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  • How I Work: $77K/Month Solopreneur

    How I Work: $77K/Month Solopreneur
    Apr 26 2026
    Marc Lou makes $77K/month as a solopreneur. Everyone who follows him wonders the same thing: how does he ship so much? This is a day in his life and how he actually works. *Get our free $1M Solopreneur guide:* https://clickhubspot.com/gjmh Follow Marc: https://x.com/marclou Check out his projects: https://marclou.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Meet Marc Lou 00:00:52 Morning routine 00:01:36 Deep work 00:02:34 Shipping 35 startups 00:03:37 How Marc finds ideas 00:05:12 Ship list 00:05:57 The biggest barrier to success 00:06:50 Validating ideas 00:07:51 Evening routine 00:08:31 Bed routine 00:09:12 Advice to all builders 00:10:03 Don't you dare give up
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    11 min
  • I Spent 24 Hours With A SaaS Millionaire

    I Spent 24 Hours With A SaaS Millionaire
    Apr 19 2026
    I traveled to Los Angeles, CA to spend 24 hours with Jeremy Redman and dive deep into his $3M SaaS business. *Free database → 190+ micro-SaaS ideas making millions:* https://clickhubspot.com/ofg Follow Jeremy: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJeremyRedman & https://twitter.com/thejeremyredman Check out his latest projects: - https://leadquest.ai/ - https://sideproduct.com/ - https://snagthem.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Most Successful Solopreneur OAT 00:00:49 Is SaaS dead? 00:01:33 Meet Jeremy Redman 00:02:05 Business overview and stats 00:03:48 House tour 00:04:10 Jeremy's background 00:05:12 Find your $1M idea 00:05:58 The FU purchase 00:06:24 The tentpole strategy overview 00:07:24 Tentpole step-by-step breakdown 00:10:18 Advice for starting over 00:11:03 What it's really like to sell your business 00:13:54 Advice to founders 00:14:59 Pat's final reflections
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    16 min
  • I Made $1.5M From An App You’ve Never Heard Of

    I Made $1.5M From An App You’ve Never Heard Of
    Apr 12 2026
    An unexpected phone call gave Jordan Rejaud the idea for an app that's now done $1.5M in revenue. And he's done it with zero ads, no content, and a customer base most founders would never think to build for. *Free database → 190+ Micro-SaaS Ideas Making Millions:* https://clickhubspot.com/emfw Follow Jordan: https://x.com/jordanrejaud Check out Parakeet Chat: https://parakeet.chat/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 You've never heard of this app 00:00:54 What's your story? 00:01:26 Founder background 00:02:03 Building the app 00:02:28 Find a niche app idea 00:03:11 Tech stack (and why it doesn't matter) 00:04:27 How he found the app idea 00:05:28 Validating the idea 00:06:20 Advice for actually validating ideas 00:07:35 Growth 00:08:43 What does this app do? 00:09:42 How does it make money? 00:10:11 App revenue and statistics 00:11:27 Advice: Make more mistakes 00:12:58 Pat and Gus reflections: build niche apps!
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    14 min
  • I Left College to Build This Niche App (Now I Make $20K/Month)

    I Left College to Build This Niche App (Now I Make $20K/Month)
    Apr 8 2026
    Ethan dropped out of college after realizing AI could build in a day what took him a week. 6 months later, his app makes $20K/month. This is his exact playbook for finding, building, and marketing a niche app. *Free bootcamp → Build Your Own Mobile App:* https://clickhubspot.com/wrbj Follow Ethan: https://x.com/aureliuscajigas Check out CutCoach: https://www.cutcoach.app/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Don't build for anyone 00:01:07 What's your story? 00:01:38 App dashboards and data 00:02:32 Ethan's background 00:03:27 Finding the niche app idea 00:04:30 How he built the app 00:05:15 Learn to build an iOS app 00:06:01 Niche app playbook 00:07:57 Tech stack 00:08:24 App marketing playbook 00:09:35 How he scaled to $20K/month 00:10:45 CutCoach app demo 00:11:45 Advice to younger self 00:12:41 Pat and Gus reflections 00:13:48 Go build your own niche app!
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    14 min
  • This App Makes $35K/Month With One Influencer

