Elston Baretto, founder of Tiiny Host, joins us to break down how he grew his drag-and-drop file hosting platform to 2M+ users with zero market research. We cover the SEO and PLG tactics that got him to $100K, the freemium/trial tweaks that pushed him past $1M, how AI tools like Claude Code reshaped his engineering workflow — and the wild side of running a hosting company, from phishing takedowns to an actual FBI subpoena.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & origin story
 09:08 – Journey to $100K (SEO, growth, churn)
 32:02 – From $100K to $1M (PMF, hiring, pricing)
 43:16 – AI's impact on engineering and growth
 57:14 – Dark side of hosting: phishing, FBI, blacklists
 1:09:14 – Advice for indie hackers & closing