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What Skills Do Indie Hackers Need?

Indie hackers need a mix of building, launching, and growing. Here are the essential skills—and which ones you can skip early on.

You don't need to be an expert at everything—but you do need to be dangerous at a few key things.

Essential skills:

  1. Building (code or no-code). You need to ship products. Traditional coding, vibe coding with AI, or no-code tools—pick your path and get good enough to launch.

  2. Problem discovery. Finding painful problems worth solving matters more than perfect code. Talk to people, lurk in communities, spot frustrations.

  3. Marketing and distribution. Building isn't enough. You need to get your product in front of people—SEO, social media, cold outreach, or community building.

  4. Copywriting. Your landing page, emails, and product descriptions need to convert. Clear, benefit-focused writing is a superpower.

  5. Basic design sense. You don't need to be a designer, but your product should look professional. Tailwind UI, shadcn/ui, and good templates help.

Nice-to-have:

  • Analytics and data interpretation
  • Customer support skills
  • Basic finance (pricing, margins, churn)

What you can skip early:

  • Fundraising (you're bootstrapping)
  • Team management (you're solo)
  • Enterprise sales (you're targeting individuals)

The shortcut? Use tools that handle the hard parts. VibeFast Pro gives you auth, payments, and a polished UI—so you can focus on the product and marketing.

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