--- title: "Marius Bongarts (@MariusBongarts) | Hashnode" description: "Creating a Chrome Extension with 80K+ active users and sharing my experiences and lessons learned along the way." url: "https://hashnode.com/@MariusBongarts" --- @MariusBongarts # Marius Bongarts @MariusBongarts · Germany, Muenster · Joined March 2024 Creating a Chrome Extension with 80K+ active users and sharing my experiences and lessons learned along the way. ### [The Art of Slow Growth: How I Calmly Grew My Chrome Extension to 100K Users In 5 Years](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/the-art-of-slow-growth-how-i-calmly-grew-my-chrome-extension-to-100k-users-in-5-years?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Mind-changing lessons learned on my journey to build a stress-free side project. 5 min read · [blog.marius-bongarts.de](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/the-art-of-slow-growth-how-i-calmly-grew-my-chrome-extension-to-100k-users-in-5-years?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 4, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-art-of-slow-growth-how-i-calmly-grew-my-chrome-extension-to-100k-users-in-5-years/665f09b7c5ddcbd53ac35123) ### [3 Unusually Painful Mistakes on My Side Project Journey to 100K Users](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/3-unusually-painful-mistakes-on-my-side-project-journey-to-100k-users?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Mistakes are inevitable when building side projects. Learn from my 3 biggest mistakes to take a shortcut on the path to a successful side hustle. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. — Yevgeniy Brikman The biggest mistake... 6 min read · [blog.marius-bongarts.de](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/3-unusually-painful-mistakes-on-my-side-project-journey-to-100k-users?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 3, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/3-unusually-painful-mistakes-on-my-side-project-journey-to-100k-users/66347d422fd2f0342d942bc6) ### [Forget About Marketing. Focus on Building An Awesome Product](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/forget-about-marketing-focus-on-building-an-awesome-product?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I completely focused on building and stopped marketing for 3 months — here is what happened. 7 min read · [blog.marius-bongarts.de](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/forget-about-marketing-focus-on-building-an-awesome-product?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 3, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/forget-about-marketing-focus-on-building-an-awesome-product/66347cc3dcbfa0974c989145) ### [Time Vs. Dreams: Why I Decided to Sell My B2B SaaS AI Business](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/time-vs-dreams-why-i-decided-to-sell-my-b2b-saas-ai-business?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) With the rise of ChatGPT, I got really excited to build my own AI business. I was not the only one. As a part-time indie hacker, I faced the daunting challenge of competing against fully dedicated and well-financed competitors eager to capitalize on ... 7 min read · [blog.marius-bongarts.de](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/time-vs-dreams-why-i-decided-to-sell-my-b2b-saas-ai-business?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 11, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/time-vs-dreams-why-i-decided-to-sell-my-b2b-saas-ai-business/66347b85d6bed9d0e041f4a5) ### [Are Web Components Dead?](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/are-web-components-dead?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Recently, I published an article with a different question on a similar topic: Will Web Components Replace Frontend Frameworks? Most of us would say NO. But what's your answer regarding the more controversial question of whether Web Components have a... 11 min read · [blog.marius-bongarts.de](https://blog.marius-bongarts.de/are-web-components-dead?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/are-web-components-dead/662521ecafe2319dbc896768)