Mike Hill's SaaS portfolio (Curator.io, Frill, Juno, Fluke)

How it started

Mike, an Australian former Flash developer, ran and sold a digital advertising agency before returning to building products. His low-risk model: find ideas with proven demand but bad UX, form a team of four equal co-founders (front end, back end, designer, operator), grow to $10K MRR, then pay out profits. His playbook includes lifetime deals, never giving free accounts, selling in Reddit/Facebook groups, early SEO content and AppSumo launches.

Tools they use

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  React

  Frontend

  JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

  FreeFree tier
  Visit React
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  Laravel

  Backend

  PHP framework for web artisans.

  FreeFree tier
  Visit Laravel
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  Slack

  Communication

  Team chat and collaboration hub.

  Pricing not listed
  Visit Slack
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  Framer

  CMS

  Design and publish websites.

  FreeFree tier
  Visit Framer
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  v0

  AI App Builders

  AI app builder by Vercel.

  FreeFree tier
  Visit v0
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  Figma

  Dev Tools

  Collaborative interface design tool.

  Free tier · from $15/moFree tier
  Visit Figma

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Founders

• Mike Hill · Co-founder