Starter Story

This is the story of how Miquel grew Late to $40K/month with just one marketing system.

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Follow Miquel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miquelpalet/
Check out Late: https://getlate.dev/

🔔 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 - Zero to $40K in 7 months
0:50 - Need an app idea?
1:09 - App overview
2:41 - Founder background
3:40 - Distribution overview
4:44 - Is your app compliant?
5:44 - Deep dive on Google
6:50 - The SEO (Organic) Strategy
8:00 - The Paid Ads Strategy
9:20 - Find your $1M idea (free template)
10:06 - Google Playbook for 2026
13:28 - Late demo
14:55 - Tech stack and costs
15:21 - Advice to young founders
16:16 - Pat and Gus reflections
17:31 - Is SEO really dead?
19:19 - Time to build your idea!

Maddox built a $15K/month gaming website. This video breaks down his exact strategy for driving massive traffic to a simple website.

*Learn how the best apps grow →* https://build.starterstory.com/build/playbook-organic-short-form?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=maddox

Follow Maddox: https://x.com/_maddox1337
Check out his new project: https://maddoxcloud.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 - By the end of the video...
0:45 - Founder Background
1:10 - $15K/month gaming website (stats, revenue)
2:39 - Finding the idea
4:06 - How he built the website
5:10 - Growth strategy with TikTok
6:28 - Math behind a 5M view video
7:29 - Organic short-form playbook
8:33 - Selling the website
9:27 - Website playbook in 2026
10:35 - Tech stack and tools
12:12 - Power of staying consistent
13:01 - What's next?
13:26 - Pat and Gus reflections
15:45 - It's time to BUILD!

Jonathan Fishner built ChartDB, an open source database visualization tool for developers. This video breaks down how to identify and sell to your ICP, no matter how "small" you think the audience is.

*Get our free guide to find a $1M business idea →* https://clickhubspot.com/swt

*Build your own niche app →* https://build.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=chartdb

Follow Jonathan: https://x.com/jonathanfishner
Check out ChartDB: http://chartdb.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 - Intro
0:46 - Ideas template
1:04 - Founder background
1:35 - What is ChartDB?
2:25 - How to find developer tool ideas
3:55 - Initial growth and marketing
4:51 - Why the hacker news post worked
5:45 - How to find $1M ideas hiding in plain sight
6:36 - Developer Tools Playbook
9:38 - ChartDB demo
10:41 - Tech stack and costs
11:57 - Advice to founders
13:00 - Pat and Gus reflections
15:10 - Build your own niche app

Romàn Czerny runs a SaaS that makes $34K per month. And much of his early growth is thanks to a genius Reddit strategy. This video is a focused, tactical Reddit playbook: the templates that work, how to avoid getting banned, and how to turn Reddit into a consistent revenue channel for your app.

Subscribe to The Hustle → https://clickhubspot.com/8abd40

Grab the niche communities playbook → https://build.starterstory.com/build/playbook-communities?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=roman

Build your own app with AI → https://build.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=roman1

Follow Roman: https://x.com/romanbuildsaas

Check out his app: https://gojiberry.ai/

🔔 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:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:01:01 Grab the Reddit playbook (free)
• 00:01:33 Who is Roman
• 00:02:03 App dashboard and analytics
• 00:03:05 Founder background
• 00:03:52 How Reddit impacted the business
• 00:04:30 Example of Reddit post
• 00:05:39 Check out the Hustle (sponsor)
• 00:06:37 Why a Reddit post goes viral
• 00:07:48 The complete Reddit playbook
• 00:10:29 Handling haters on Reddit
• 00:11:49 How his app works
• 00:12:39 Marketing tech stack
• 00:13:41 Final advice
• 00:14:14 Pat and Gus reflections
• 00:16:09 CHeck out Starter Story Build

Ayush built Elphas, an AI app that’s making $150K/year. He grew the business in two phases: Phase 1 was Reddit and Phase 2 was SEO. This video breaks down his exact Reddit playbook and his SEO strategy, that helped him go from zero to $150K/year in just a few years.Grab the niche communities playbook → https://build.starterstory.com/build/playbook-communities?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=ayushBuild your own app with AI → https://build.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=ayush1Follow Ayush: https://x.com/ayushtweetshereCheck out his app: https://elephas.app/🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobsThis 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.