Vincent
@VynseDev
Sold sticker spots on a MacBook lid. 100 bids, 6,640 EUR raised before the laptop arrived.
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Vincent, known online as Vynse or @VynseDev, is a French indie hacker based in Bordeaux. He builds SaaS products, iOS apps, and experimental ad-inventory projects. His breakout project is Brand My Mac, a 10-spot sticker auction on a MacBook lid that raised 6,640 EUR from 100 approved bids before the laptop even arrived. He also built Afkbid (bid with your time by staying on the page), floors.js (3D chat rooms for websites), BurnCash (a leaderboard of startup expenses), and BrandMyLaptop (a marketplace so anyone can sell sticker spots on their own laptop). TrustMRR shows 8 verified startups and $8,582 in total revenue across his portfolio.
Our take
Vincent ships fast and experiments publicly. Brand My Mac proved that physical ad inventory can work as an auction when the founder has distribution on X. Afkbid is a clever mechanic twist on the pay-to-rank genre. The portfolio is wide - SaaS, games, physical ads - and most products are still early. The TrustMRR numbers show modest but verified revenue, with BrandMyMac carrying most of the total.
By the numbers
Boards tracked
2
Combined revenue
$9,196.42
Top bid
$1,715
TrustMRR total
$8,582
TrustMRR projects
8
BrandMyMac raised
6,640 EUR
BrandMyMac bids
100
Boards on this directory
Projects
- Brand My MacLive
Auction sticker spots on a MacBook Pro lid. 10 zones, bids in euros, Stripe deposits.
- BrandMyLaptopLive
Marketplace for anyone to sell ad space on their laptop as sticker spots.
- AfkbidLive
Bid with your time - stay on the page, rank higher.
- floors.jsFor sale
Habbo-like 3D chat rooms for websites. Connect visitors in real-time.
- BurnCashFor sale
Leaderboard of founders and startups burning cash.
- ConsistrackLive
GitHub for your life goals.
- MileSnapLive
Turn your X posts into a polaroid album.
From SaaS to sticker spots
Vincent started building SaaS products and iOS apps under the Vynse brand from Bordeaux. His early projects included floors.js (3D chat rooms for websites), Consistrack (goal tracking), and MileSnap (polaroid-style X post albums). When the pay-to-rank trend took off in August 2026, he did not clone the leaderboard. He taped physical stickers to a laptop lid and ran it as a real auction.
Brand My Mac goes viral
Brand My Mac launched on 26 August 2026 with 10 die-cut vinyl sticker zones on a MacBook Pro lid. Small spots opened at 125 EUR, medium at 200 EUR, and large at 400 EUR. A pinned X post on 26 August reached 7.5 million views. Within two days all 10 spots were taken with 100 approved bids and 6,640 EUR raised - 263% of the 2,529 EUR MacBook goal. See.io took the marquee spot above the Apple logo at 1,715 EUR.
BrandMyLaptop - turning it into a marketplace
After Brand My Mac proved the model, Vincent launched BrandMyLaptop.com as a marketplace where anyone can list their own laptop and sell sticker spots to brands. The first external sellers started listing within hours of launch.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vincent / Vynse?
- A French indie hacker based in Bordeaux who builds SaaS products, iOS apps, and experimental ad-inventory projects. He posts as @VynseDev on X and operates under the Vynse brand.
- What is Brand My Mac?
- A 10-spot auction for die-cut vinyl stickers on the lid of Vincent's MacBook Pro. Small spots open at 125 EUR, medium at 200 EUR, large at 400 EUR. It raised 6,640 EUR from 100 approved bids.
- What is Afkbid?
- A pay-to-rank board where you bid with your time - stay on the page and your rank goes up. It is a time-based twist on the Outbid.lol model.
- How many startups does Vincent have?
- TrustMRR shows 8 verified startups with $8,582 in total revenue. BrandMyMac carries most of it at $7,300+.