Screen Charm: a solo founder sells a Mac recorder beside a day job

Germany-based solo founder Sergey Nazarov built Screen Charm while keeping a full-time job. The Mac recorder automatically adds zooms, smooth cursor motion, captions, webcam overlays and 4K export. He traded free early access for Zoom interviews, then launched a €29.90 lifetime deal on X and raised the price after roughly the first 100 licences; nearly all early traffic came from X, with Reddit adding search traffic, and ad spend was $0. TrustMRR data read from Stripe on November 6 show $58,008 all-time, $1,821 in the last 30 days and $77 MRR. One-time sales reduce subscription friction, but ongoing feature and macOS compatibility work becomes a long-term cost without matching recurring revenue.