Starter Story - He built a $1M tool by himself

Hey it’s Pat,

Some of the best business ideas come from creating something you wish existed in the world.

Part of why I built Starter Story in the first place was because I was tired of ONLY hearing about big-name founders.

I wanted to share stories of regular people who started online businesses that changed their lives.

Today: 5 founders who could not find a solution to their problem, so they did it themselves.

After reading these case studies, I think you’ll see yourself in each of them.

Welcome to Sunday Breakfast!

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Then you should consider joining Starter Story.

It's everything that I wish existed when I was first starting out:

• case studies in every niche possible

• deep dives on tons of business models

• community of people looking to change their lives

You are ready to make the leap.

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1. The Orange Juice 🍊

This micro saas makes $100K/year

So this guy has been obsessed with coding since he was a kid.

Over his life he’s built over 50 failed projects and owns literally 100s of domains.

As he was browsing Reddit, he saw several people who needed a simple way to convert HTML to PDFs.

So he got to work on his next project… and this one finally took off!

He shared his idea ALL over the internet and slowly started making money.

In his first interview he shared how he built and distributed it.

And in this follow up, he talks about how he almost sold it!

2. The Coffee ☕

He built a $1M tool by himself

I bet you could easily identify 10 problems in your FT job.

This process is too slow or that thing always breaks.

Right there is an opportunity to build a business.

And it’s exactly what this guy did.

He worked in marketing for 15 years and had the same stupid issue with Google analytics.

So he decided to build a startup dedicated to solving that ONE thing.

In less than 3 years, he scaled it to over $1M ARR – all by himself!

This is an amazing solopreneur story.

You just have to read to believe.

See exactly how an online business goes from zero to millions.

✔ Learn how founders came up with the idea that turned them into millionaires… and exactly what that felt like.

✔ Get the lowdown on what niches actually make money… and get the confidence that you're working on the right thing.

✔ See exactly how $1M businesses grew… never waste months on the wrong marketing channel.

✔ Surround yourself with success... soak up the knowledge and learnings of the most successful founders in the world.

Click HERE to learn more about it.

3. The Eggs 🍳

He makes $1M/month from his bed

This guy was sick and tired of working for other people.

He was fired a few times and was laid off – it sucks!

So he finally decided to go out on his own and start a business.

But he didn’t know where to start...

After doing a bunch of research (like you should be doing with Starter Story!) he landed on an idea:

What if I sold bedsheets?

With less than $1,000 bucks he built a Shopify store and started collecting emails.

And on the launch day, he had over 500 customers!

We interviewed him in the early days about how he started it all up

And we caught up with him on our YouTube channel a few weeks ago!

One Side Project Can Change Your Life

Building a business is lonely. And it’s easy to feel stuck.

• "How do I take the first step?"
• "How do I know I'm working on the right thing?"
• "How do I know I'm making the right progress every day?"

Finally, a place where you can ask these questions confidentially, get advice, and see exactly how successful founders did it before you.

Starter Story is everything I wish existed when I first started building my online business.

You don't have to build your business alone.

Join Starter Story today!

4. The Toast 🥪

This niche product makes $6M/year

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have a TON of trouble falling asleep.

Whether it’s the traffic outside or my dog shuffling around, it’s a struggle.

This guy had the exact same problem and decided to build a business around this one idea:

Noise-canceling earbuds for sleeping.

So he started researching, talking to people, and building up an email list.

And on launch day he made $10K!

I love this idea because it’s a sub-niche of a niche.

Tons of business lessons in here.

5. The Pancakes 🥞

She made $150K with this really simple business model

So I generally love tech products and online businesses.

But, I also think you should learn about different types of business models that might work for you!

This person started a coaching business to help people manage their time.

I like this idea because it’s really simple and it serves a specific niche.

She took her 13 years of corporate experience, launched a basic website, and started getting clients fast.

This goes to show how easy it is to monetize your skills.

And it’s a great place to start if you’re thinking of launching your first business.

Read the entire interview here

That's it!

I hope you have the best Sunday, and are getting ready for a great week ahead!

Pat

Founder, StarterStory.com

What if you could see exactly how side projects turn into millions in revenue?

✔ Learn how founders came up with the idea that turned them into millionaires… and exactly what that felt like.

✔ Get the lowdown on what niches actually make money… and get the confidence that you're working on the right thing.

✔ See exactly how $1M businesses grew… never waste months on the wrong marketing channel.

✔ Surround yourself with success... soak up the knowledge and learnings of the most successful founders in the world.

Click HERE to learn more about it.

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