Roman knew his business would make money before he wrote a single line of code. His playbook: 1. Start a service 2. Do it manually 3. Get as many clients as you can until you can't take any more 4. THEN turn it into a product

@kelanoo @romanbuildsaas

I've spoken to multiple founders now who have gotten their early customers on Reddit. @romanbuildsaas from Gojiberry AI went from $10k to $25k MRR simply by: 1. Posting on Reddit every day 2. Making sure the posts were telling a story (not a pure promo), that happened to include their product. 3. Getting their friends to upvote it so that it would hit trending quickly within a subreddit and get way more attention from the communities.

This guy took his AI startup to $4,000,000 in yearly revenue, And he knew it would succeed before his team wrote a single line of code. So I wanted to know how he did it (and how he grew so quickly). In this episode @romanbuildsaas breaks down: > How he validated gojiberry.ai so that he knew he could get customers > The reddit strategy that took them from $10k MRR to $25k MRR > And whether it's worth getting into @ycombinator. Chapters: 00:26 Validating the product before writing any code 03:05 The Reddit strategy that took them from $10K to $25K MRR 07:56 Growing through X articles and product demos 11:15 Their biggest growth channel: LinkedIn influencers 12:43 Creating lead magnets people actually want 14:04 Cold outreach strategy 15:43 Why people ignore your outreach messages 17:50 Finding and closing bigger customers 19:25 When to hire a sales team 21:16 How Y Combinator changed their ambitions 23:16 How to grow beyond $20K–$40K MRR

When I interviewed this guy less than 2 months ago he was at $158,000 per month. Now @wickedguro almost at $200k per month 🔥 So awesome to watch.

This is so good lmao. Respect on the newsletter guys @StarPlatinum_ @Carlitoswa_y!

This guy is making $4,000,000 per year from his vibe coded apps. And I wanted to know, How can I copy his strategies so that I can do the same. If you haven't seen @BusDownBonnor before: 1. He's gotten almost every app he's made to over $20k per month ($4m ARR total) 2. Had @Clavicular0 reach out to him for feedback on his looksmaxxing app 3. Created a repeatable playbook for launching apps (without a marketing budget) In this episode we get super tactical around how you can come up with app ideas, And launch them profitably without spending on marketing. Chapters: 02:40 How Connor knows if an idea will work 05:19 His process from idea to launch 09:58 What makes an app successful 14:30 How Connor partners with influencers to grow his apps (without spending money) 19:40 The arbitrage with influencers that is open right now 25:35 Advice for beginners getting into paid ads 33:46 How Clavicular could have improved his app launch 39:25 Most important advice for first-time app founders

You've seen the story. Outbid.lol made over $200k in less than a week. But I wanted to know exactly how he did it. So I jumped on with @jonathan_wilke to get his story. Chapters: 00:12 What is Outbid? 01:56 Where did Jonathan get the idea? 03:01 The launch strategy 05:10 What he did in the first 24 hours 09:04 The X strategy that kept the flywheel going 11:25 The secondary benefit that is giving Outbid longevity 12:44 How he actually built it 14:40 How he thinks about copycats 15:49 Final advice for indie hackers following his story

Cal AI grew to $50,000,000 ARR through aggressive influencer marketing. @jakecastilloooo (co-founder) shares how their team chooses influencers to profitably grow their app. "I can look at a creator and within 20 seconds I already know if I want to work with them or not."

This founder grew his app Cal AI to $50,000,000 in ARR And got acquired by MyFitnessPal in 18 months. Today I'm speaking with @jakecastilloooo, the co-founder behind Cal AI's growth. Getting the exact playbook that you can follow to grow an app business to 8-figures in revenue. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:56 From $9.50 in his bank account to 8-figures in revenue 7:30 The influencer playbook that made Cal AI grow 13:05 The right apps for Cal AI's strategy 17:32 How Jake evaluates influencers 22:16 How to DM influencers for your app 28:15 The simple hack that gets influencers interested 35:01 What it actually took to grow Cal AI 40:57 What it will take for you to grow your app 47:08 Final thoughts before you take the leap