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Starter Story

Pat Walls
Saas
Entrepreneurship
Reddit
Influencer Marketing
Youtube
Marketing
SEO
LFS
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Artificial Intelligence
App Development
Content Marketing
AI Tools
Mobile Apps
Starter Story
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Amazon
Kleo
The Wellness Company

Want to know how real people build real businesses? That's what we do at Starter Story. Every episode, we sit down with founders who've actually done it. They share the real numbers, the real mistakes, and the strategies that actually moved the needle. We've talked to thousands of entrepreneurs – app builders, bootstrapped SaaS founders, agency owners, and everything in between. If someone is buil... more

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Kyle Fowler is a regular guy who runs two mobile apps that together do over $120,00K per month. This is the story of how a self-taught developer turned a hobby into one successful app... and then did it again.

*Steal 90+ Business Ideas:* cl... more

Benjamin Chen is a 20-year-old NYU student who’s built 45+ apps and scaled his latest app to $30K/month. What makes Benji different is he has a repeatable system that’s helped him build, launch, and grow his apps fast. This video breaks down the exac... more

David (and his brother Daniel) launched Shipper, an AI app builder. But here's the secret... they didn't reinvent the wheel. They just saw a billion-dollar opportunity and thought, "if we capture just 1% of the market, maybe it could change our lives... more

Cedric Roberge built an app called Pep AI. In just ONE MONTH, he hit 10,000 users and $30K in revenue (wow!!). This video breaks down how a college student found a trending niche, built the app, and scaled to $30K/month.

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Recent Guests

Marc Lou
Sole entrepreneur and founder of multiple startups
Self-employed / serial entrepreneur
Episode: How I Work: $77K/Month Solopreneur
Jacky Chow
Founder with a portfolio of online businesses including SEO agency and SaaS products
Self-employed entrepreneur / Founder
Episode: I Make $250K/Month From 13 Businesses (After Losing Everything to AI)
Maddox Schmidlkofer
Founder of DuckMath (unblocked games site)
DuckMath
Episode: I Make $15K/Month From One Website
Jonathan Fishner
Developer and co-founder of ChartDB, an open source database visualization tool.
ChartDB
Episode: I Built a Niche App to $9K MRR
Florin Pop
Developer, content creator, and entrepreneur with a diverse portfolio of online income streams
Episode: I Made $500K From 8 Different Income Streams
George Lampropolis
18-year-old college student and founder of Wrestle AI
Episode: I vibe coded a $17K/month mobile app
Jack Sweeney
Co-founder of Coherence, an app that helps regulate the nervous system.
Coherence
Episode: Our Mobile App Made $85K in 8 months
Nick Sweeney
Co-founder of Coherence, focused on building content for the app.
Coherence
Episode: Our Mobile App Made $85K in 8 months
Samuel Rondot
A self-taught coder and entrepreneur running multiple successful SaaS applications
Episode: I cloned 3 apps and now make $35K/month

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Pat Walls
Host of Starter Story

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
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    United States5 months ago

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I Make $60K/Month From the Most Boring SaaS on the Internet
Q: What was the key to growing this from idea to $60K per month?
Start with credibility in a focused area, target a smaller audience with real needs, price early to prove willingness to pay, and invest in long-term marketing through partnerships (e.g., Microsoft MVPs) and content that can continue to drive customers years later.
I Make $60K/Month From the Most Boring SaaS on the Internet
Q: How did you come up with the idea for this boring SaaS and validate it?
I leveraged my credibility with Intune, looked for a real pain point in packaging and deploying apps, tested a free MVP with Reddit as a launch channel, and iterated based on feedback. Validation came from early adopters willing to pay after beta; the insight was that a simple, affordable tool could fit a niche better than larger, more complex solutions.
I Spent 24 Hours With A SaaS Millionaire
Q: What was the sale process like and what were you feeling through it?
The sale process was tumultuous and emotional, with early leverage and investor dynamics, followed by a period of risk and personal debt when attempting to secure a favorable exit. Ultimately, the deal closed, and the founder walked away with millions in cash, but the experience involved stress, doubt, and the challenge of balancing family obligations with financial risk.
I Spent 24 Hours With A SaaS Millionaire
Q: Can you explain the tent pole strategy to me?
The tent pole strategy uses a core product as the main revenue driver and builds simple, tightly scoped companion products that funnel customers to that core product. These side products are designed to be highly specific, easy to build, and SEO-friendly, so they attract new users who eventually upgrade to the main product or cross-buy related offerings. This creates an ecosystem where each product supports the others, rather than relying on a single sticky product.
I Make $17K/Month With One Strategy
Q: How does FollowBuddy actually work and stay compliant with platform rules?
FollowBuddy uses Instagram's export data feature to generate follower analytics; users upload their data and the tool analyzes it to highlight unfollowers while ensuring it does not violate Instagram's terms of service.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Starter Story

What is Starter Story about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on real-world entrepreneurship, featuring founders who've built and scaled SaaS, open-source tools, and service businesses. Episodes commonly explore practical growth playbooks, from SEO/Content strategies and single-channel emphasis to community-driven marketing, product-led onboarding, and open-source adoption. Guests reveal concrete numbers, revenue milestones, and the tradeoffs of bootstrap growth, often tying tactics to actionable frameworks and long-term sustainability. A standout throughline is the emphasis on honest storytelling about challenges, pivots, and what actually moved the needle for customer acquisition and retention, making it a valuable resource for aspiring founders and marketers alike.

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2. Jacky Chow
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