Creators

Derek Cheng

Founder of Handle

@derekcheng 10.2K X followers tonkotsu-aiFirst product launched 8y ago

Total monthly visits
937.8K
Down2.5%MoMOct 2026All others besides Tipalti are <5K
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue across products
Products
3
Since Oct 2018
Latest launch
8mo ago
Handle Extension<5K visits/mo
100% full-depth creator dossier open: complete product portfolio, 12-month combined traffic & MRR curves, shipping cadence, and timeline events.

Traffic

Portfolio · Last 12 months
  • Tipalti
  • +2 with <5K visits or no data
Monthly visits

Products

Products and research metrics
ProductVisits · OctActions
TipaltiAI built for finance, without sacrificing control937.8K
TonkotsuManage a team of coding agents from a doc<5K
Handle ExtensionOSSDesign directly in production code<5K

Timeline

Launches, marketing, revenue milestones, and pricing/plan/positioning changes across products

  1. Apr 5 · 8mo ago

  2. Sep 2, 2025 · 15mo ago

  3. Oct 4, 2018 · 8y ago

Questions & evidence

What products has Derek Cheng built?
Derek Cheng tracks 3 standalone software products on EarlyLore (3 currently live), led by Tipalti, Tonkotsu, Handle Extension.
How much website traffic do Derek Cheng's products get?
Across tracked standalone domains with web traffic estimates, Derek Cheng's portfolio reaches 937.8K combined monthly visits in each site's latest observed month. Coverage excludes shared third-party hosts and store listings.

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