RushHoster: $20,000 in. $50 back.
7 November 2025 disclosure: revenue covered 0.25% of spending. The $19,950 difference is arithmetic, not an audited net loss. He announced plans to shut it down after repeated phishing-site uploads. Source ↗
The bets that built the business
7 startupsa decade in venture-backed companies
Norway, then seven startups
He left AI/computer-science studies in Norway. Years of venture-backed building came before the switch to bootstrapping. Source ↗
24 projectsbuilt with co-makers · February 2025
Two people. Different halves of the job.
Rush takes the idea, UX and marketing. His co-maker takes code, product and support. “No employees” does not mean working alone. Source ↗
50% / 90%SEObot / ListingBott · May 2025
Same portfolio. Different ownership.
He described a 50/50 SEObot partnership with Vitalik, but 90% ownership of ListingBott. Sales are not his personal take-home pay. Source ↗
Do it firstthen write the software
The automation started with manual work
IndexRusher began with a waitlist and a Search Console connection. He did the work manually before automating it. Source ↗
70k → 35kLinkedIn followers · reported March 2025
Half an audience, gone
Rush said his follower count vanished in February. Only half had returned after complaints, according to his account. Source ↗
Tables → homesa construction experiment · March 2025
From software to sawdust
He started making tables and bungalows. The next ambition: houses for a Maker Village. Source ↗
$800kUnicorn Platform acquisition · 2022
Buying the builder from its builder
Isora disclosed $400k cash plus $400k in Mars shares. Rush later said he thought he had overpaid. Source ↗ Source ↗
≈1,000 chatsactive user conversations · May 2025
Automation still comes with a busy inbox
His two-person product teams still talked to customers. The AI portfolio did not make support disappear. Source ↗