# Marco Elizalde

> Developer and entrepreneur building micro SaaS products. Founder of The Flowtion (Notion templates, 2,000+ downloads), Braix Chat (WhatsApp to Notion integration), ShipList (directory submission service), DevZap (browser toolkit for developers), ClaudeFlow (toolkit for Claude Code) and GetAlternative (the leaderboard of bid-to-rank leaderboards). The Flowtion and Braix Chat have 3,500+ combined users. Writes about building and shipping products in public.

## Pages

### Home

URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/

Overview of all six products, current traction numbers, testimonials, and the newsletter signup.

### Projects

URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/projects

The Flowtion, Braix Chat, ShipList, DevZap, ClaudeFlow and GetAlternative in detail — what each one does, the tech behind it, and its current status.

### Stack & Tools

URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/stack

The tools and services used to build and run these products: Next.js, Vercel, Supabase, GitHub, Claude, Notion, Linear, Datafa.st.

### Blog

URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/blog

Writing on building micro SaaS from scratch — pricing experiments, launches, user acquisition, and what did not work.

### About

URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/about

Background, what Marco is working on now, and how he got here.

## Products

### The Flowtion

URL: https://theflowtion.com

Pre-built Notion templates for project management, habits, and planning. 2,000+ downloads, $47.

### Braix Chat

URL: https://www.braixchat.com

WhatsApp bot that captures messages straight into Notion. ~500 messages a day. Free trial, no credit card.

### ShipList

URL: https://shipli.st

Directory submission service. Submit a product URL once and it gets filed across 100+ directories, with every follow-up and acceptance tracked. Free listing available; paid plans are one-time, no subscription.

### DevZap

URL: https://devzap.io

Browser toolkit for developers on Chromium browsers. Six tools in the toolbar: CSS inspector, font changer, SEO meta inspector, site stack detector, colour picker, page ruler. Free tier; Pro is a one-time purchase with lifetime updates.

### ClaudeFlow

URL: https://claudeflow.so

Toolkit for Claude Code. 16+ specialised agents, 280+ skill files and production workflow templates delivered as a ZIP you drop into a project, so the agent starts with your stack and conventions already in context. Engineer and Growth kits are $99 each, $149 for the bundle; one-time, lifetime updates, no subscription.

### GetAlternative

URL: https://getalternative.lol

The leaderboard of bid-to-rank leaderboards. Bid whole dollars to rank a pay-to-rank site higher; the highest bid wears the crown until someone pays $1 more. Bids start at $1; you pay only the difference to raise an existing listing. Every click is tagged with utm_source=getalternative.

## Blog posts

### Welcome to my blog

Published: 2025-10-14 | URL: https://marcoelizalde.com/blog/bienvenida | Tags: introduction, micro-saas

The first post of a journey documenting how I build micro SaaS products from scratch: what I ship, what breaks, and the lessons in between.

Hello! I'm Marco Elizalde, and this is the beginning of something I've wanted to do for a long time: **documenting the process of creating micro SaaS**.

## Why this blog

Throughout my journey as a developer, I've created two products:

- **[The Flowtion](https://theflowtion.com/)**: Premium templates for Notion
- **[Braix Chat](https://www.braixchat.com/)**: WhatsApp bot integrated with Notion

Both projects have taught me a lot about product development, marketing, and entrepreneurship. I want to share those lessons here.

## What you'll find

In this blog I will document:

1. **Development process**: Technical decisions, tech stack, architecture
2. **Idea validation**: How to find and validate micro SaaS ideas
3. **Marketing and launch**: Strategies that work (and those that don't)
4. **Metrics and results**: Complete transparency about numbers

## The journey

The idea is to create a new micro SaaS from scratch and document the entire process. From the initial idea to the first paying users.

It won't be perfect. I'm going to make mistakes. But that's part of the learning process.

If you're interested in creating your own micro SaaS or simply enjoy following this type of project, this blog is for you.

See you in the next post.

— Marco

## Contact
- Email: contacto@marcoelizalde.com
- X: https://x.com/marcoETmx
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcoetmx/