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  • Today ยท 3 min

    0 to $17K MRR with ZERO audience. How? | Starter Story

    0 to $17K MRR with ZERO audience. How? Sharing ideas that make money! --------------------- ----- Keywords: business podcast, make money online, business growth, startup stories, startup success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 4 min

    he used Reddit & Facebook to build a $25K/month business | Starter Story

    he used Reddit & Facebook to build a $25K/month business Sharing ideas that make money! -------------------- ---------- Keywords: software business, digital products, online business, app development, micro saas, business podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 24 min

    I Built A $1M SaaS In 87 Days | Starter Story

    I Built A $1M SaaS In 87 Days This is the breakdown of how Andre Haykal Jr. Built and grew a software app to over $1M/year in just 87 days. ๐Ÿ“š Get the FREE Solo Dev Report: 50 Solo Developers Making $10K+/Month โ†’ https://www.starterstory.com/solo?utm_campaign=andre&utm_source=youtubeFollow Andre ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://x.com/andrehaykaljr ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. --------------------------- ---------- Keywords: online business, tech business, startup journey, entrepreneur stories, startup founder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 4 min

    Two pricing strategies for mobile apps | Starter Story

    Two pricing strategies for mobile apps Two pricing strategies for monetizing mobile apps (from a $40K/month founder) Sharing ideas that make money! ----------------- ---- Keywords: indie hacker, entrepreneur podcast, side hustle, app store success, passive income, business growth, app development, business podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 3 min

    Why AI coding is such a big opportunity right NOW | Starter Story

    Why AI coding is such a big opportunity right NOW Why is AI coding such a big opportunity right now? Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------- ------------ Keywords: app store success, digital products, startup stories, app monetization, micro saas, indie hacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 3 min

    I Built a $1M SaaS Using YouTube | Starter Story

    I Built a $1M SaaS Using YouTube Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------ -------------- Keywords: online business, business ideas, app flipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 17 min

    They Make $1.4M/Year With AI | Starter Story

    They Make $1.4M/Year With AI This is the breakdown of how the boys at Castmagic built an AI app from $0 to $120,000 a month in just 9 months. ๐Ÿ“š 52 Micro-SaaS Business Ideas - https://www.starterstory.com/micro?utm_campaign=castmagic&utm_source=youtube0:00 - Intro1:04 - The AI app1:36 - Building with AI1:59 - Finding the idea2:42 - Launching an AI app3:23 - Marketing & growth strategies4:43 - Solo marketing hacks6:10 - Tools for building 6:48 - Pricing strategy7:19 - Competition with AI apps8:08 - Will you get replaced by ChatGPT?8:40 - Financials & Numbers9:42 - Marketing Strategy9:13 - Building with 3 founders10:29 - VC Funding vs Bootstrapping12:26 - Staying consistent11:44 - Schedule & Day in the life buildingFollow the boys at Castmagic ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://x.com/ramongberrios ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://x.com/bbols4 ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. -------------- -------- Keywords: business growth, business podcast, digital products Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 17 min

    I Quit My $250K Job To Become an Author | Starter Story

    I Quit My $250K Job To Become an Author ๐Ÿ“š Find Your $1M Business Idea (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=paulmillerd&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter In this video, I flew out to Austin Texas to talk to Paul Millerd - the guy who quit a cozy $250,000 corporate consulting job to write a book. When Paul first started his journey to become an author and solopreneur, he ran into a lot of problems. But, eventually he found his way using a mindset he calls "The Pathless Path". He shares how The Pathless Path help him find his passion, why he chose to self-publish his book, and exactly how much money heโ€™s made as a self published author. Hope you guys enjoy! Follow Paul ๐Ÿฆ - https://twitter.com/p_millerd ๐ŸŽฅ - https://www.youtube.com/@PaulMillerd/videos ๐Ÿ’ป - https://lu.ma/u/paulm Our Links ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ---------------- --------------- Keywords: entrepreneur podcast, saas business, mobile app success, startup advice, business ideas, revenue stories, business podcast, indie hacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 3 min

    How Alex Finn built a $300K app with Cursor | Starter Story

    How Alex Finn built a $300K app with Cursor Alex Finn built an app with Cursor and made $100K on launch day. This is his story. Now on the channel!! Sharing ideas that make money! ----- -------------- Keywords: business growth, tech entrepreneur, bootstrap startup, mobile app success, app marketing, startup founder, entrepreneur stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 3 min

    Genius strategy for getting thousands of users | Starter Story

    Genius strategy for getting thousands of users Sharing ideas that make money! ---------------------- --------------- Keywords: online business, bootstrap startup, tech business, micro saas, entrepreneur stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today ยท 23 min

    Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites | Starter Story

    Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites ๐Ÿ“š Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=thomas&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter (free) - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=thomas In this episode I talked to Thomas Smale in his New York City Office to get his story and some advice on how to buy and sell businesses. He's done over $1B dollars in sales without even knowing how to develop a website, and he shares his advice on how to flip businesses, how to negotiate, and how he would start again if he had $0 dollars. This is a perfect episode for anyone who is hesitant on starting a business, and would rather buy one and build it from there. 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Getting into M&A 2:50 - Self-taught website flipper 4:17 - How he started an M&A firm 5:40 - Using the Pareto Principle to make more money 6:36 - How to buy a business 8:02 - How to spot good businesses 9:46 - Selling a $10M+ business 10:41 - How he got the 8-figure deal 11:23 - How much profit he makes per deal 11:56 - How to value a business 12:56 - Buying a business VS starting one 14:26 - How to negotiate 16:33 - How to buy a business from scratch ๐Ÿ”Ž Find Thomas ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ThomasSmale ๐Ÿ’ผ Website - https://feinternational.com SUBSCRIBE for weekly videos: https://www.youtube.com/ @starterstory SOCIALS ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ------------------------------- ------------- Keywords: startup journey, startup stories, passive income, startup founder, revenue stories, make money online, business podcast, bootstrap startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 3 min

    Simple framework for finding ideas | Starter Story

    Simple framework for finding ideas Sharing ideas that make money! ----------------------------------- ------------ Keywords: entrepreneur podcast, business growth, micro saas, app flipping, make money online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 3 min

    GROWTH: $15K MRR mobile app | Starter Story

    GROWTH: $15K MRR mobile app Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------------------ ------- Keywords: passive income, software business, startup advice, entrepreneur podcast, app store success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 15 min

    I Built 30 Projects. They All Failed Except One | Starter Story

    I Built 30 Projects. They All Failed Except One Sharing ideas that make money! ------------ --------- Keywords: indie hacker, business ideas, make money online, app store success, entrepreneur stories, bootstrap startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 19 min

    He Built A $2.5M/Year Business In 2 Years | Starter Story

    He Built A $2.5M/Year Business In 2 Years ๐Ÿ“š Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=karl&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter In this video, I flew out to Chicago to meet Karl Hughes - a guy who built a $2,500,000 business in just 2 years. He shared how he literally got started without a landing page or a website - AND, how anyone can launch a profitable productized service with just one skill. He's also one of the most down to earth people I've met so far. Hope you guys enjoy! Follow Karl ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/KarlLHughes Our Links ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ------------- --------------- Keywords: bootstrap startup, startup tips, app flipping, digital products, make money online, tech business, startup advice, indie hacker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 20 min

    I quit being an influencer & built a $250K/month app | Starter Story

    I quit being an influencer & built a $250K/month app Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------------- -------- Keywords: software business, business ideas, tech business, startup tips, app store success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 21 min

    The Underdog: From Life Changing Accident to $100M/Year | Starter Story

    The Underdog: From Life Changing Accident to $100M/Year This is the true story of how Ryan Chen and Kent Yoshimura overcame the odds and built a $100M company called NeuroGum. ๐Ÿ’ป Head to https://Hostinger.com/starterstory and build your business website in minutes with Hostingerโ€™s AI Builder. Use code StarterStory for 10% off! ๐Ÿ“š 50+ AI Business Ideas (free) โ†’ https://www.starterstory.com/ai?utm_campaign=ryanchen&utm_source=youtube Follow Ryan and Kent's Journey Ryan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.ryc/ Kent's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kentaro/ NueroGum: https://www.instagram.com/neurogum/ Starter Story Second Channel :) ๐ŸŽฅ https://www.youtube.com/@StarterStoryStudio Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ------------------- -------- Keywords: indie hacker, app marketing, revenue stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 3 min

    $6K/month teaching Microsoft Excel | Starter Story

    $6K/month teaching Microsoft Excel Sharing ideas that make money! --------------------- ---------- Keywords: tech business, startup tips, online business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 19 min

    I Make $1M/Year With One Website | Starter Story

    I Make $1M/Year With One Website This is the breakdown of how Alex Goldberg built his side project to over $1M/year WHILE working a full-time job. ๐Ÿ–ฅ Join my free live workshop on how I built a $1M business on two hours a day - https://www.starterstory.com/class?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=alexgoldberg Follow Alex ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/bergsofgold ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ----------------------- --------------- Keywords: software business, startup tips, saas business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday ยท 23 min

    From Zero to $42K/Month in 90 Days with AI | Starter Story

    From Zero to $42K/Month in 90 Days with AI This is how CJ Zafir built an AI tool to $42,000 MRR in just 90 days. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Want to start building with AI? Check out Starter Story Build โ†’ https://build.starterstory.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=cj Follow CJ's Journey: https://x.com/cjzafir ๐Ÿ”” Follow the Second Channel: โ€ช@StarterStoryBuildโ€ฌ ๐Ÿ We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - CJ's story 2:12 - What issue does CodeGuide solve 3:00 - The opportunity in AI apps 3:47 - CJ's backstory 5:05 - How to find a successful idea 5:51 - How to validate an idea 7:17 - How to build a product 8:32 - The best way to build with AI 10:24 - CJ's marketing strategy 12:09 - Converting users into paying customers 12:40 - CJ's business model & pricing 13:27 - CJ's tech stack 14:59 - Day in the life of CJ 15:53 - CJ's experience with Starter Story 16:55 - CJ's advice to entrepreneurs 18:01 - Outro Sharing ideas that make money! ----- ---- Keywords: mobile app success, business ideas, revenue stories, micro saas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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