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Starter Story

Pat Walls 60 episodes Latest Jun 7, 2026

Starter Story is a podcast that explores how real people build real businesses. Each episode features interviews with founders who share the actual numbers, mistakes, and strategies that helped them succeed. The show covers a wide range of entrepreneurs, from app builders to bootstrapped SaaS founders and agency owners. New episodes are released weekly.

Episodes

I Built Two Apps That Make $120K/Month Jun 7, 2026 890 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. *Steal 90+ Business Ideas:* https://clickhubspot.com/3bnt Follow Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylefowler2/ Check out Cardstock: https://www.openbraceapps.com/ Check out Scanémon: ht
I Built A $30K/Month App: Here's My Exact Process [Idea, Build, Marketing] May 31, 2026 852 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 Chec
I Built A Micro-Version Of A $1B SaaS. Now I Make $50K/Month May 28, 2026 707 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 I
I Built A $30K/Month in 35 Days May 24, 2026 1100 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: @Sta
I Make $1.7M/Year In The Most Boring Niche Imaginable May 21, 2026 983 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://ww
My Two Apps Make $150K/Month Each May 17, 2026 992 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
I Built a $20K/Month App in 83 Days May 10, 2026 973 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 Onc
How I Work: $77K/Month Solopreneur Apr 26, 2026 639 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: starterstor
I Spent 24 Hours With A SaaS Millionaire Apr 19, 2026 964 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/
I Made $1.5M From An App You’ve Never Heard Of Apr 12, 2026 862 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 th
I Left College to Build This Niche App (Now I Make $20K/Month) Apr 8, 2026 849 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 Ch
This App Makes $35K/Month With One Influencer Apr 5, 2026 1309 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/j

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