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Jul 2, 2025 • 2min
Use Reddit to find customer pain points | Starter Story
Use Reddit to find customer pain points
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Jul 2, 2025 • 26min
He Turned $500 Into $10M | Starter Story
He Turned $500 Into $10M
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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
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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.
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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.

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.
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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
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Jul 1, 2025 • 3min
How to build MVPs with AI | Starter Story
How to build MVPs with AI
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Jun 30, 2025 • 2min
VC vs. Bootstrapping | Starter Story
VC vs. Bootstrapping
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Jun 30, 2025 • 2min
Thousands of users. Simple marketing strategies | Starter Story
Thousands of users. Simple marketing strategies
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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.
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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.
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Kent's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kentaro/
NueroGum: https://www.instagram.com/neurogum/
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