i've learned a few things after being a 4x founder:
1. cash flow is basically like having an "exit" every year. you get paid while you build.
2. find app stores or platforms that are growing fast but aren't dominated yet. build there.
3. you're always drinking your own…
Build 100 apps. Ship fast.
Most will flop.
One will change your life.
Write 1,000 posts → 1 will blow up.
Launch 100 times → 1 will crush it.
You don’t win by waiting for the “perfect” idea.
You win by showing up—again and again.
Volume > luck.
How to go from 0 to $5M ARR profitably (step by step)
Here is every growth hack we used for each of our distribution channels:
- Organic Short-form content
- Influencer Marketing
- SEO
- Paid Ads
Organic Short-form content
The most important thing to remember in this new age…
Once you ship your first idea on the internet, it rewires your brain.
You go from consumer to creator. You see the matrix now.
The first time you wake up to Stripe notifications from strangers buying something you built on a weekend, you're done. You'll be sitting in quarterly…
Unpopular advice:
Don’t try to be a genius.
Try being consistent for 30 days.
– Ship every day
– Post every day
– Show up every day
Most people quit before day 5.
You?
You’ll be dangerous by day 30.
flow state. that scene in f1 when brad was flying. in whiplash, when miles teller was one with drums. when time slows down and you are operating at a frequency beyond thought. you are no longer making something, you are simply the conduit through which it comes into being
flow state. that scene in f1 when brad was flying. in whiplash, when miles teller was one with drums. when time slows down and you are operating at a frequency beyond thought. you are no longer making something, you are simply the conduit through which it comes into being https://t.co/psoY62VyX6
Build 100 apps.
Don’t aim for perfection.
Most will flop.
But a few will change your life.
Write 1000 posts, 3 will explode.
Launch 100 times, 3 will hit.
Start throwing darts
Volume beats luck
A hill I'm willing to die on: Three underrated advantages for the next decade are:
1. The courage to start imperfectly
2. Social skills
3. The ability to sit with boredom
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