Yoanna - My indie hacker's life

A lot happened last week. We found a place to live, we had some deep (and slightly scary) conversations about our future, and we completely redefined the vision for Les Lutains.

We needed to slow down. Motivation took a hit, and doubts about Lutains started creeping in. We have traction, we have great feedback, but something still felt... missing. Bref, we’re currently rethinking everything to build a more complete offer with 3-tier pricing instead of one. I’ll share the details next week. 😉 But even during this "slow" period, things moved forward.

I’ve been a bit quiet lately, and there’s a reason for that: I was stuck. I spent the last few days testing dozens of visual directions without much success. But after a long grind, I’ve finally found a world that feels right, and that truly speaks to my target audience.

The last two days weren't productive, at least not in the way you’d think. I spent them with family and friends. We aren’t machines. Sometimes you have to stop to actually move forward. To be honest, I produced nothing. Absolutely nothing. But I've given it quite a bit of thought, and things are starting to become clearer regarding what comes next.

I’m not going to lie: today was more difficult.Between building in public on X, LinkedIn, and this blog, I’ve realized my organization skills are... let's just say really bad.

People think pivoting means starting from zero. It’s not. It’s about taking the weapons you’ve built and choosing a more important battle. For the past few months, Aymeric and I have poured our souls into a tool called Lutains.

I knew this would be the hardest part. After years of consuming nothing but "tech" content, soaking up a "Wellness" vibe is... complicated. I spent 3 full hours today scrolling through Awwwards and Pinterest. But my brain kept drifting back to our current brand identity. With Aymeric, we spent months building it. It helped us stand out. And honestly? I’m struggling to let it go.

For years, we’ve been breathing SaaS, Indie Hacking and KPIs with Aymeric.Today, we stepped outside. And honestly? It’s as terrifying as it is exciting.

We landed a sale very quickly with our new offer. But honestly? We feel like we're heading straight for a dead end if we stay the course. Aymeric and I have been grinding on "les Lutains" for too long. We got into entrepreneurship for freedom—it’s time to actually give ourselves the means to reach that goal.

Since our launch the March 30th, we’ve made some tough choices on the product side.

We’ve been working on the V3 of Les Lutains for months, and we prepared for this launch like never before!

At the time, Aymeric and I were both developers. On my end, I had drifted towards design, and we figured it was the perfect moment to start a joint project.