Starter Story

Benjamin Chen is a 20-year-old NYU student who’s built 45+ apps and scaled his latest app to $30K/month. What makes Benji different is he has a repeatable system that’s helped him build, launch, and grow his apps fast. This video breaks down the exact system he uses to scale apps profitably. *Free iOS App Bootcamp:* https://clickhubspot.com/r91p Follow Benji: https://twitter.com/benjiianc Check ou...

David (and his brother Daniel) launched Shipper, an AI app builder. But here's the secret... they didn't reinvent the wheel. They just saw a billion-dollar opportunity and thought, "if we capture just 1% of the market, maybe it could change our lives?" This is the story of how they grew shipper to over $50K/month by building a micro-version of a billion-dollar market. *Free Database: 50+ AI App Id...

Cedric Roberge built an app called Pep AI. In just ONE MONTH, he hit 10,000 users and $30K in revenue (wow!!). This video breaks down how a college student found a trending niche, built the app, and scaled to $30K/month. *Free iOS Bootcamp:* https://clickhubspot.com/60ej Follow Cedric: https://twitter.com/Cedric_Roberge Check out Pep AI: https://pepaiapp.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @Starter...

Everyone is chasing the next trending idea, but this guy built a $1.7M/year business in the most boring category you can imagine. In this video, we break down how he found the idea and built it. And you'll learn why building in unsexy categories might be the best way to make millions. *Free: 30+ Business Ideas in Unsexy Niches:* https://clickhubspot.com/1okf Follow Bohdan: Linkedin: https://www.li...

Nicole has multiple apps to over $150K/month. The questions is... how? What's the secret? How did she do it? Turns out, it's a finely tuned system that she has perfected. In this video, we break down what that system is and how anyone can put it into practice. *Get the free Mobile App Growth Cheat Sheet:* https://clickhubspot.com/zfj2 Follow Nicole: https://twitter.com/madebycol Check out Glam Up:...

In this video, we break down how a simple mobile app turned into a $20K/month business. But the real story is about how he validated the idea BEFORE writing a single line of code. By the end of this video, you will have playbook you can use to go validate your app. *Get our Mobile App Growth Cheat Sheet:* https://clickhubspot.com/rbh7 Follow Brian: https://twitter.com/brianshinsh Check out Once: h...

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.c...

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/ 🔔 F...

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 S...

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 Chan...

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/job...

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:...

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: starters...

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 ca...

Jacky was making $500K/month. Then AI and Google's algorithm updates wiped out nearly everything. This is how he rebuilt to $250K/month across 13 different businesses... and the one distribution strategy that made the comeback possible. *Get our free guide to find a $1M business idea:* https://clickhubspot.com/emx Follow Jacky: https://x.com/indexsy Check out his projects: https://jackychou.com/...

Ben makes $17K/month from a SaaS he grew without ads, going viral, or being creative. His strategy: make the same video over and over again. This is his full breakdown. *Free database → 190+ micro-SaaS ideas making millions:* https://clickhubspot.com/gdv Follow Ben: https://x.com/iambenleavitt Check out FollowBuddy: https://followbuddy.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're...

Tom was an IT admin doing the most tedious job imaginable. Nobody was solving it, so he built the solution himself. Now it makes $60K/month with 1,000+ customers. This is his exact playbook for finding and building in boring niches. Get compliant: https://www.vanta.com/lp/demo-1k?utm_campaign=1k_offer&utm_source=starter-story&utm_medium=paid-partner *Free database → 190+ micro-SaaS ideas making mi...

This is the story of how a $3M/year business got its first 100 paying customers. Every tactic, step by step, so you can do the same. *Get the free $1M Solopreneur MVP guide:* https://clickhubspot.com/vgk Follow Joseph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhylee/ Check out Supademo: https://supademo.com/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs This video is a...

This is the story of how Ivan built an AI agent and the specific steps he took to grow it to $10K MRR. *Get the free guide to make money with AI Agents:* https://clickhubspot.com/mgh Follow Ivan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-nedlekovski/ Check out Lancer: https://www.lancer.app/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs This video is an educational...

This is the story of how Miquel grew Late to $40K/month with just one marketing system. *Get compliant:* https://www.vanta.com/lp/demo-1k?utm_campaign=1k_offer&utm_source=starter-story&utm_medium=paid-partner *Get our free guide to find a $1M business idea:* https://clickhubspot.com/ekm Follow Miquel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miquelpalet/ Check out Late: https://getlate.dev/ 🔔 Follow the Secon...

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: @Starte...

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: h...

This is the story of how I sold Starter Story :) I'm sharing more about how and why here: https://go.starterstory.com/workshop All love, – Pat & The Starter Story Team

Vikash built Bulkmockup, a Photoshop plugin that makes $12K/month. This video breaks down the three-step content system he uses to grow and get customers on auto-pilot Build your own micro-saas → https://build.starterstory.com/select-plan?promo=TINY&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=vikash Follow Vikash: https://x.com/vikashkprajapat Check out BulkMockup: https://www.bulkmockup.com/ 🔔 Follow the Se...

Nic built a micro-saas that makes $16K MRR. And he did it by picking a painfully specific niche and solving their whole problem. This video breaks down how even a "small" niche can still get you to $10K/month Make sure your app is compliant → https://delve.co/book-demo?utm_source=starterstory&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=primary-feb-05-26 Build your own micro-saas → https://build.starterstory.c...