase has a free launch and a premium launch from $39. How to submit, the dofollow link on a sampled listing, and the 4 to 5 week free queue.
- [Submit to TinyLaunch: Free Launch, $39 Premium, Nofollow](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/tinylaunch): TinyLaunch has a free Standard Launch with a queue of about 4 weeks and a $39 Premium Launch. How to submit and the nofollow link on a sampled listing.
- [Visual Studio Marketplace: Cost, Link Type and Review](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/visual-studio-marketplace): Publishing on the Visual Studio Marketplace has no payment step. How to create a publisher, the nofollow listing link, and the unconfirmed review time.
- [Publish on Zapier App Directory: Free, Nofollow, Review](https://zeroraised.com/launch-sites/zapier-app-directory): Publishing a Zapier integration is free. The submit steps, the nofollow link on a sampled listing, and the 1 week reply plus 90 day beta period.
- [Launch time converter](https://zeroraised.com/tools/launch-time): Verified launch platform go-live and reset times converted to your timezone, with source links.
- [Free tools for bootstrapped makers](https://zeroraised.com/tools): The payment fee calculator and the ramen profitability calculator in one list.
- [Payment fee calculator](https://zeroraised.com/tools/payment-fee-calculator): List-price fees and what you keep from a sale with Stripe, PayPal, Lemon Squeezy, Paddle and Polar, with every rate linked to its source.
- [Open datasets](https://zeroraised.com/data): The payment processor fees, free hosting and database tiers, free email sending tiers, free auth and login tiers, free analytics tiers, free error-tracking and uptime monitoring tiers, free managed database tiers, free object and file storage tiers and product launch sites datasets in one list, each with its last checked date and a CSV download.
- [Payment processor fees dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/payment-fees): Standard published fees, surcharges, merchant-of-record status and payout terms for nine payment processors, each linked to its official pricing page, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/payment-fees.csv.
- [Free hosting and database tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/free-tiers): Free plan allowances (compute, bandwidth, database storage, sleep limits, commercial use, card required) for 14 hosting and database platforms, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/free-tiers.csv.
- [Free email sending tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/email-tiers): Free plan send limits (per month and per day), paid entry price, custom domain and commercial use terms for 13 email-sending services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/email-tiers.csv.
- [Free auth and login tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/auth-tiers): Free plan monthly user limits, social login, MFA, custom domain and overage or next-tier price for 10 auth and login services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/auth-tiers.csv.
- [Free analytics tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/analytics-tiers): Free plan or trial, event or pageview cap, sites, data retention, cookie and GDPR wording, commercial use, card and self-host terms for 10 web analytics services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/analytics-tiers.csv.
- [Free error tracking and uptime monitoring tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/monitoring-tiers): Free plan cap in the vendor's own unit, check interval, seats and projects, retention, commercial use, card and self-host terms for 10 error tracking and uptime monitoring services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-22, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/monitoring-tiers.csv.
- [Free managed database tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/database-tiers): Free plan storage cap, compute, request or row caps in the vendor's own units, databases or projects, pause and inactivity rules, backups, commercial use, card and region terms for 10 managed database services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-23, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/database-tiers.csv.
- [Free object and file storage tiers dataset](https://zeroraised.com/data/storage-tiers): Free storage, egress or bandwidth, operation and request limits, file size limits, overage price, trial and card terms for 10 object and file storage services, each linked to the vendor's own pages, checked on 2026-10-23, with a CC BY 4.0 CSV at https://zeroraised.com/data/storage-tiers.csv.
- [Ramen profitability calculator](https://zeroraised.com/tools/ramen-profitability-calculator): How many paying customers cover your monthly costs after payment fees, the MRR that takes, and the new customers needed each month to replace churn.
- [Maker perks](https://zeroraised.com/perks): Founding-sponsor perks as they are confirmed, plus public free tiers from tools makers use.

## Published writing

Guides cite each platform’s own pages and show the date each source was last checked. Every article has a plain-markdown version at its URL plus /index.md. The full text of all articles is at https://zeroraised.com/llms-full.txt.

- [ZeroRaised blog](https://zeroraised.com/blog): All published articles.
- [RSS feed](https://zeroraised.com/blog/rss.xml): New articles as they publish.
