One founder, with AI agents doing onboarding, support, operations and much of the code.
Run a startup with zero employees and a team of AI agents: AgentaOS, $9.5K MRR
AI agents let a solo founder offer hands-on onboarding that usually needs staff.
Figures as told to Indie Hackers (self-reported by the founder) · source
From Indie Hackers · Oct 2026
The Short Version
How Panche Isajeski (AgentaOS) made $9.5K MRR, according to Indie Hackers (self-reported).
- What: Panche Isajeski first built a payments product after struggling to take payments in the Balkans; the market was not ready and it failed.
- Result: He told Indie Hackers AgentaOS launched in August and has 400+ SaaS founders signed up, 1,400+ live payments processed and $9.5K MRR (Indie Hackers, Oct 2026).
| Who | Panche Isajeski (AgentaOS) |
|---|---|
| Tool | Not named in the source |
| Money | $9.5K MRR |
| Timeframe | Oct 2026 |
| Source | Indie Hackers |
| Self-reported | Yes |
The workflow
Where & With What
What They Did
- 1The movePanche Isajeski first built a payments product after struggling to take payments in the Balkans; the market was not ready and it failed.
- 2Step 2Pivot when the market is not ready
- 3Step 3Give agents onboarding and support
- 4ResultHe told Indie Hackers AgentaOS launched in August and has 400+ SaaS founders signed up, 1,400+ live payments processed and $9.5K MRR (Indie Hackers, Oct 2026).
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
Just the platform account.
How much does it cost?
No paid tools needed: this case uses only the platform itself, which is free to join.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Watch out: Self-reported; most of the interview is for subscribers only.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) List every recurring task in my one-person business, mark which an AI agent could draft, which I must approve and which I should keep, and write a one-line instruction for each agent task.
Your first step
Paste the prompt into your AI assistant and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: He pivoted and rebuilt it as AgentaOS for SaaS founders, run with no employees: AI agents handle onboarding, support, operations and much of the code. Growth came from content and white-glove onboarding.
Source: Indie Hackers · Oct 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as told to Indie Hackers (self-reported by the founder). Updated .
