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Jun 29, 2025 โ€ข 25min

He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber | Starter Story

He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber ๐Ÿ“š Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=shervin&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter (free) - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=shervin This is the story of how Shervin Shares went from his miserable 6-figure job to becoming a full time YouTuber living in New York City. Shervinโ€™s Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ShervinShares 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Shervin's Early Days 1:29 - How he made the decision to quit 2:34 - When is the right time to quit? 3:33 - Cutting down personal expenses 3:59 - How much is costs to do YouTube 4:30 - What is takes to be a YouTuber 5:00 - First starting on YouTube 5:22 - Best YouTube upload schedule 5:44 - How long did it take to get 1K subscribers? 6:20 - How long until you made $$$ from YouTube? 6:53 - Different ways to make money on YouTube 8:19 - His income streams 9:00 - Living in NYC as a creator 9:51 - Cost of living in NYC 11:00 - Coffee vibes 11:10 - Most viral video 11:58 - Viral formula 12:47 - Finding talent + hiring 13:24 - Advice for new creators 14:03 - How to find video ideas 14:58 - How to meet other creators 16:06 - Running a 5 minute mile 17:06 - Final words 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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Jun 28, 2025 โ€ข 15min

I Make $1.3M/Year With One Skill | Starter Story

I Make $1.3M/Year With One Skill ๐Ÿ“š Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=brett&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter (free) - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=brett In this episode, I meet up with Brett from DesignJoy so I could ask him how he built a $1.3M per year one-person business WHILE working a 9-5. He reveals the secrets behind his pricing strategy, how he found his idea, and some actionable advice on how anyone can use this special business model to turn a single skill into a $1M/year business. Hope you all enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - The $1.3M/year business model 1:24 - How he runs the business 2:06 - Finding the idea & building it 2:59 - Working a 9-5 while building the business 3:23 - Pricing strategy 4:10 - How to build a productized service with one skill 4:52 - Costs & tools 5:19 - Solopreneur marketing strategies 5:58 - How to find ideas & build them fast 6:40 - Starter Story Trial 7:14 - How to get better at design 7:56 - Day in the life / routine 9:10 - Advice for entrepreneurs Follow Brett ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrettFromDJ ๐Ÿ””Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ 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 27, 2025 โ€ข 2min

How Alex Finn built a $300K app with Cursor | Starter Story

Discover how Alex Finn launched a groundbreaking app with no coding experience, generating $100K on its first day. He reveals the secrets behind leveraging AI technology and Cursor to create a profitable product. Gain insights into the commercialization process and strategies that aspiring developers can apply to their own ventures. Itโ€™s an inspiring tale of innovation and entrepreneurship!
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Jun 27, 2025 โ€ข 2min

Building mobile apps without coding experience | Starter Story

Building mobile apps without coding experience How he built a $40K/month mobile app WITHOUT coding experience Sharing ideas that make money! ------------------------------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 24, 2025 โ€ข 26min

I Make $250K/Month From 20 Apps | Starter Story

I Make $250K/Month From 20 Apps This is how John Rush runs 20+ different businesses, making $3M per year combined. Serious about B2B? Download the free SOC-2 checklist โ†’ https://go.starterstory.com/vantajohn ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Want to start building with AI? Check out Starter Story Build โ†’ https://build.starterstory.com/build/ai-build-accelerator?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=johnrush Follow John's Journey: https://x.com/johnrushx ๐Ÿ”” Follow the Second Channel: โ€ช@StarterStoryBuildโ€ฌ ๐Ÿ We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Who is John Rush 1:43 - Backstory 2:59 - Main projects 3:34 - Full ideation blueprint 5:17 - The 'Co-maker' strategy 6:22 - Start securing $100k/year B2B deals 7:56 - Marketing 9:34 - The 'Cross-promo' strategy 10:23 - How John uses AI 11:53 - Tech Stack and profit margins 13:33 - VC VS Bootstrapping 14:19 - Day in the life 15:06 - Biggest lesson learned 15:58 - Advice to entrepreneurs 17:07 - Final word Sharing ideas that make money! -------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 24, 2025 โ€ข 26min

The Multipreneur: Heโ€™s Building A $10M Portfolio of Income Streams | Starter Story

The Multipreneur: Heโ€™s Building A $10M Portfolio of Income Streams ๐Ÿ“š Find Your $1M Business Idea (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=alexlieberman&yts=true ๐Ÿ“ฉ Business Ideas Newsletter - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter In this video, I'm I flew out to New York City to meet up with Alex Lieberman -the guy who sold his newsletter for $75M. Now he's onto a new venture - to become a Multipreneur. He share's exactly how he plans to build a personal holding company with several tiny businesses - AND, the scrappy method he used to get his first business idea off the ground. Enjoy it! Follow Alex ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessbarista Our Links ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ 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 24, 2025 โ€ข 2min

How to go from idea to a real, working app | Starter Story

How to go from idea to a real, working app How to take your idea and turn it into a real, working app Sharing ideas that make money! --------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 19, 2025 โ€ข 25min

He Quit His Job And Makes $10M/Year Writing Online | Starter Story

He Quit His Job And Makes $10M/Year Writing Online This is the breakdown of how Dickie Bush makes over $10M/year as a digital writer. ๐Ÿ“š FREE Sheet of 160+ Solopreneur Business Ideas โ†’ https://www.starterstory.com/solopreneur?utm_campaign=dickie&utm_source=youtube Follow Dickie ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://x.com/dickiebush ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Website - https://www.dickiebush.com/ ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ 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 18, 2025 โ€ข 23min

I Make $5M/Year With 3 Businesses | Starter Story

I Make $5M/Year With 3 Businesses This is the breakdown of how Tim Stoddart makes over $5M/year with 3 businesses. ๐Ÿ“š Save your seat to the FREE workshop on How I Built A $1M Business On Two Hours Per Day โ†’ https://www.starterstory.com/class?utm_campaign=timstoddart&utm_source=youtube Follow Tim ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/TimStodz ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Website - https://www.timstodz.com/ ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ 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 17, 2025 โ€ข 22min

I Make $1M/Year With One Website | Starter Story

I Make $1M/Year With One Website This is the breakdown of how Alex Goldberg built his side project to over $1M/year WHILE working a full-time job. ๐Ÿ–ฅ Join my free live workshop on how I built a $1M business on two hours a day - https://www.starterstory.com/class?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=alexgoldberg Follow Alex ๐Ÿฆ Twitter - https://twitter.com/bergsofgold ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/@starterstory ๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starter_story/ ๐Ÿฆ 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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