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Jul 2, 2025 • 2min

Use Reddit to find customer pain points | Starter Story

Use Reddit to find customer pain points Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 2, 2025 • 26min

He Turned $500 Into $10M | Starter Story

He Turned $500 Into $10M 📚 Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=karthik&yts=true 📩 Business Ideas Newsletter (free) - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=karthik In this episode I went into Karthik Shanadi's New York City apartment to get his story and strategies for building a $10M clothing empire. He's an absolute hustler and has built 4 ecommerce companies in the apparel industry, and he shares his advice on marketing, growing an online apparel company, and how to start a business today. Hope you guys enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - All his businesses 3:10 - Finding the idea 4:20 - Building the business with a full time job 5:13 - How he stays motivated 6:35 - How he started the business (early days) 8:00 - Scariest moments 9:47 - Fulfillment and logistics 11:23 - How to build in saturated markets 12:11 - How to build a brand 13:17 - Marketing strategies 15:30 - 3 required skills for entrepreneurship 17:26 - How to start a business Subscribe for weekly videos: https://www.youtube.com/ @starterstory Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2025 • 23min

I Made $2.5M Selling A Digital Product | Starter Story

I Made $2.5M Selling A Digital Product This is the breakdown of how Thomas Frank makes over $100K/month selling digital products to a small audience. 📚 Head here for the FREE Deep Dive of 102 Digital Products Making Millions → https://www.starterstory.com/digital?utm_campaign=thomasfrank&utm_source=youtube Follow Thomas 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/TomFrankly 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasFrankExplains 🔔 Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. ------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2025 • 18min

I Make $2.4M/Year With 6 YouTube Channels | Starter Story

Charlie Chang, an entrepreneur who operates six successful YouTube channels and a staffing company, shares his journey of generating $2.4 million annually. He discusses transformative strategies for content creation, emphasizing quality, searchability, and storytelling to engage viewers. Charlie reflects on his unique path to entrepreneurship, overcoming post-college challenges and societal pressures. He also reveals essential tools and practices for managing a content creation business efficiently while maintaining work-life balance, inspiring listeners to carve their own successful paths.
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Jul 1, 2025 • 26min

From Zero to $42K/Month in 90 Days with AI | Starter Story

From Zero to $42K/Month in 90 Days with AI This is how CJ Zafir built an AI tool to $42,000 MRR in just 90 days. 🛠️ Want to start building with AI? Check out Starter Story Build → https://build.starterstory.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=cj Follow CJ's Journey: https://x.com/cjzafir 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: ‪@StarterStoryBuild‬ 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - CJ's story 2:12 - What issue does CodeGuide solve 3:00 - The opportunity in AI apps 3:47 - CJ's backstory 5:05 - How to find a successful idea 5:51 - How to validate an idea 7:17 - How to build a product 8:32 - The best way to build with AI 10:24 - CJ's marketing strategy 12:09 - Converting users into paying customers 12:40 - CJ's business model & pricing 13:27 - CJ's tech stack 14:59 - Day in the life of CJ 15:53 - CJ's experience with Starter Story 16:55 - CJ's advice to entrepreneurs 18:01 - Outro Sharing ideas that make money! ---------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 1, 2025 • 3min

How to build MVPs with AI | Starter Story

How to build MVPs with AI Sharing ideas that make money! ------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2025 • 2min

VC vs. Bootstrapping | Starter Story

VC vs. Bootstrapping Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2025 • 2min

Thousands of users. Simple marketing strategies | Starter Story

Thousands of users. Simple marketing strategies Sharing ideas that make money! -------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2025 • 25min

How I Built It: $40K/Month iPhone App | Starter Story

How I Built It: $40K/Month iPhone App This is how Steven Cravotta built a viral iPhone app to over $40,000/month. 📚 52+ Micro-SaaS Business Ideas → https://www.starterstory.com/micro?utm_campaign=stevencravotta&utm_source=youtube Follow Steven's Journey 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/StevenCravotta 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@stevencravotta 🎥 Steven's Wordle Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFWQzrBmLyc 🔔 Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepatwalls Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. -------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 29, 2025 • 24min

The Underdog: From Life Changing Accident to $100M/Year | Starter Story

The Underdog: From Life Changing Accident to $100M/Year This is the true story of how Ryan Chen and Kent Yoshimura overcame the odds and built a $100M company called NeuroGum. 💻 Head to https://Hostinger.com/starterstory and build your business website in minutes with Hostinger’s AI Builder. Use code StarterStory for 10% off! 📚 50+ AI Business Ideas (free) → https://www.starterstory.com/ai?utm_campaign=ryanchen&utm_source=youtube Follow Ryan and Kent's Journey Ryan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.ryc/ Kent's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kentaro/ NueroGum: https://www.instagram.com/neurogum/ Starter Story Second Channel :) 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/@StarterStoryStudio Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. --------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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