Launch catalog / Playbook
SHIP OR DIE
Paid only community
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- Not a listing directory — it is a public accountability platform where indie hackers ship, track, and grow projects (leaderboard, project tracking, 'roast my startup' feature at /roast/startup)
- Third-party reports membership is paid subscription — the model is intentionally gated to keep the community serious
- SPA requires JavaScript; account creation is presumably via Supabase auth
Prepare before opening the form
- An account (signup flow inside the SPA)
- A project to register/track — name, URL, description, shipping milestones
- Paid membership per third-party reporting (price unverifiable without rendering the app)
Workflow
- Open https://shipordie.club/ in a JS-capable browser and create an account
- Register the project, pay any membership fee shown
- Post shipping updates/milestones — public accountability feed and leaderboard placement is the 'listing'
- Optional: use the /roast/startup feature for an AI roast of the startup (observed in third-party coverage)
Watch for
- This is an accountability community, not exposure infrastructure — value is public building-in-public proof, not a backlink
- Entire app is client-rendered; membership pricing and submit mechanics could not be verified firsthand
- Batch-reported 'submissionUrl' (/leaderboard) is just the public leaderboard route, not a submission form
- Small DR-11 site; audience is fellow indie hackers
What counts as live
The project appears on the public shipordie.club leaderboard/feed with its shipping updates
Not verified
- Exact membership price and whether any free tier exists
- Whether projects get dofollow outbound links
- Activity level — member counts and posting volume are not publicly readable
Sources
- Homepage — 'Stop building. Start shipping. Public accountability platform for indie hackers to ship, track, and grow their projects.' (client-rendered SPA, Supabase) ↗
- Leaderboard — batch-provided submission URL; renders the same SPA shell, content not readable without JS ↗
- Firsto launch-sites listing — describes SHIP OR DIE as 'subscription-based accountability platform... requiring a paid membership' (DR 11, ~18.6K visits/mo) ↗