- [Contractor's Claude Agent Allegedly Leaked Pentagon Logins: WIRED](https://zeroraised.com/blog/accenture-claude-agent-pentagon-credentials): WIRED's sources say an Accenture employee gave a Claude Code agent Pentagon login credentials. Accenture denies it. What small teams should copy. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/accenture-claude-agent-pentagon-credentials/index.md
- [Do AI APIs Train on Your Data? OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini Compared](https://zeroraised.com/blog/do-ai-apis-train-on-your-data): OpenAI and Anthropic do not train on paid API data by default, while Gemini's free tier does. A comparison of retention, opt-ins and zero data retention. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/do-ai-apis-train-on-your-data/index.md
- [Gemini API Now Logs Your Requests by Default. Check This Setting](https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-api-logging-on-by-default): New Gemini API paid projects store requests by default for up to 55 days. How to switch logging off before it contradicts your privacy promises. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-api-logging-on-by-default/index.md
- [AI Mode Slowed Google's Search Ad Growth. What Founders Should Do](https://zeroraised.com/blog/google-ai-mode-search-ad-growth-slows): Alphabet's Q3 search ad revenue grew 12% to $63.3 billion, but AI Mode monetises less and queries are three times longer. What founders should change. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/google-ai-mode-search-ad-growth-slows/index.md
- [How to Block AI Crawlers Without Vanishing From AI Search](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-block-ai-crawlers): Disallow GPTBot, ClaudeBot and Google-Extended for training while keeping OAI-SearchBot and Claude-SearchBot. Per-bot robots.txt rules plus the new shared token. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-block-ai-crawlers/index.md
- [How to Rotate API Keys Without Downtime After a Leak](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-rotate-api-keys): How to rotate API keys after a leak or a host breach: the safe order, Stripe, OpenAI, Claude, Supabase and AWS steps, and what to check afterwards. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-rotate-api-keys/index.md
- [ChatGPT Pro Now Includes Up to $500 a Month in API Credits](https://zeroraised.com/blog/openai-api-credits-chatgpt-subscriptions): OpenAI now gives eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers monthly API credits, up to $500. Who qualifies, what expires, and how to spend them well. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/openai-api-credits-chatgpt-subscriptions/index.md
- [One robots.txt Line Now Opts You Out of AI Training (Almost)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/shared-ai-training-opt-out-robots-txt): OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic will honour one shared robots.txt token for AI training preferences. What the signal does and does not do. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/shared-ai-training-opt-out-robots-txt/index.md
- [Hackers Aimed AI Agents at 200+ Organisations in 11 Days](https://zeroraised.com/blog/vapor-panda-artex-ai-agent-hacking): CrowdStrike says VAPOR PANDA used the ARTEX agent framework to hit 200+ organisations in 11 days. What agent-scale attacks mean for a small SaaS. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/vapor-panda-artex-ai-agent-hacking/index.md
- [What Is AI Agent Monitoring? A Founder's Guide to Watching Agents](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-ai-agent-monitoring): AI agent monitoring watches what an autonomous agent does, logs it and stops it when it goes wrong. A practical guide for small teams. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-ai-agent-monitoring/index.md
- [What Is Prompt Caching? Cut LLM Input Costs by Up to 90%](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-prompt-caching): Prompt caching reuses a prompt prefix the model has already processed. How to structure prompts for Anthropic, OpenAI and Gemini, and when it pays. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-prompt-caching/index.md
- [A Fake Claude Code Extension Backdoored Cursor Users](https://zeroraised.com/blog/cursor-claude-code-extension-backdoor): A malicious Claude Code extension sat in the Cursor Marketplace for about 11 hours. What it did, who was exposed, and the checks to run now. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/cursor-claude-code-extension-backdoor/index.md
- [Agents Now Start 40% of GitHub PRs. What Indie Devs Should Do](https://zeroraised.com/blog/github-octoverse-agents-40-percent-prs): GitHub's Octoverse 2026 says agents started more than 40% of pull requests in September. What that shift means for bootstrapped developers and small teams. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/github-octoverse-agents-40-percent-prs/index.md
- [How to Build an AI Voice Agent: A Founder's Stack Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-an-ai-voice-agent): A practical stack guide to AI voice agents: speech to text, an LLM, text to speech, turn detection, interruptions and choosing open versus hosted. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-an-ai-voice-agent/index.md
- [Merchant of Record vs Payment Processor: Which Should You Use?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/merchant-of-record-vs-payment-processor): Merchant of record vs payment processor for indie software: who the legal seller is, tax, disputes, fees, payouts, account risk and app marketplaces. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/merchant-of-record-vs-payment-processor/index.md
- [Mistral Opened a 1T Model. The Catch Is the MaaS Licence](https://zeroraised.com/blog/mistral-large-4-open-weights): Mistral released the weights of its 1 trillion parameter Large 4 under a modified MIT licence, with one clause that decides who can sell access to it. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/mistral-large-4-open-weights/index.md
- [Open-Weight Model Licences: What You Can Actually Ship](https://zeroraised.com/blog/open-weight-model-licenses): Compare the Mistral Ecosystem licence, the LFM Open License and OpenMDW 1.1, and learn the checklist that decides what you can ship in a paid product. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/open-weight-model-licenses/index.md
- [Reddit Is Going Logged-In. Your Search Traffic Lesson](https://zeroraised.com/blog/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-traffic): Reddit is moving to a logged-in experience as search referrals fall. What the shift means for founders who depend on search and community traffic. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/reddit-logged-in-ai-search-traffic/index.md
- [Voice AI Is Consolidating Fast. Where Indie Builders Still Win](https://zeroraised.com/blog/voice-ai-consolidation-indie-builders): Deepgram bought the Pipecat team, Nvidia shipped a free transcription model and Granola added dictation. Where indie voice builders can still win. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/voice-ai-consolidation-indie-builders/index.md
- [Wabi's $1.25B Bet on Personal Software, and What It Means for Micro-SaaS](https://zeroraised.com/blog/wabi-personal-software-micro-saas): Wabi raised $55M at a $1.25B valuation for a personal agent that builds small apps. What the bet says about micro-SaaS, shared software and small teams. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/wabi-personal-software-micro-saas/index.md
- [What Are AI Credits? Pricing AI Usage Without Losing Money](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-are-ai-credits): AI credits turn model usage into one spend number. How GitHub prices Copilot credits, why base plus flex matters, and how to design credits for your own app. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-are-ai-credits/index.md
- [What Is LLM Routing? Cut AI Costs Without Losing Quality](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-llm-routing): LLM routing sends each request to the right model instead of one model for everything. How cascade and critique work, and how to route inside your own app. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-llm-routing/index.md
- [The Agent Harness Is Now a Product. Should Indie Devs Rent One?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/agent-harness-cursor-microsoft): Microsoft is renting out the Copilot harness and Cursor shipped its Agent SDK. What that means for indie developers who build agents. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/agent-harness-cursor-microsoft/index.md
- [Experts Followed Their AI Agent's Coin-Flip Lean 86% of the Time](https://zeroraised.com/blog/ai-agents-steer-expert-decisions): Anthropic's trial found expert analysts followed their AI agent's coin-flip lean 86% of the time. What that means for founders who delegate decisions. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/ai-agents-steer-expert-decisions/index.md
- [Apple Just Put MCP in Pages, Keynote and Numbers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/apple-iwork-mcp-support): Apple is adding MCP support to Keynote, Pages and Numbers, plus an open .keyx format. Here is the opportunity for indie makers and Mac utilities. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/apple-iwork-mcp-support/index.md
- [Gemini 4 Carbon Tops the Index. You Cannot Build On It Yet](https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-4-carbon-gated-frontier-model): Gemini 4 Carbon ranks first at 59 but is gated to cyber defenders, with an introductory price that later doubles. What founders should build on instead. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-4-carbon-gated-frontier-model/index.md
- [Google Is Selling Ads Inside AI Answers. Rethink Your Distribution](https://zeroraised.com/blog/google-ai-mode-ads-global): Google is scaling sponsored placements inside AI Mode to ten more countries and adding multi-turn ads. Here is what that means for bootstrapped distribution. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/google-ai-mode-ads-global/index.md
- [How to Add AI to Your SaaS Without Wrecking Your Margins](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-add-ai-features-to-a-saas): Add AI features to your SaaS by pricing per task, routing volume to a cheap tier, caching context and planning on list prices, not launch discounts. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-add-ai-features-to-a-saas/index.md
- [How to Launch a Micro SaaS: Pricing, Checkout and Launch Sites](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-micro-saas): How to launch a micro SaaS as a solo maker: one paid plan, checkout fees, VAT, hosting rules, launch queues to book early and where to post first. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-micro-saas/index.md
- [How to Run an LLM Locally (and When It Makes Business Sense)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-run-an-llm-locally): Run a language model on your own hardware: pick a task, use llama.cpp, MLX, vLLM, Ollama or LM Studio, check the licence and benchmark before shipping. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-run-an-llm-locally/index.md
- [How to Write a System Prompt That Actually Works](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-system-prompt): A practical system prompt guide for founders: give context, a role, 3 to 5 examples, XML tags, and defaults you chose on purpose. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-system-prompt/index.md
- [LFM3 Is Free Until You Make $10M a Year. Bootstrappers Win](https://zeroraised.com/blog/lfm3-10m-revenue-licence): Liquid's LFM3 is free for commercial use below $10M revenue, with no copyleft and a text model that fits in about 1 GB. What that licence unlocks. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/lfm3-10m-revenue-licence/index.md
- [What Is RAG? Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Founders](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-rag): RAG retrieves relevant passages and passes them to a model before it answers. A founder's guide to the pipeline, vector databases and the 2026 memory tax. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-rag/index.md
- [AI Agents Got Into Anthropic Through Its SaaS Tools. Is Yours Next?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/cathedral-anthropic-saas-breach): Cathedral's agents reached Anthropic's business systems in under 12 hours via third party admin and sales software. What small SaaS vendors should fix now. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/cathedral-anthropic-saas-breach/index.md
- [Cloudflare KV Cache Leak: Questions for Your AI Host](https://zeroraised.com/blog/cloudflare-workers-ai-kv-cache-leak): 155 responses on Cloudflare's hosted GLM model carried other customers' prompt data. What founders on shared inference should ask and change. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/cloudflare-workers-ai-kv-cache-leak/index.md
- [Gemini and Mistral Are Doubling AI Prices. Price on List Rates](https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-mistral-ai-price-increases): Mistral's launch sale ended and Gemini's list prices double on set dates. Model your AI margins on list rates, not on promotional pricing. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/gemini-mistral-ai-price-increases/index.md
- [How to Evaluate LLM Outputs: Evals for Small Teams](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-llm-outputs): Build a small eval suite in your own repo: real cases from logs, pass or fail checks, and a run on every prompt or model change. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-llm-outputs/index.md
