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4/23/2024
16 : 54

that one crazy roommate

Read this in 1 min, 49 sec I was 24 years old when I met my first entrepreneur. (in the flesh) Sure, I'd watched movies about founders and consumed entrepreneurship content. But I'd never
4/21/2024
13 : 14

He made $528K in 4 months?!

Starter Story's Sunday Breakfast #89 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/18/2024
16 : 24

I think I figured it out

Read this in 1 min, 2 sec I was scrolling through our YouTube channel last night... And something finally clicked. Why are all these founders we interviewed successful? What do they know that others
4/17/2024
16 : 24

the 2 hour rule

Read this in 1 min, 17 sec Picture this: It's 7AM in the morning. Everyone's asleep. No cars driving on the streets. Just... quiet. That was me last Saturday morning. Over the weekend, I
4/16/2024
15 : 54

i hate this question

Read this in 1 min, 13 sec I just got back from a weekend in NYC. (my old stomping grounds) I shared some meals with old friends, played some pickleball, and schvitz'd in a bathhouse. I spent most
4/14/2024
13 : 14

He built a $100K/year Reddit search engine

Starter Story's Sunday Breakfast #88 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/13/2024
8 : 24

It was like a drug..

Read this in 2 min, 30 sec Ever gotten advice from someone who's been in the game for a few years? They'll probably say something like this: First time founders focus on product. Second time
4/13/2024
8 : 14

This won't change... even when I have a private jet

Read this in 2 min, 15 sec My alarm goes off at 5:42am. I snooze it once for 10 minutes. Then I snooze it again for 10 more. Ok... time to get up. I brush my teeth. I take a shower. I put on the same
4/7/2024
13 : 14

He makes $500K/year editing PDFs

Starter Story's Sunday Breakfast #87 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
4/5/2024
16 : 54

"You hired your wife?"

Read this in 2 min, 30 sec The first person I hired at Starter Story? Someone by the name of... Samantha Walls. People get confused when they see this... “Pat... did you hire your wife?” No, I did not.
4/3/2024
17 : 34

Your first million

Read this in 1 minute, 20 seconds So there's this guy I've been following for a few years. His name is Lane. He started a website called "boot.dev". And holy sh*t... I've never
4/2/2024
16 : 24

I hate this time of year.

Read this in 1 minute, 41 seconds I HATE this time of the year. Why? Because it's tax season and my accountant will not stop pestering me. Asking me a million questions about invoices, expenses,
3/31/2024
13 : 4

She built a $10K/mo app in one weekend

Starter Story's Sunday Breakfast #86 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
3/29/2024
16 : 24

"How did you build 200k email list?"

Read this in 1 minute, 19 seconds Every day I get a DM like this: Yo Pat… How did you get 100K subs on YouTube? How did you grow your email list to 200K? How do 1.5M people visit your website monthly?
3/27/2024
16 : 24

Dan has a disease

2 min read Today, I woke up, and chose violence. This is the story of my good friend Dan. Dan suffers from a disease called rejection avoidance. I want you to avoid contracting this disease, because it
3/26/2024
16 : 34

It’s been 1,563 days since my last drink

Read time: 1 min, 30 sec Hey there, I quit drinking alcohol on December 15, 2019. It might have been one the best personal decisions I've ever made. But… this isn't a story about why you
3/24/2024
13 : 4

He made $5K without a landing page

Starter Story's Sunday Breakfast #85 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
3/22/2024
17 : 34

How bad do you really want this?

Read time: 2 min Hey there, So last week I told you the story about my wantrepreneur friend Ethan... Remember him? The “... I'm working on it” guy? The all talk, no walk guy? I've got bad news.
3/20/2024
16 : 44

"Petition to ban Starter Story"

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3/19/2024
16 : 24

"I just wired you $26,352"

2 min read I'll admit it - when I first started my business I was solely focused on myself. I wanted to get rich and change my own life. But one day, something happened that completely changed all