Meet the Residents #3: Hugo Lassiège

We're introducing each of the residents joining the Uneed Residency in Nantes, France, from May 26 to June 2.

I bet you didn't expect this one 😅

Hugo's journey is a bit unusual in the indie hacking world. In 2012, he co-founded Malt — the freelance platform that needs no introduction, now with 700 employees. The kind of trajectory most people would consider a destination.

But a year ago, he went the other way. He left Malt, back to solo, back to code, back to indie hacking. And since then, he's been sharing all that experience — wins, struggles, lessons — on his blog and YouTube channel.

His current project

I know this one well since we're working on it together: Writizzy, a European blogging platform, accessible, no AI, and a direct competitor to Ghost, Medium etc 👀.

In 6 months: 360 blogs created, 65,000 visits on user blogs last month, and €200 MRR.

His biggest challenge? Distribution. Like many dev-founders, building the product is the easy part. The platform is now "complete" — so it's time to tackle marketing!

Why he's joining the residency

Good vibes, plain and simple. Hugo loves building, and he loves talking about it with people doing the same thing even more.

Fun fact: he spent a year in Tokyo, but the best ramen he's ever had was in Paris 😎.

One more thing

Hugo is also the co-organizer of the residency. So if everything runs smoothly that week, you know who to thank.

More residents coming soon

We'll introduce all of them before the residency kicks off 👋

Best,

Thomas from Uneed