- [How to Monetize an MCP Server: Pricing, Payments and Listings](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-monetize-an-mcp-server): How to monetize an MCP server: who pays, API keys or OAuth, usage pricing, payment fees, agent payments, and what each MCP directory charges. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-monetize-an-mcp-server/index.md
- [How to Sandbox an AI Agent: A Practical Guide for Small Teams](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-sandbox-an-ai-agent): Sandbox an AI agent with a disposable container, no credentials in context, egress denied by default, human approval and logs. A practical guide for small teams. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-sandbox-an-ai-agent/index.md
- [How to Write an llms.txt File (With a Template for Founders)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-an-llms-txt-file): An llms.txt file gives AI agents a short markdown map of your site. Here is the v2 format, a copyable template for a small SaaS and how to test it. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-an-llms-txt-file/index.md
- [Hyphenate's $45M Lesson: AI Agents Earn Trust One Workflow at a Time](https://zeroraised.com/blog/hyphenate-45m-finance-agents): Hyphenate raised $45M for finance agents. The lesson for indie founders: sell one workflow to an auditor's standard, log every action, then expand. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/hyphenate-45m-finance-agents/index.md
- [Infisical's $40M Round Says AI Agents Shouldn't Hold Your Keys](https://zeroraised.com/blog/infisical-40m-agent-vault): Infisical raised $40M at a $600M valuation for agent credential management. What the round says about agent access and your own key hygiene. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/infisical-40m-agent-vault/index.md
- [Qwen Tried to Upload a File to Beijing. Self-Hosting Is Not a Sandbox](https://zeroraised.com/blog/qwen-sandbox-upload-self-hosted-ai): Cohere caught Qwen3.8-Flash-Next probing its sandbox and trying to send a probe to Beijing. Self-hosting controls where a model runs, not what it does. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/qwen-sandbox-upload-self-hosted-ai/index.md
- [What Is Prompt Injection? A Founder's Guide to LLM Risk](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-prompt-injection): Prompt injection is first on OWASP's 2025 Top 10 for LLM applications. A practical guide to direct and indirect attacks and the fixes that help. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-prompt-injection/index.md
- [Anthropic's S-1: What a $16.3B Half Year Teaches Small Founders](https://zeroraised.com/blog/anthropic-s1-lessons-for-founders): Anthropic's S-1 shows $16.3B in first-half revenue, 25% customer concentration and a sales bill that jumped. What bootstrapped founders should copy, and avoid. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/anthropic-s1-lessons-for-founders/index.md
- [App Store Fees: What Apple and Google Play Take From Indie Apps](https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-fees): App store fees for indie developers: Apple and Google Play commission, subscriptions, EU terms, link-outs, registration costs and web checkout fees. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-fees/index.md
- [MCP Tasks in Claude Code: Slow Tools Finally Work](https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-code-mcp-tasks-elicitations): MCP Tasks let Claude Code hand off slow tools, poll for results and ask users questions. Here is what MCP server makers should build now. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-code-mcp-tasks-elicitations/index.md
- [Claude Walked Around a Paywall. Is Your Product Agent-Proof?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-georgia-paywall-ai-agents): Claude bypassed a fee-gated Georgia data dashboard by asking for an access token. What that failure means for anyone selling gated data or building agents. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-georgia-paywall-ai-agents/index.md
- [GPT-6.1 Terra Makes Computer Use Cheap Enough to Build On](https://zeroraised.com/blog/gpt-6-1-terra-computer-use): GPT-6.1 Terra cuts computer use to $1 input and $5 output per million tokens. Where indie founders can build, what the benchmarks hide and the safety limits. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/gpt-6-1-terra-computer-use/index.md
- [Hob's Show HN: The Local AI App Gap Big Labs Left Open](https://zeroraised.com/blog/hob-local-ai-show-hn): Hob is a free, MIT-licensed local AI desktop app that hit Hacker News. What its launch, its critics and its tooling gaps mean for indie AI founders. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/hob-local-ai-show-hn/index.md
- [How to Build an AI Product That Survives the Next Model Launch](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-defensible-ai-product): Build an AI product that lasts by owning the workflow, the data, the distribution and the trust, not the model that can be repriced overnight. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-defensible-ai-product/index.md
- [How to Build an MCP Server in 2026: What Changed in the New Spec](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-an-mcp-server): Build an MCP server on the 2026-07-28 spec: stateless requests, server/discover, deterministic tool lists, elicitation, Tasks and the security rules. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-an-mcp-server/index.md
- [How to Review AI-Written Code Before It Ships](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-review-ai-generated-code): Review AI-written code with small diffs, a full read of every change, tests, dependency checks and a fast patch routine for runtimes and secrets. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-review-ai-generated-code/index.md
- [HubSpot Put Caps on AI Bills. Copy the Playbook for Your SaaS](https://zeroraised.com/blog/hubspot-ai-spend-caps): HubSpot turned AI spend controls on by default, let customers swap seats for credits and moved agents to outcome pricing. Here is how to copy it. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/hubspot-ai-spend-caps/index.md
- [What Is Computer Use AI? A Founder's Guide to Agents That Click](https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-computer-use-ai): Computer use AI lets a model click, type and read the screen. How the loop works, what it costs, how to run it safely, and when an API is the better call. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/what-is-computer-use-ai/index.md
- [AI Agent vs AI Workflow: Which One Should You Build?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/ai-agent-vs-ai-workflow): Agents or workflows? Use Anthropic's definitions, real pricing examples and Claude Duet to decide what your AI product should build first. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/ai-agent-vs-ai-workflow/index.md
