My app's tech stack: - React native + expo - Supabase - Revenuecat - Posthog - Sentry - Resend That's literally it Overcomplicating it is just what technical people do to avoid the thing they're scared of doing: MARKETING

I've posted EVERY SINGLE DAY for 300 days on Instagram Result: 0 -> 10.7k followers Best decision of my life It is ridiculous - the amount of cool people you meet and opportunities that come your way Personal brand is a cheat code Btw if you have questions about how I grew my app etc, then check out my Instagram. I documented every day going from $0 to hitting a $40k month. All my "sauce" is there haha

Writing in my diary everyday is the only time I use pen and paper I don’t even type much anymore, just use voice I wonder if eventually we’ll just be telepathically communicating and speech will become a thing of the past too

Just hit $40k month with 65% profit margins Apple cut: 15% Local taxes (VAT/GST): averages ~5% Meta ads: $5000 (~13%) Revenuecat: 1% Other software (db, emails, Claude etc): 0.5%

Ok here’s my daily tweet. I was out and it’s late thus I have no thoughts running through my brain But the most important thing is just to keep the ball rolling 💪

I need to keep posting on here… Okok I’m committing to daily posts from now on. Mark my words

Today my app passed 2000 subscribers! Everything can change in 291 days

I regret building my app in public But I don't regret building my personal brand; in fact, it's been one of the best things I've done in my life If I were to do it again, I would keep the app stealth There are only downsides to sharing it with other builders unless you're actually selling to them

Day 289 - a very mundane day as a $30k/mo solo app founder: - eat - workout - market - add features - eat - edit personal brand vid - bed

For the past week or two I haven't been working that hard at all Idk if I'm getting complacent or if just taking a break is fine

I’m 22, and I’ve never had a “real” job 16 → Dropshipped ripoff Hello Kitty bags on Amazon. Made a couple grand… then got taken down for IP infringement lol 17 → Bought a course on selling public domain books on Amazon. It was starting to work kinda, but I was just putting slop into the world, so I quit. ($500) 18 → Accidentally started a gardening business. Started with just a few neighbours, then word of mouth spread, and suddenly I was driving all over the city mowing lawns. $40/hr (AUD), but being outside in the Aussie summer heat 8 hours a day was not the most enjoyable... 22 → Built my dream app that helps people learn Japanese. Just hit my first $30k month! What I realised from these experiences is that I don't want to make money just by putting slop out into the world I want to actually give people something of value, enjoy what I'm building, and be proud of it

Whoops I haven’t posted on X in a few weeks Gotta get the engagement back up with a rev screenshot

It took another 14 days to hit a $30k month

Just woke up to my app’s first $2k day!

Day 274 of road to $30k/mo Only 3 months left in 2026… This year changed my life I went from: - mowing lawns for money - building my first app - failing completely (after months of building 😭) - trying again - scaling my 2nd app to $29k rev in last month All while documenting every single day (which in itself was extremely uncomfortable for me) You can literally change who you are in just a couple of months Don’t give up!

New record of 4 $1k+ days in a row!

Day 273 of road to $30k/mo with my app Today: - Passed $28k 🥳 - Google play production access accepted - Improved the android version Boutta play some league of legends for the first time in probably a year Time to feed

Finally 😆