Web Designer, Micro-SaaS Developer and Indie Hacker
Hi!👋 My name is Emil Moberg Værnes
I am a 25-year-old full stack developer, graphic designer, and computer science student at NTNU, with 10 years of experience from a variety of software and design projects.
Here, you'll find a collection of my projects and articles where I share insights from my latest ventures.
Projects
Feb 2026 – Present
Ecdysis
Full stack creative studio. We create disruptive visual identities and help brands prepare for the AI-driven future of the internet.
Jan 2026 – Present
QBIKK
Co-founded this startup with students from NTNU School of Entrepreneurship. Building legal tech solutions.
Dec 2025 – Present
Lecture.no
Transform presentation slide PDFs into interactive audio lectures with transcripts. Perfect for students who missed class, need to review material, or learn better with audio and visual support.
Dec 2025 – Present
Folkefesten
Design and development of website for Folkefesten, showing FIFA World Cup 2026 on big screen at Kadettangen. Running paid advertisement campaigns with high ROI
Dec 2025 – Present
MTG Music
Web desgin and development of website for MTG Music
Dec 2025 – Present
Skriptr
Append Consulting
Since december 2025 I have been working part-time at Append Consulting, with full stack development for the Skriptr team.
Articles
Read about my journey and learn from my successes and challenges as I work to build diverse streams of sustainable income as a solo SaaS developer.
Build Log Week 27, 2025: Cancelling ad campaigns
As expected I did not have much time to build my personal projects this week. But I did monitor my ads and conversion rates for Puppet Generator for a few days. Even though it got more free user sign ups, there were still no paying users. So there was no w
Build Log Week 26, 2025: Testing ad campaigns for Puppet Generator
I started this week by running ad campaigns. Facebook ads did generate traffic, but with a very high bounce rate and almost no signups. Google ads, on the other hand, brought in much warmer traffic. Around 20% signed up for a free user. Therefore I cancele
Build Log Week 25, 2025: Launched ad campaigns
I Finally Launched ad campaigns for Puppet Generator and mobergdigital Figured I will try to use some budget into marketing now to get some data while I have positive cash flow. I procrastinated this a lot. But today, I made an ad quickly using chatgpt