- [Claude Duet Wants to Be Your Chief of Staff: What Is Left for Indie Apps?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-duet-proactive-agent): Anthropic's Claude Duet is a proactive agent for email, calendar and business apps. Here is what it does, and where indie founders can still win. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/claude-duet-proactive-agent/index.md
- [The DeepSeek Ban Covers Products Built On It. Audit Your AI Stack](https://zeroraised.com/blog/deepseek-federal-ban-ai-supply-chain): A DHS order bars federal civilian agencies from buying products built with DeepSeek. Here is how to audit your AI supply chain and plan a swap. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/deepseek-federal-ban-ai-supply-chain/index.md
- [How to Choose an LLM API for Your SaaS in 2026](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-llm-api): Choose an LLM API by testing cost per task, caching, batch tiers, context, retention and jurisdiction risk, not by the sticker price per token. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-llm-api/index.md
- [How to Monetize a VS Code Extension: Licences, Fees and Pricing](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-monetize-a-vs-code-extension): How to monetize a VS Code extension: what the Marketplace allows, licence keys, payment providers and fees, sponsorships, team licences and pricing. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-monetize-a-vs-code-extension/index.md
- [How to Price an AI Product: Seats, Usage or Outcomes](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-price-an-ai-product): Price an AI product by charging for seats, usage or outcomes. Compare Intercom Fin, ThoughtSpot AgentSpot and token costs, then pick a model you can defend. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-price-an-ai-product/index.md
- [Kimi K3.1 Pro: Near-Frontier Open Weights at $2 per Million Tokens](https://zeroraised.com/blog/kimi-k3-1-pro-open-weights): Moonshot's Kimi K3.1 Pro is a 3T-class open-weight model at $2 per million input tokens. What the price, benchmarks and caveats mean for indie founders. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/kimi-k3-1-pro-open-weights/index.md
- [Open-Weight vs Closed AI Models: Which Should a Startup Build On?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/open-weight-vs-closed-ai-models): Open-weight models can cut cost and lock-in, but they add operations and procurement risk. Compare Kimi K3.1 Pro, OpenAI prices and the DeepSeek order. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/open-weight-vs-closed-ai-models/index.md
- [OpenAI Is Poaching Anthropic Customers. Your Model Bill Is Negotiable](https://zeroraised.com/blog/openai-anthropic-discount-war): OpenAI is discounting hard to win Anthropic customers. What the reported deals mean for a bootstrapped founder's model costs, pricing and portability. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/openai-anthropic-discount-war/index.md
- [Otter's $320M Without Selling Equity: The Bootstrapper's Lesson](https://zeroraised.com/blog/otter-ai-320m-non-dilutive-financing): Otter raised $320 million from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund without selling equity. What non-dilutive growth capital means for bootstrapped founders. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/otter-ai-320m-non-dilutive-financing/index.md
- [PHP2Shell: AI Found the Bug First. Patch Before Attackers Catch Up](https://zeroraised.com/blog/php2shell-ai-found-php-flaws): PHP2Shell is a critical PHP flaw that lets attackers run code without logging in. Patch to a fixed version now, and build a routine for the next one. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/php2shell-ai-found-php-flaws/index.md
- [Bootstrapped SaaS Examples: Five Companies Compared](https://zeroraised.com/blog/bootstrapped-saas-examples): Five bootstrapped SaaS examples, from Basecamp to Plausible, and the practical patterns behind them: narrow focus, early revenue and controlled growth. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/bootstrapped-saas-examples/index.md
- [Bootstrapping vs Venture Capital: How to Choose](https://zeroraised.com/blog/bootstrapping-vs-venture-capital): Bootstrapping vs venture capital compared on control, pace, risk and return. A practical decision guide for indie founders choosing how to fund a SaaS product. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/bootstrapping-vs-venture-capital/index.md
- [How to Build a Shopify App: From Dev Store to App Store Listing](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-shopify-app): How to build a Shopify app as a solo maker: public vs custom, Shopify CLI, scopes, compliance webhooks, App Pricing, revenue share, review and listing. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-shopify-app/index.md
- [How to Build in Public as a Bootstrapped Founder](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-in-public-as-a-bootstrapped-founder): Build in public without turning it into a full-time job: choose one home base, share decisions and evidence, protect customer data and measure useful replies. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-in-public-as-a-bootstrapped-founder/index.md
- [How to Find Early Adopters for a New Product](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-find-early-adopters): Find early adopters by looking for people working around the problem, qualifying for urgency and authority, and recruiting them one conversation at a time. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-find-early-adopters/index.md
- [How to Get Backlinks for a New Startup](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks-for-a-new-startup): Get backlinks for a new startup without buying links or spamming inboxes: create citable assets, target relevant pages, pitch specifically and track referrals. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks-for-a-new-startup/index.md
- [How to Get Testimonials and Reviews for SaaS](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-testimonials-and-reviews-for-your-saas): Get SaaS testimonials and reviews by asking after a real result, asking specifically, and publishing customer words with context, permission and disclosure. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-testimonials-and-reviews-for-your-saas/index.md
- [How to Optimize for AI Search Answers (GEO)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-optimize-for-ai-search-answers): Optimize for AI search answers with direct answers, clear headings, quotable definitions, sources, structured data and crawlable pages that machines can cite. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-optimize-for-ai-search-answers/index.md
- [How to Run Customer Discovery Interviews](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-run-customer-discovery-interviews): Run customer discovery interviews for evidence: recruit the right people, ask about past behaviour, avoid pitching and turn notes into product decisions. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-run-customer-discovery-interviews/index.md
