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Michael built one of the most unbelievable app ideas I've ever seen. And today he makes over $100K per month. But the real story is the IDEA. What's the secret? How does it make money?

So in this video, we break down how Michael found this unbelievable app idea and the framework any builder can use to find their own crazy app ideas too.

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Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelque22
Check out Go Tall: https://www.gotall.app/

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Chapters:

• 00:00:00 I can't believe this exists...
• 00:00:58 What's your story?
• 00:01:31 App breakdown
• 00:02:41 Michael's background
• 00:03:32 Health and Self-Improvement Apps
• 00:04:36 Finding the unbelievable idea
• 00:06:27 Advice for finding ideas
• 00:08:40 Growth and marketing
• 00:10:20 Tech stack
• 00:10:52 Go Tall demo
• 00:12:59 Advice: let go of your ego
• 00:14:35 Pat and Gus reflections: what an unbelievable idea!
• 00:17:01 Build YOUR app 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.

I traveled to Los Angeles to meet a guy who built a $30K/month golf app while he had a full-time job at a big tech company.

But now he's facing a big decision: should he stay at his full-time job and keep building on the side? Or is it finally time to go all-in on his business?

In this video, you will learn the incredible story behind how he built this successful business and by the end... you'll find out whether he stayed or quit!

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Follow Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-robinson-543b2678/
Check out Live Tourney: https://www.livetourney.com/

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Chapters:

• 00:00:00 Stay or quit?
• 00:00:43 Arrival!
• 00:01:02 Meet Matt
• 00:01:25 Business breakdown
• 00:01:43 Career life
• 00:02:13 Improve Pat’s swing!
• 00:02:47 Idea and build
• 00:03:32 How the app works
• 00:04:12 Is this a dumb decision?
• 00:04:40 Go build something!
• 00:05:44 What’s the plan?
• 00:06:55 The inflection point
• 00:07:40 Back against the wall
• 00:08:28 How to build with a full-time job
• 00:09:42 What it feels to build a successful app
• 00:10:30 Takeaways and reflections
• 00:11:31 The final decision!
• 00:12:08 Leaving the job
• 00:12:43 A family decision
• 00:13:18 What’s next?
• 00:14:42 Wrap up

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.

Sarah turned a simple idea into an app called Stella. In JUST 2 months she hit $340K/Month. But... there’s a bigger story here: building apps is getting easier and easier. So who is going to win? Well, in this video, we break down how Sarah built a $300K/month app, and why she thinks she's the first of a much bigger wave.

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Follow Sarah: https://twitter.com/hhpriestess
Check out Stella: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stella-manifest-anything/id6757347283

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Chapters:

• 00:00:00 She built this app
• 00:00:55 Meet Sarah
• 00:01:26 App breakdown
• 00:02:36 "But you have a following?"
• 00:03:27 Sarah's background
• 00:04:34 The year of iOS
• 00:05:15 Finding the app idea
• 00:06:23 Tech stack
• 00:07:08 The next wave of builders
• 00:08:58 Distribution and virality
• 00:10:16 Marketing examples
• 00:12:41 Advice to younger self
• 00:14:32 Pat and Gus: the next wave of builders

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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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!)

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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

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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.

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*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:

• 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.

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

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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

Zac built an analytics SaaS, and just hit $1M ARR, But here's the thing... you've probably never heard of it. And that's the whole point!

His business model is unique and that's exactly why he is successful. So, in this video, we break down why agencies are the dream customer nobody's building for and his advice for doing it all over again.

*30+ Business Ideas in Unsexy Niches:* https://clickhubspot.com/ma5x

Follow Zac: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zcherin/
Check out Hiro: https://www.hiroanalytics.com/

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Chapters:

• 00:00:00 Zero to $1M
• 00:00:56 What's your story?
• 00:01:25 SaaS breakdown
• 00:02:24 Business model
• 00:03:01 Zac's background
• 00:03:34 Find your overlooked business idea
• 00:04:16 Tools and tech stack
• 00:05:01 Building for agencies
• 00:07:10 Risks to the business
• 00:08:02 How to build a SaaS like this
• 00:09:19 Advice for founders
• 00:10:24 Pat and Gus reflections: the agency model

Kyle Fowler is a regular guy who runs two mobile apps that together do over $120,00K per month. This is the story of how a self-taught developer turned a hobby into one successful app... and then did it again.

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Follow Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylefowler2/
Check out Cardstock: https://www.openbraceapps.com/
Check out Scanémon: https://www.scanemon.com/

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Chapters:

• 00:00:00 Building from your hobbies
• 00:00:57 What’s your story?
• 00:01:30 App businesses breakdown
• 00:02:51 Founder background
• 00:03:58 Solve your own problems!
• 00:04:44 Building the apps
• 00:05:23 Timeline and launch
• 00:06:05 Tech stack and costs
• 00:06:28 Idea and validation
• 00:07:59 Finding $1M app ideas
• 00:09:20 Marketing apps in 2026
• 00:10:11 App demo
• 00:11:01 Final advice
• 00:12:08 Pat and Gus reflections