Starter Story - He built a $15K/mo product in 12 hours

Hey it’s Pat,

Something I love about online businesses is that there are customers in almost every category.

And something else I love is that anyone can do it.

All you really need is a problem and a simple solution.

The rest is just taking action and iterating until you find something that works.

Today: 5 founders who saw a tiny opportunity and went for it.

You are just one idea away from changing your life.

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1. The Orange Juice 🍊

He built his $15K/mo product in 12 hours

If you are in the indie hacker community, you probably know this guy.

He’s legendary for building a bunch of successful web apps.

But here’s the interesting thing…

He has ZERO designer or developer experience.

Which makes this story even more incredible!

He used a no code app to build this simple side project in 12 hours.

He live tweeted the entire process and got paying users on the first day!

Read the entire interview here.

2. The Coffee ☕

They make $1.2M/year with his chat tool

This guy saw that online businesses kept running into a HUGE problem:

They lost leads because they could not keep up with DMs.

So he decided to partner up with an old buddy and find a solution.

In a few months, they had a fully functioning product and they created a really interesting launch strategy.

They got 1,000 customers in about 30 days.

And in less than 3 years, they’ve made over $3M!

This is a really detailed breakdown of how to build and scale a business.

Check it out.

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 scaled to $3M ARR in one year

Every solopreneur faces a big problem:

They literally can’t communicate with every single customer.

That’s why you build support guides and documents. So customers can help themselves.

But… this guy was still getting a TON of questions.

So he decided to experiment with a solution.

In two months he had a simple MVP and launched on Product Hunt.

And just a few weeks later, he was making serious money!

Today, his run rate is $3M ARR – incredible!

Read the breakdown.

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.

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4. The Toast 🥪

Their side project grew to $10K/mo in 9 months

These co-founders had pretty regular jobs their entire lives: sales and marketing.

But they had an itch to do something for themselves.

So after building up a bunch of professional connections, they decided to launch their own marketing agency.

They picked up a handful of clients in their first few months… nothing too crazy.

But then they made a few strategic pivots and grew to $10K/mo in less than one year.

This is an awesome story of two people taking a risk and finding success on the other side.

Full story here.

5. The Pancakes 🥞

$100K/year. 95% profit. 1 simple feature.

So this guy sees a problem that literally everybody has:

They can’t focus.

So he built something that’s been done HUNDREDS of times:

A website blocker to help with distraction.

Sometimes I think: how can similar products still make money?

But I’ve been proven wrong time and time again.

There is almost no such thing as a market that is “too saturated.”

All you need is a slightly differentiated product, and you might have a chance at winning.

This guy’s story is incredible.

You gotta read it!

That's a wrap!

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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Starter Story - He built a $15K/mo product in 12 hours

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