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Jun 29, 2025 โข 25min
He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber | Starter Story
He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber
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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.
Shervinโs 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
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Jun 28, 2025 โข 15min
I Make $1.3M/Year With One Skill | Starter Story
I Make $1.3M/Year With One Skill
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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
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Jun 27, 2025 โข 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. Itโs an inspiring tale of innovation and entrepreneurship!

Jun 27, 2025 โข 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
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Jun 24, 2025 โข 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.
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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
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Jun 24, 2025 โข 26min
The Multipreneur: Heโs Building A $10M Portfolio of Income Streams | Starter Story
The Multipreneur: Heโs Building A $10M Portfolio of Income Streams
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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!
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Jun 24, 2025 โข 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
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Jun 19, 2025 โข 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.
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Jun 18, 2025 โข 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.
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Jun 17, 2025 โข 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.
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