Charlie Chapman @_chuckyc talks with indie app developers and solo creators about what it *really* takes to ship new apps and make a living from mobile.
St Louis, MO
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"I didn't have a Mac. I didn't know what Xcode was. I knew nothing." — César Pinto Castillo, @ambre_app
He agreed to build the app anyway. Then bought a $150 PowerBook G4.
Could it build iOS apps? Nope. 💻
Full ep. with @JagCesar & @FosiaDesign: piped.video/watch?v=y2xmqABa…
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Under 10 minutes until we have a founder on air, opening his books, to get a valuation LIVE. Don't miss it! piped.video/watch?v=rWAjuAQw…
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1/ BoldVoice is at $10M ARR with a team of 10.
One early decision: charging from the first weeks of YC. $10 a month, one-week trial, nothing fancy.
@AnadaLakra on why charging early was how they found their customer 🧵
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I’ve sold three apps, and never shared the sales price or numbers behind them. Founders rarely do!
But this Thursday an app founder is letting me and @alwaysjoshp (who buys apps for a living) dig into his numbers live and come up with a valuation.
RSVP: luma.com/sub-club-live
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This Thursday: a founder opens his real books, LIVE on air.
@alwaysjoshp buys apps for a living. He's going to value one in public, with the founder sitting right there.
We're not saying whose app it is until we go live.
Thu Sep 17, 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET
📅 Set a reminder: luma.com/sub-club-live
📺 Watch: piped.video/watch?v=rWAjuAQw…
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"If I give you this $5k early, by October you're going to need another $5k, and then you're just in the cycle."
First app shipped. Apple hadn't paid yet. Dad said no to the bridge loan. So @drbarnard sold the Honda Accord. 🚗
Episode 100: piped.video/watch?v=olIJliFf…
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We go live today 🔴
Affiliate marketing for subscription apps, with Michael Butler (Insert Affiliate) and @marklkennedy (None to Run).
🕘 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET
📺 piped.video/watch?v=TcV21YLm…
❓Drop your questions for the Q&A here and/or live!
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"I don't just hope that it gets fixed one day. I just open up Xcode and I fix it and it's done."
Matt Birchler builds the apps he uses to make his own podcast — and fixes them the day something annoys him. 🛠️
Full ep. 👉 piped.video/watch?v=ofradaWN…
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1/ Visible (@visible_health) hit $10M ARR without ever testing a paywall.
No lifecycle email. No web funnel experiments. No SEO, TikTok, or AdWords.
Co-founder Luke Martin-Fuller explains the order they ran things in. 🧵
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"If it looks sleek and polished, I wanted the other person to go like, 'Wow, what is this?'" — Romain Lefebvre, Sequel
Word of mouth isn't luck. You can literally design your app to trigger it. 🤯
Full ep: piped.video/watch?v=TTLmH1Ti…
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"It's not some magic money tree. You're selling your business."
Jelte Liebrand crowdfunded millions from his own @getsavvynavvy users instead of raising VC.
His first advice to founders considering the same? Don't raise at all.
Full ep: piped.video/watch?v=sKonOtcJ…
🎁 BONUS: tomorrow Jelte's LIVE to take your questions — join us Thursday August 6 at 12:00 ET / 18:00 CET for an interactive Sub Club Live. Link in the first comment 👇
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Your app icon symbol is too big. 📐
"Just give it a bit of breathing room... I know you want it big, but just a few pixels down, it'll be better."
The #1 mistake icon designer @matthewskiles sees devs make and much more in the full episode 👇
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Yuliya Lennox's ugly ads episode raised a lot of questions. Thursday, she answers YOURS.
Sub Club Live with Yuliya Lennox (Solid Starts) — ask her anything about ad creative, testing budgets, and growing your app.
🗓 Thursday, July 30, 09:00 PT / 18:00 CET
Set a reminder: link in the first comment 👇
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Pretty performance ads disappear in the feed 🫠
After 10 years growing apps, Yuliya Lennox has one plea: "please, please don't make the prettiest ads."
Watch the clip, then catch the full episode: piped.video/watch?v=jzlPf100…
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"We started getting alerts from RevenueCat in our pocket. $5,000 in the first two hours." 🤯
@mergesort built one of the 1st ChatGPT apps in 19 days. One email to @gruber later → $10K in a day and a half.
His advice? "Definitely reach out to press, you idiot."
New ep. link👇
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Connor Burd (@BusDownBonnor) grew Payout from $0 to $80K MRR in 4 months.
Tomorrow he's breaking down his full influencer + paid ads playbook on Sub Club Live.
The contrarian take: paid channels matter more than UGC.
YouTube link in the first comment 👇
🗓️ Thursday July 9
🕘 9 AM PT / 6 PM CET
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