- [How to Submit Your Startup to Directories](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-submit-your-startup-to-directories): Practical directory submission workflow for bootstrapped startups: qualify the list, build one accurate asset pack, track every form and maintain the listings. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-submit-your-startup-to-directories/index.md
- [How to Write a Product Launch Announcement](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-product-launch-announcement): Write a product launch announcement that gets read: lead with the problem, show what is usable now, state access clearly and give every channel one next step. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-product-launch-announcement/index.md
- [SaaS Status Page Checklist: What to Publish Before an Outage](https://zeroraised.com/blog/saas-status-page): A SaaS status page checklist for solo makers: components, incident states, maintenance, subscribers and postmortems, plus hosted and open-source options. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/saas-status-page/index.md
- [Deno Deploy Alternatives: Where to Move Before It Shuts Down](https://zeroraised.com/blog/deno-deploy-alternatives): Deno Deploy alternatives compared: Cloudflare Workers, Netlify, Supabase, Render and Railway free plans, plus what replaces Deno KV and cron. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/deno-deploy-alternatives/index.md
- [Founder-Led Sales Strategy: A First-Customer Playbook for Bootstrapped SaaS](https://zeroraised.com/blog/founder-led-sales-strategy): A founder-led sales strategy for bootstrapped SaaS: qualify accounts, find prospects, run calls and demos, follow up, price, and stay inside PECR and CAN-SPAM. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/founder-led-sales-strategy/index.md
- [Stripe vs PayPal Fees: UK Rates, PayPal's New Tiers and the Cost per Sale](https://zeroraised.com/blog/stripe-vs-paypal-fees): Stripe vs PayPal fees for UK makers: card rates, PayPal's tiered plan from 1 October 2026, international add-ons, disputes, refunds and worked examples. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/stripe-vs-paypal-fees/index.md
- [How to Publish an App on Google Play: Testing, Review and Launch](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-an-app-on-google-play): How to publish an app on Google Play: the 25 USD account, the 12 tester closed test, target API rules, store listing, fees, review time and launch. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-an-app-on-google-play/index.md
- [How to Launch an App on the App Store: Review, Release and Launch Steps](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-an-app-on-the-app-store): How to launch an app on the App Store: developer enrolment, TestFlight, App Review timing, pricing, release options and the launch itself. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-an-app-on-the-app-store/index.md
- [How to Publish an npm Package: Setup, Trusted Publishing and Launch Steps](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-an-npm-package): How to publish an npm package: account and 2FA, package.json, a dry run, trusted publishing from GitHub Actions, versions, deprecation and launch steps. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-an-npm-package/index.md
- [How to Market an API to Developers Without a Large Audience](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-an-api): Learn how to market an API with problem-led positioning, useful docs, a fast first successful call, clear limits, examples and permitted developer channels. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-an-api/index.md
- [How to Price a SaaS Product When You Have No Investors](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-price-a-saas-product): How to price a SaaS product without investors: pick a value metric, set a first price that survives fees and VAT, and test changes honestly. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-price-a-saas-product/index.md
- [How to Publish a Figma Plugin: A First-Release Checklist](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-figma-plugin): Learn how to publish a Figma plugin by testing its real runtime, limiting permissions, preparing an accurate Community listing and submitting it for review. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-figma-plugin/index.md
- [How to Publish a VS Code Extension: Marketplace, Open VSX and Launch Steps](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-vs-code-extension): How to publish a VS Code extension: publisher setup, vsce packaging, Marketplace and Open VSX uploads, the December 2026 token change and launch steps. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-vs-code-extension/index.md
- [How to Reduce SaaS Churn Before Buying More Traffic](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-reduce-saas-churn): Learn how to reduce SaaS churn by separating customer and revenue loss, fixing failed payments, improving activation and testing honest retention options. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-reduce-saas-churn/index.md
- [How to Sell Software Online: App Stores, Direct Sales and Licence Keys](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-sell-software-online): How to sell software online as an indie maker: compare app stores and direct sales, fees, licence keys, signing, free tiers and refunds. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-sell-software-online/index.md
- [Product Hunt Launch Time: When 12:01 AM Pacific Hits Your Time Zone](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-launch-time): Product Hunt launch time is 12:01 AM Pacific. See it in UK, CET, IST, Sydney and ET time, plus the 2026 to 2027 daylight-saving gaps. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-launch-time/index.md
- [SaaS Product Roadmap Template for a Bootstrapped Team](https://zeroraised.com/blog/saas-product-roadmap-template): Use this SaaS product roadmap template to connect customer evidence, product outcomes, capacity, dependencies and review dates without promising every feature. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/saas-product-roadmap-template/index.md
- [Soft Launch vs Beta Launch: Which Should an Indie Maker Choose?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/soft-launch-vs-beta-launch): Soft launch vs beta launch: compare access, audience size, support load and exit criteria, then pick the release stage that fits your product. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/soft-launch-vs-beta-launch/index.md
- [Anthropic Credits for Startups: What the $45,000 Offer Includes](https://zeroraised.com/blog/anthropic-credits-for-startups): Anthropic credits for startups explained: what the $45,000 Claude Startup Stack includes, who can apply, where API credits work, and how to budget them. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/anthropic-credits-for-startups/index.md
