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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
3/17/2024
13 : 14
Solo founder makes $150K/year with a simple app
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