May I Have Your Retention Please?
The podcast for people who build apps — and want them to stick. Each episode, we interview the most forward-thinking consumer founders of 2025, diving deep into how they grow, retain, and truly engage users. Not just top-line tricks — we go into the lesser-known tactics, emotional hooks, and hard-earned lessons that don’t make it into tweets. If you’re building an app people can’t put down (or want to), this is your new favorite show.
Episodes
From Viral TikToks to $5M Raised: Building a Stem Cell Startup with Consumer DNA
This week on May I Have Your Retention Please? we step beyond consumer apps and into consumer healthcare. Kathryn, founder of Anja Health, is building a cord blood banking startup that helps parents safeguard their child’s future health.She shares how she turned personal motivation into a company, grew it through TikTok, and raised $5M from top funds like 776 and Hustle Fund.Key TopicsTurning a pe
From Burrito Bribes to #1 in the App Store: Lessons on How Unscalable Things Can Scale Consumer Startups to Millions
In this episode of May I Have Your Retention Please?, we sit down with Harry Dixon, co-founder and CEO of one of the fastest-growing shopping apps in the world. Harry shares how scrappy hacks like “Burrito Gate” on college campuses turned into a playbook that scaled to millions of shoppers and even a #1 App Store ranking. We cover:how he got the very first users on the appwhat happened when they t
Nomadtable: The Solo Travel Meetup App that Scaled to 75K MAUs and $18K MRR in 6 Months
In this episode of May I Have Your Retention Please, I talk with Jay, the founder of Nomadtable, a fast-growing meetup app for solo travelers. Nomadtable connects travelers to activities and people nearby, making it easy to meet others while on the road.We cover how Jay bootstrapped from idea to 75,000 monthly active users and $18,000 MRR in under six months, the “ghost marketing” method he used t
From A Gift For His Girlfriend To 9M+ Daily Active Users: Locket’s Viral Growth, TikTok Strategy, And Retention Wins
Locket started as a birthday gift for one person — and became one of the most downloaded consumer apps in the world. In this episode, you’ll learn:How a private project between two people turned into a global product.Why the first TikTok video going viral wasn’t just luckThe surprising factor that kept user growth consistent beyond the spikeHow to turn authentic UGC into a repeatable growth engine
Memes, Carousels, and How Howbout The Social Calendar App Quietly Took Over
Neil from Howbout joins Saba to break down how a simple idea — a better way to share time with friends — turned into one of the most downloaded social apps in Europe.With over 5 million users and 100 million+ events created, Howbout is quietly winning in a category most builders write off as dead. In this episode, Neil shares the scrappy tactics, surprising insights, and hard lessons behind their
Zero-Dollar Acquisition, Viral Onboarding, and the Psychology Behind App Store Growth
In this episode of May I Have Your Retention Please, we dive deep into what it actually takes to get a consumer app off the ground in 2025 — no funding, no team, and no paid ads required.We break down a tactical, unfiltered roadmap for indie founders who want to launch fast, test ideas without wasting months, and build products that spread without spending a dime. From microplastics to AI-generate
Going Viral, Product-Led Growth, and the Real Tactics Behind Faceless TikTok Content
In this episode of May I Have Your Retention Please, I sit down with Eric Singh — a Stanford-trained engineer turned full-blown growth hacker who's built multiple #1 consumer apps using tactics most founders have never even heard of. From faceless content to product-led growth, Eric breaks down exactly how to make an app go viral — and why most people completely mess it up.Eric’s first app hit
From Handing Out Flyers to Top 50 in the App Store: How Side Shift Became Gen Z’s Creator Marketplace
In this episode of May I Have Your Retention Please, I sit down with Drew Levin — the 23-year-old co-founder of Side Shift, one of the fastest-growing creator marketplaces in the U.S. Built for Gen Z, Side Shift connects student creators with brands, apps, and companies looking for distribution — and it’s doing it at scale.In May alone, they hit the Top 50 on the App Store, pulled in 45,000 downlo