- [App Store Keyword Research for Indie Apps: A Practical Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-keyword-research-for-indie-apps): App store keyword research for indie apps, from finding real search language to comparing competitors, writing store metadata, and measuring results. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-keyword-research-for-indie-apps/index.md
- [App Store Screenshots for Launch: A Practical Production Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-screenshots-for-launch): Plan, capture, design, localize and validate app store screenshots for an iOS or Android launch without creating an unmaintainable asset set. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/app-store-screenshots-for-launch/index.md
- [DevHunt vs Product Hunt for Bootstrapped Dev Tools](https://zeroraised.com/blog/devhunt-vs-product-hunt): DevHunt vs Product Hunt compared for bootstrapped dev-tool makers: audience, eligibility, cost, timing, ranking, launch assets and promotion rules. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/devhunt-vs-product-hunt/index.md
- [First Step After Building a SaaS: A 30-Day Plan for Bootstrapped Founders](https://zeroraised.com/blog/first-step-new-saas-growth): The first step after building a SaaS is a focused public release: use this honest 30-day plan to find early users, learn from them and improve onboarding. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/first-step-new-saas-growth/index.md
- [Free Startup Directories (2026): 22 Lists Ranked by Effort](https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-startup-directories): 22 free startup directories compared. Six accept products that meet their rules; 16 accept only launch platforms, directories, or developer resources. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-startup-directories/index.md
- [How to Choose a Domain Name for Your Business: A Practical Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-business): Learn how to choose a domain name for your business by testing brand clarity, trademark risk, domain endings, renewal costs, and long-term control. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-business/index.md
- [How to Handle Traffic Spikes Before, During, and After a Launch](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-handle-traffic-spikes): Learn how to handle traffic spikes with caching, capacity limits, bot controls, useful analytics, load tests, and a practical launch response plan. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-handle-traffic-spikes/index.md
- [How to Launch a Chrome Extension: Store Review to First Users](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-chrome-extension): How to launch a Chrome extension with a compliant package, credible Web Store listing, controlled release, distribution plan and useful launch metrics. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-chrome-extension/index.md
- [How to Launch a Vibe Coded App: From Prompt to Production](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-vibe-coded-app): How to launch a vibe coded app with a tested release candidate, the right deployment route, a focused launch page, and a practical rollout plan. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-vibe-coded-app/index.md
- [How to Launch an AI App: Test the System, Not Just the Demo](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-an-ai-app): How to launch an AI app with task-based evaluations, explicit output limits, cost controls, review paths, and a staged release backed by evidence. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-an-ai-app/index.md
- [How to Launch on Indie Hackers: A Practical Product Post Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-indie-hackers): How to launch on Indie Hackers with a product page, useful launch post, specific feedback request, real examples and a practical follow-up plan. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-indie-hackers/index.md
- [How to Launch on MicroLaunch: Free Queue or Paid Launch?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-microlaunch): Learn how to launch on MicroLaunch, choose its review queue or a paid launch, position your product, prepare assets, and work the month-long ranking. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-microlaunch/index.md
- [How to Make a Product Demo Video: A Practical Maker's Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-make-a-product-demo-video): Learn how to make a product demo video with a focused script, clean screen recording, clear narration, captions, editing, and a launch-ready export. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-make-a-product-demo-video/index.md
- [How to Market a Vibe Coded App After You Ship](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-a-vibe-coded-app): How to market a vibe coded app with clear positioning, proof, one repeatable distribution channel, useful content and activation-focused measurement. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-a-vibe-coded-app/index.md
- [How to Market an Open Source Project: A Practical Playbook](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-an-open-source-project): Market an open source project with clear positioning, a useful repository, repeatable distribution, launch posts, community support, and honest measurement. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-market-an-open-source-project/index.md
- [How to Publish a Slack App: A Marketplace Release Guide for Indie Makers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-slack-app): Learn how to publish a Slack app through private testing, public distribution and Slack Marketplace review, with practical checks for OAuth, trust and activation. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-publish-a-slack-app/index.md
- [How to Write Release Notes Users Will Read: A Guide for Indie Makers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-release-notes): Learn how to write release notes that explain user value, flag breaking changes, provide migration steps and give previous visitors a reason to return. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-release-notes/index.md
- [Passkeys vs Passwords for SaaS: What Should an Indie Maker Ship?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/passkeys-vs-passwords-for-saas): Passkeys vs passwords for SaaS, compared by security, device support, recovery, rollout effort, and the best path for an indie maker to ship. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/passkeys-vs-passwords-for-saas/index.md
- [Product Hunt vs MicroLaunch: Which Launch Model Fits?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-microlaunch): Product Hunt vs MicroLaunch compared on launch window, ranking, eligibility, cost, promotion, relaunches, feedback, and the metrics that matter. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-microlaunch/index.md
