ZenMode: a LinkedIn outreach desktop app at $1,729 MRR and $9,447 in Stripe-verified revenue, built by a former Google employee with Claude and Claude Code
A Mac and Windows desktop app that automates LinkedIn outreach from your own computer and IP: it finds target profiles, sends connection requests and follow-up sequences, and syncs the inbox, from $15 a month.
$1,729 MRRper month, $1,724 in the last 30 days, $9,447 all-time since April 2026; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, Oct 21, 2026
Figure as posted on X on . Last checked by Shipped & Paid on . What these dates mean
- Verification
- Verified Revenue read from a payment provider via a public third-party profile (e.g. TrustMRR) that matches the claim. See verification.
- App type
- Marketing & social
- Currency
- US dollars (USD)
- Built with
- Claude Code, Claude
- Got customers via
- LinkedIn, Reddit, X, Building in public, SEO
- Prior audience
- About 1,519 followers on X (an Oct 2026 count, not a pre-launch figure) (source)
- Source
- @ZenModeJon (Jonathan Lis, founder) on X, Oct 18, 2026
“Last year I worked in sales and got a warning from LinkedIn for automating sending messages, so I decided to create my own safer LinkedIn automation tool instead, using Claude and Claude code.”
Editor's note: Jonathan Lis is a 38-year-old solo founder in London who worked at Google and then in sales. In a Sep 21, 2026 post he says he built ZenMode "without knowing how to code": he used Claude to work out the architecture around safety (an Electron desktop app driving a dedicated Chrome browser, so outreach runs from the user's own IP), then built it with Claude Code. In another post he calls it "what I built entirely with Claude and Claude code". He quit his job before he had a single customer. TrustMRR lists Electron, Next.js, TypeScript and React with Stripe, a founded date of Feb 6, 2026, and the UK. His X bio links zen-mode.io, and TrustMRR links the listing to the same account.
How they got customers
He uses ZenMode to sell ZenMode: it scrapes target customers on LinkedIn and runs connection requests and follow-ups, which he says books about five meetings a week. He also posts build-in-public stories on Reddit, LinkedIn and X, and works on SEO with "alternative to" comparison pages, a regularly updated blog, reviews and directory listings. Early on he sold lifetime deals to get testers.
Steps to try
Build the safer version of a tool you already used: he got a LinkedIn warning from a cloud automation tool, so ZenMode runs on the user's own machine.
From the sourceUse your own product as your first sales channel; ZenMode's outreach books him about five meetings a week.
From the sourceWrite "alternative to" pages against bigger competitors and keep a blog going for search traffic.
From the sourceOffer lifetime deals in the first one or two months to get testers before asking for subscriptions.
From the sourceCheck MRR against a verified source: his post said about $2.5K, while Stripe data on TrustMRR shows $1,729.
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Quick answers
How much does ZenMode make?
ZenMode reports $1,729 MRR (per month, $1,724 in the last 30 days, $9,447 all-time since April 2026; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, Oct 21, 2026). Source: @ZenModeJon (Jonathan Lis, founder), Oct 18, 2026. Proof level: Verified. Revenue read from a payment provider via a public third-party profile (e.g. TrustMRR) that matches the claim.
What was ZenMode built with?
The source says it was built with Claude Code and Claude.
How did ZenMode get customers?
Main growth channels: LinkedIn, Reddit, X, Building in public and SEO. He uses ZenMode to sell ZenMode: it scrapes target customers on LinkedIn and runs connection requests and follow-ups, which he says books about five meetings a week. He also posts build-in-public stories on Reddit, LinkedIn and X, and works on SEO with "alternative to" comparison pages, a regularly updated blog, reviews and directory listings. Early on he sold lifetime deals to get testers.