Starter Story

Jake Glacer built one of the simplest apps I've ever seen. You almost can't believe it makes any money. But Jake found a viral idea, started marketing from the very beginning, and grew to over $50K/month in just 4 months. In this video, we break down how something this simple actually works and why a niche app like this is so easy to market.

*iOS App Ideas:* https://go.starterstory.com/ios-app-ideas-lm-description

Follow Jake: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeglacer/
Check out Erly: https://erly.co/

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Chapters:
Chapters

00:00:00 Simples app idea ever?
00:00:59 What’s your story?
00:01:24 What’s the app?
00:02:22 Founder background
00:03:00 More simple iOS app ideas
00:04:03 Finding the idea
00:05:59 Build the app
00:07:27 How to find successful ideas
00:08:59 Growth and marketing
00:09:59 Marketing example
00:11:05 Deal structure
00:11:52 Tracking marketing results
00:13:01 Tech stack
00:13:59 App demo
00:14:50 Final advice: focus on marketing
00:15:51 Pat and Gus reflections: a crazy simple idea

This video is an educational case study of this founder’s experience. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee any income or results. Every business is different and your results may vary.

Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur who makes over $10M/year from his companies. Everyone who follows him wonders the same thing: how does he get so much done? This is a day in his life and how he actually works.

*Get Sam’s guide to Run Your Life Like A $100M Business:* https://clickhubspot.com/cfgm

Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/thesamparr & https://www.instagram.com/thesamparr/
Check out Hampton: https://joinhampton.com/

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Chapters:
Chapters

00:00:00 Meet Sam Parr
00:00:30 Morning routine
00:01:14 Phone addiction
00:01:44 Staying focused
00:02:30 Daily habits
00:03:42 Work routine
00:05:02 Lessons from 1,000 podcasts
00:06:11 Traits of a successful founder
00:08:06 Finding business ideas
00:08:44 Dealing with uncertainty
00:09:20 Evening routine
00:10:38 Advice to all builders

We traveled to Los Angeles, CA to meet the guys behind a $20K/month track app, hear their story, and learn about how they built this... while still in college (without knowing how to code!)

*Free: iOS App Bootcamp:* https://clickhubspot.com/bo6a

Follow Christian: https://x.com/Christianisrac
Follow Braylin: https://x.com/Braylin2x
Check out 3AK: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3ak-track-field/id6756290066

🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild
🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs

Chapters:
Chapters

00:00:00 The track app
00:00:34 Meeting the guys
00:01:10 What’s the app?
00:01:31 Founders background
00:02:10 Warm up and stretch!
00:02:41 Building the app (tools and tech)
00:03:33 Build your own iOS app
00:04:51 Coming up with app ideas
00:05:31 App demo
00:06:15 Pat tests the track app!
00:08:01 Building niche apps
00:08:44 Dropping out and balancing everything
00:09:47 The story behind the founders
00:10:50 Day in the life, making money in college
00:11:32 Final advice
00:12:27 Pat’s closing reflections

This video is an educational case study of this founder’s experience. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee any income or results. Every business is different and your results may vary.

An built an app that has thousands of users and hit 6-figures ARR. But after almost running out of cash for this app, he spent 2 months developing a framework that completely transformed his business. In this video, we break down his entire system and how any builder can this for their own app.

*Get our Organic Short Form Playbook:* https://clickhubspot.com/szvp

*Grab An's Content Tracker:* https://www.starterstory.com/short-form-tracker?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=an-nayal-tracker
*VSC Framework Deep Dive:* https://onelink.to/starterstory

Follow An: https://twitter.com/consumerxai and https://www.youtube.com/@UCBQ73vil_z6FNvxhTJFopZg
Check out his projects: https://www.annayal.com/

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Chapters:
Chapters

00:00:00 Validate before building anything
00:01:07 What’s your story?
00:01:47 App breakdown and “ugly” spreadsheet
00:02:43 Founder background
00:03:43 Finding the app idea
00:04:12 More ways to grow apps
00:04:59 The VSC Framework
00:07:26 Content examples
00:08:47 The “ugly” content tracking spreadsheet
00:10:37 App demo
00:11:50 Tech stack and tools
00:12:36 Advice to founders
00:13:12 Pat and Gus reflections: create a system

Kyan is a college student who built his first app and turned it into a $25K/month business. This is the story about how he found a tiny problem and turned it into a profitable app in just 5 months.

*Free: $1M Attention Guide:* https://clickhubspot.com/pgxp

Follow Kyan: https://x.com/kyanbuilds
Check out ToneAdapt: https://www.toneadapt.com/

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Chapters:
Chapters

00:00:00 Zero to $25K in 5 months
00:01:04 What's your story?
00:01:41 App breakdown
00:03:01 Kyan's background
00:03:40 Finding and validating the idea
00:04:20 The Attention Playbook
00:05:03 Solve your own problem
00:05:22 Build process and tech stack
00:06:51 Growth and marketing
00:07:39 Being "cringe"
00:08:20 Find something you already know
00:09:30 Find a tiny problem
00:10:11 Ship V1 FAST
00:10:32 Post 3x per day
00:11:09 Scale winning content
00:12:15 ToneAdapt demo
00:14:12 Advice to younger self
00:15:05 Pat and Gus reflections: a cool little idea