- [Product Hunt vs Peerlist Launchpad for Makers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-peerlist): Product Hunt vs Peerlist Launchpad compared on audience, timing, eligibility, ranking, promotion, backlinks and solo-maker workload. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-peerlist/index.md
- [Vibe Coded App Security Checklist: What to Check Before Launch](https://zeroraised.com/blog/vibe-coded-app-security-checklist): A practical vibe coded app security checklist for secrets, database rules, authorization, headers, webhooks, uploads, dependencies and launch-day response. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/vibe-coded-app-security-checklist/index.md
- [Free Startup Perks Without VC: A Practical Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-startup-perks-without-vc): Free startup perks without VC, including public free tiers, self-funded cloud-credit routes, investor-only tiers, eligibility rules and current limits. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-startup-perks-without-vc/index.md
- [How to Build a Pre-Launch Waitlist as a Bootstrapped Maker](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-waitlist-before-launch): How to build a pre-launch waitlist: what the page should say, which tools collect signups, where the first names come from and how to turn the list into users. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-build-a-waitlist-before-launch/index.md
- [How to Launch on Product Hunt in 2026](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-product-hunt): How to launch on Product Hunt in 2026, from account eligibility and submission fields to launch timing, support, featuring and relaunch rules. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-on-product-hunt/index.md
- [How to Validate a SaaS Idea Before Building](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-validate-a-saas-idea-before-building): How a bootstrapped solo maker can validate a SaaS idea before writing code using problem interviews, landing-page tests, pre-sales and community research. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-validate-a-saas-idea-before-building/index.md
- [How to Write a Show HN Post That Works](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-show-hn-post): How to write and time a Show HN post using Hacker News's official rules, with title templates, a first-comment structure and a worked example. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-write-a-show-hn-post/index.md
- [Product Hunt vs BetaList: Launch Now or Build a Waitlist First?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-betalist): Product Hunt vs BetaList compared on product stage, cost, editorial review, visibility, links and launch timing using each platform's own rules. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-betalist/index.md
- [Uneed vs Product Hunt: Which Launch Fits a Solo Maker?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/uneed-vs-product-hunt): Uneed vs Product Hunt compared on price, queue, homepage visibility, launch rules, product fit and relaunches for solo makers. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/uneed-vs-product-hunt/index.md
- [10 Free Marketing Channels for Bootstrapped Makers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-marketing-channels-for-bootstrapped-makers): Ten free marketing channels for bootstrapped makers, with current rules, practical playbooks and named examples for choosing where to spend time. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/free-marketing-channels-for-bootstrapped-makers/index.md
- [How to Get Your First 100 Users for a Bootstrapped Product](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-your-first-100-users): Get your first 100 users for a bootstrapped product: recruit ten by hand, learn from them, then add community, launch, and content channels. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-get-your-first-100-users/index.md
- [How to Launch a Bootstrapped App With No Audience (2026)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-bootstrapped-app): How to launch a bootstrapped app with no audience or budget: make it tryable, find ten real users, pick one venue that fits, then follow up for 30 days. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-bootstrapped-app/index.md
- [Is Product Hunt Still Worth It for a Solo Maker in 2026?](https://zeroraised.com/blog/is-product-hunt-worth-it): Is Product Hunt worth it in 2026? A sourced look at its official guidelines, three public failed-launch examples, and what to do after a quiet result. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/is-product-hunt-worth-it/index.md
- [12 Product Hunt Alternatives for Bootstrapped Makers (2026)](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-alternatives-for-bootstrapped-makers): Twelve Product Hunt alternatives compared by product stage, audience, cost, funding rules and link type, using each platform's current primary sources. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-alternatives-for-bootstrapped-makers/index.md
- [Product Hunt vs Show HN for Bootstrapped Products](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-show-hn): Product Hunt vs Show HN compared on eligibility, audience, timing, ranking, promotion and relaunch rules for a bootstrapped product. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-show-hn/index.md
- [The Complete Product Launch Checklist for Bootstrapped Makers](https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-launch-checklist-for-bootstrapped-makers): A product launch checklist for bootstrapped makers covering positioning, testing, legal basics, technical readiness, listings, venue rules, and launch day. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/product-launch-checklist-for-bootstrapped-makers/index.md
- [8 Ways to Fund a Software Product Without Venture Capital](https://zeroraised.com/blog/ways-to-fund-a-product-without-venture-capital): Eight practical ways to fund a software product without venture capital, with current rules, real examples, costs and trade-offs. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/ways-to-fund-a-product-without-venture-capital/index.md
- [Where to Launch a SaaS in 2026: A Stage-by-Stage Guide](https://zeroraised.com/blog/where-to-launch-a-saas): Where to launch a SaaS at the waitlist, beta, public-release and paying-customer stages, with current rules for launch sites and directories. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/where-to-launch-a-saas/index.md
- [Why we built ZeroRaised for the launches that get overlooked](https://zeroraised.com/blog/why-we-built-zeroraised): Why we built ZeroRaised as a launch and discovery site for bootstrapped indie makers, with clear eligibility, useful product context and labelled promotion. Markdown: https://zeroraised.com/blog/why-we-built-zeroraised/index.md

## Optional

- [Sitemap index](https://zeroraised.com/sitemap.xml): Policy-gated XML sitemaps for launches, products, makers, archive days, hubs, and articles.