    This App Makes $35K/Month With One Influencer
    Apr 5 2026
    Flo's app was stuck at a few hundred bucks for over a year. Then one partnership changed everything and grew his app to $35K/month. *Get our free organic short form playbook:* https://clickhubspot.com/wsf Follow Flo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-vates-195429244/ Check out MonAI: https://www.get-monai.app/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Distribution is harder than ever before 00:01:02 What's your story? 00:01:28 App overview and stats 00:02:17 Founder background 00:02:57 How he found the app idea 00:03:45 Distribution overview 00:04:41 How Flo works with the influencer 00:06:58 Influencer example and impact 00:08:31 Learn distribution from successful founders 00:09:26 Influencer marketing playbook 00:14:09 MonAI demo 00:15:30 Tech stack and tools 00:16:30 Flo's final advice 00:18:06 Pat and Gus reflections
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    22 min
  • I Built A $14K/Month App In 4 Months

    I Built A $14K/Month App In 4 Months
    Apr 1 2026
    Evan built a mobile app and scaled it to $14K/month in just 4 months. And he did it with just ONE strategy. This is his exact playbook for building a successful mobile app in 2026. *Get our free Organic Short Form Playbook:* https://clickhubspot.com/sml Follow Evan: https://x.com/EvanYadegari Check out Locked: https://trylocked.app/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. We received signed permission from Evan's parent/guardian for him to appear on this channel. Chapters: 0:00 - Meet the kid making $14K/month 1:29 - What’s your story? 1:45 - App overview and metrics 2:39 - Founder background 3:36 - Build timeline 4:05 - Growth strategy overview 4:43 - Influencer content example 5:30 - Data behind the content 6:27 - Organic Short Form Playbook 7:19 - The Influencer Playbook 9:17 - How the app works (Locked demo) 10:01 - App tech stack 10:32 - Advice to other founders 11:24 - Pat and Gus: what did you think?
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    13 min
  • My App Made $120K in 24 Hours

    My App Made $120K in 24 Hours
    Mar 29 2026
    Most app founders launch in silence. Umberto made $120K in 24 hours from an app that wasn't even finished. This is his exact launch playbook. *Free Course: Ship your first iOS app in 7 days* https://clickhubspot.com/gfd Follow Umberto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umberto-mezzadra-a6a77113/ Check out Floga: https://floga.io/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: 0:00 - The fastest way to validate your idea 1:19 - What's your story? 1:44 - App breakdown and stats 2:35 - Coming up with the app idea 4:30 - Lifetime Deals Strategy 6:44 - Build your own iOS app 8:18 - The email launch sequence 11:37 - How to have a great launch (playbook) 15:22 - Are lifetime deals bad? 17:44 - Floga app demo 18:48 - Tech stack 19:14 - Stop waiting for perfection 20:08 - Pat and Gus reflections: our takeaways
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    24 min
  • I Built a $100K/Month Android App

    I Built a $100K/Month Android App
    Mar 25 2026
    While everyone else fights over iOS, 92% of Steve's mobile app revenue comes from Android. This is his exact playbook. *Get our free Mobile App Growth Cheat Sheet:* https://clickhubspot.com/dkn Follow Steve: https://x.com/stevehoyek Check out Journable: https://www.journable.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs 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. Chapters: 0:00 - Everyone is sleeping on Android 1:05 - Founder intro 1:25 - Business overview and metrics 2:40 - Finding the idea for Journable 3:54 - Android vs iOS 5:42 - Growth overview 6:56 - Google ads strategy 7:38 - Ad example 8:43 - Mobile app growth tactics 9:16 - The Android playbook 14:11 - Android app ideas 16:44 - How Journable works 18:05 - Tech stack 19:07 - Start documenting your journey 20:31 - Pat and Gus reflections: what we learned
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    24 min