# Dagobert Renouf

> Dagobert Renouf is a French indie entrepreneur, self-taught developer, and the internet's unofficial 'Startup Meme King'. He co-founded Logology — an automated logo service for early-stage startups — with his wife Lucie, grew 100K+ Twitter followers by documenting the raw highs and lows of bootstrapping, and shut it all down after five years and $100K of their own savings. Then he sold ad space on his wedding suit to 26 indie startups, went globally viral, and landed a sales job at one of the sponsors. Now he runs LaunchDay (a Product Hunt alternative for indie makers) and works as an Account Executive at Comp AI from Lille, France.

- **Role:** Account Executive at Comp AI; Founder of LaunchDay
- **Organizations:** Comp AI, LaunchDay, Logology (shut down)
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** No CS degree — self-taught web developer and front-end engineer, Self-taught
- **Known for:** Grew Twitter/X following from 0 to 100,000+ in the indie hacker niche, Grew Logology revenue 700%+ year-over-year using Twitter marketing, Twitter course 'How to Dominate Twitter/X' made $8,073 in its first 24 hours

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — ~11 years freelancing as web developer and UX designer; worked remotely for a US company from Lille, France
- **2018** — Co-founded Logology with wife Lucie — automated logo/brand design service for early-stage startups
- **2020-04** — Launched Logology during COVID-19 pandemic; initial sales of 2-5 logos/month
- **2021** — Discovered Twitter as growth channel; began daily meme + build-in-public content strategy; grew from 0 to 70K+ followers
- **2022** — Logology revenue grew 700%+ YoY; reached ~$2,876/month average; grew following to 100K+; launched 'This Indie Life' podcast with James McKinven
- **2022** — Published 'How to Dominate Twitter/X' course on Gumroad; made $8,073 in first 24 hours
- **2023** — Logology peaked at ~$4,600/month; AI disruption and customer acquisition challenges accelerated wind-down decision
- **2024-03** — Shut down Logology after 5 years and $100K+ of personal savings invested; announced publicly on Indie Hackers
- **2024** — Launched itslaunchday.com — a Product Hunt alternative for indie makers
- **2025-07** — Announced plan to sell ad space on wedding suit to fund wedding
- **2025-10-25** — Married wearing green tuxedo covered in 26 startup logos; raised ~€10,000; story went globally viral (SCMP, DNYUZ, Yahoo Finance, etc.)
- **2025-11** — Joined Comp AI as Account Executive after Comp AI co-founder reached out following viral wedding campaign

## Achievements

- Grew Twitter/X following from 0 to 100,000+ in the indie hacker niche
- Grew Logology revenue 700%+ year-over-year using Twitter marketing
- Twitter course 'How to Dominate Twitter/X' made $8,073 in its first 24 hours
- Sold ad space on wedding suit to 26 indie startups; story covered by South China Morning Post, DNYUZ, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, and dozens of global outlets
- Launched LaunchDay as a Product Hunt alternative for indie makers
- Co-hosted 'This Indie Life' podcast on the dark side of entrepreneurship
- Known as the 'Startup Meme King' in the build-in-public community

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Yahoo Finance/Benzinga feature on wedding suit job story: 'I Found My Dream Job Thanks to This'
- **2025-11** — Joined Comp AI as Account Executive after viral wedding campaign; changed Twitter bio to 'Corporate sellout'
- **2025-10** — Married in Lille wearing a green tuxedo with 26 startup logos; story covered globally by SCMP, DNYUZ, BusinessToday, NDTV and dozens more
- **2025-07** — Announced wedding suit sponsorship plan on X/Twitter
- **2024-03** — Shut down Logology after 5 years; published 'Back to indie hacking after burning $100k' on Indie Hackers
- **2024** — Launched itslaunchday.com, a Product Hunt alternative for indie makers

## Links

- Website: https://www.dagorenouf.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagorenouf/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dagorenouf
- GitHub: https://github.com/thedgbrt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dagorenouf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dagorenouf/

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Last updated: 2026-04-28