Starter Story

19-year-old app founder Raphael Kramer explains how his app FaceKit generated over $100,000 in revenue in just two months using AI-generated influencers on TikTok. He built 40+ fake but realistic AI personas that posted over 1,300 videos across platforms, garnering 100 million views organically. The strategy eliminated traditional influencer costs while driving app downloads through before-and-after transformation content.

A yoga app called Flow generated $117,000 in revenue on its launch day (May 5th). The app serves yoga teachers and practitioners with a subscription-based model offering monthly, quarterly, and yearly tiers. It currently has around 4,000 active users and generates $9,000–$10,000 per month in recurring revenue.

Jackie Chow describes his portfolio of small internet businesses generating approximately $250,000 per month in combined revenue. He highlights several key businesses including Indexy, Local Rank, Advise, and Trackings.ai, along with 7-8 additional smaller revenue streams.

Mark Lou, a solopreneur earning $77K/month, explains his daily routine built around deep work, consistent shipping, and radical offline discipline. He argues that shipping volume — not any single idea — is the key to entrepreneurial success, with a 5% hit rate across 35 startups. His structured day prioritizes creation in the morning, social media and emails only in the afternoon, and strict sleep hygiene at night.

A developer behind a $25K/month timer app shares the lean tech stack powering the business, including Sublime Text, Airtable, and Postmark. The business runs on remarkably low infrastructure costs, with total operating expenses under $2,000/month. This results in profit margins between 80-90%.

A developer shares their strategy for building and flipping iOS apps, having made over $500,000 across four app flips. The approach centers on identifying trending app categories in the App Store and validating revenue potential using third-party tools before building.

Evan scaled his gamified health app 'Locked' to $14,000 monthly revenue in 4 months using influencer partnerships as his primary growth strategy. He built the app in 6 weeks using Figma, Xcode, and Claude AI, then systematically partnered with creators who had audiences aligned with his app's focus on productivity and staying 'locked in'.

Umberto built a yoga app called Floga and generated $120K in 24 hours using a lifetime deal launch strategy. He validated the idea first, built anticipation through a multi-week email sequence that created curiosity without revealing pricing, and offered three lifetime pricing tiers ranging from $109-$349 with limited time and quantity.

A $30M founder identifies three business opportunities he would pursue again: a simple CRM, payroll software for small businesses, and a website analytics tool. He emphasizes that these markets are large, fragmented with multiple winners, and have proven demand across nearly all businesses.

Steve built Journalable, an AI calorie tracking app that generates over $100,000 monthly in revenue with 80% coming from Android users. He focused on Android due to lower advertising costs and comparable conversion rates to iOS, scaling through Google Ads while maintaining a bootstrapped approach.

Bon, founder of two profitable SaaS products, shares his complete tech stack used to build and grow his businesses. He sold one product for $250,000 at 6,000 MRR and grew SiteGPT to 13,000 MRR using a specific set of tools for SEO, analytics, customer support, and development.

A founder breaks down his portfolio of 5 apps generating approximately $700K monthly revenue. The highest earner is Revit.ai, a video creation tool making $400K/month, followed by Outrank, an SEO SaaS at $200K/month.