Marc 🇧🇧

Day 1 → $1k MRR 🎯 Starting a 90 day sprint to grow from $235 → $1k MRR It’s taken me more than a year to get to this point…slow and steady progress so far but now I’m making a big push to accelerate things. How I’ll get there: ✨ Build credibility by sharing my journey 📱 Attract iPhone + Apple Watch users 📈 Create momentum through consistent posting and marketing I’ve tried daily posting before. Got consistent for a while then fell off. Learnt: • Keep my “why” in mind → motivation fades, purpose carries you forward • My system was too rigid → if things didn’t go to plan, I felt like I failed • Need easy minimums to keep momentum and avoid going to zero • Have fun with it, adapt quickly, don't overthink and keep iterating 🙃 I’ve also been biking/exercising every morning for over a month now and will apply the same consistency strategies to building. Another big shift: it’s not just about showing up. Consistency gets attention but value builds trust. Value comes in 3 forms: 🎓 Education → tips, demos, insights people can use 😂 Entertainment → wins, fails, relatable moments 🤝 Connection → stories, shared struggles, motivation But providing value also means knowing who you’re speaking to. My target audience: iPhone + Apple Watch users who want to improve themselves socially and personally. That’s why I’m currently building two apps: 🧠 Remember Names → never forget names, build social confidence 🎯 Goals app → not just another habit tracker. It understands your intention and adapts to your daily context so you don’t have to manage/remember the system...it supports you, especially if you get overwhelmed or distracted easily and need a little guidance now and again. (More to come 👀) Here’s the twist: I’ll be starting over the Goals app from scratch and documenting the process as a vibe coder. Why? Because I want to test strategies, build a repeatable app building formula and share what works (and what doesn’t) for anyone else on the same path. Since New Year is prime time for goals apps the timing lines up perfectly (Day 90 will be Dec 30 2025 🥂). Plan for this sprint: 🗓 Daily “Day X” updates 🧪 Experiments with marketing and content creation 🏗️ App development videos and tools I’m using 💬 Random thoughts And above all: pause and reflect. Busy ≠ productive. Growth comes from showing up, experimenting, reflecting and iterating. This post is probably too long for X but it’s ok…everything doesn't have to be perfect...thanks for reading this far. Let’s go 🛫

@arielmichaeli YES finally Been waiting for this thanks Ariel!

You probably guessed it, but dark mode coming to app profiles on Appfigures soon

detours are fine as long as they’re intentional

motivation is a lie it comes after action not before start moving the feelings catch up later or they do not either way the work is done

dopamine is not happiness it’s forward momentum fuel

strength is built before the storm in the quiet moments in the choices no one sees

Just crossed $300 MRR! Celebrating the small wins 🎉 Next up: 150 subs 🤞

people think motivation creates momentum but it’s actually architecture when your blueprint, sequence, tools, and reset are already in place action becomes automatic build the system and the system builds the results

If you can’t do the full routine, do the minimum 5 minutes keeps the identity alive Consistency isn’t about time spent, it’s about staying connected to who you’re becoming

Notice those bursts of late night energy? They aren’t random. They come when you feel free When there’s no pressure to perform, no schedule boxing you in, your mind suddenly opens up. Ideas flow. Curiosity wakes up It’s like the brain needs to feel safe to wander before it dares to create So maybe it’s not “motivation” you’re missing during the day…it’s mental permission

Environment isn’t just where you are…it’s what triggers who you become If your habits vanish when your surroundings change it’s not a discipline problem. It’s a trigger problem Build systems that travel with you. Momentum lives in your design, not your location

@heyeaslo looks awesome and love the simplicity going to give it a try

Our to-do app helps you focus on one task at a time.

your environment influences your actions controlled/managed environment means controlled/managed actions

🌊 Day 9 → Flow Like Water Not every day is perfect but disruptions are the norm. Submitted v5.10 of Remember Names (Import from Contacts ✅) for approval. Started with a 5min bug fix…ended up shipping a full feature. Tiny starts can ripple into big wins. Just keep flowing ⚔️

⚔️ Day 8 → Holding the Line Tough day...mostly Airbnb work but still kept the Musashi Challenge alive. 🎯 Did the bare minimum, caught a widget bug while filming a TikTok demo. Fixed it, posted it, moved forward. Sometimes momentum > motivation. The challenge seems to be working but it's just the beginning

Day 7 → $1k MRR 🎯 wow…can’t believe it’s been a week already going to try something different to make this more fun/gamified the goal everyday is to: • do something physical • practice your craft • create something everyday • eliminate something everyday • journal everyday inspired by @StatueWisdom’s Musashi challenge I’ve been listening to one of their videos every morning as soon as I wake up, as a meditation, as I go through the first 15min of my day and it’s helped me start my day off with a focused mindset (wake up at a consistent time, exercise for 30min) everyday for over a month now so curious to give this a go Spent the majority of the day working on Lazy Days (my Airbnb), but still posted a demo on TikTok and refined the import contacts feature for a bit so today ✅ biked for 30min ✅ refined the import contacts feature on the simulator and now will test on real device ✅ created/posted Remember Names demo ✅ unsubscribed to a few unread newsletters ✅ journaled looking forward to tomorrow

Day 6 → $1k MRR 🎯 💻 What I did: got back into coding and added importing from the Contacts app for Remember Names so names, photos, notes all get added easily. This feature’s been requested by a few users so felt good to implement it 🧠 What I learned: reading/writing notes from Contacts needs a hidden entitlement (com.apple.developer.contacts.notes). Lost some time here before finding a solid Medium post that explained it ⚙️ What worked: not only relying on AI but doing some research myself just like it was done in the stone age 🙃 🐞 What didn’t: selective contact import was buggy at first…importing all worked fine, but picking specific contacts broke until I figured out the issue 🔁 What I’ll change: polish the flow/UI tomorrow, then start on shared groups so people can sync names across devices

Day 5 → $1k MRR 🎯 • Posted another demo on TikTok • Spent 6 hours today on Airbnb due to unforeseen circumstances thinking it would be 2 Looking forward to tomorrow

@amrayupon would be cool to see if the experience changes significantly with iOS 26 if only there was a software update that changed the weight of it… 😅

Almost forgot I had this. Going to start using it as a 20 ft monitor. 😅

@pigg_thomas if you enjoy it that much then sounds to me you’re doing the right thing!

Got a free hour while my wife has a massage in the spa so coffee and code for a while. Is this healthy I want to do this on holiday ? I’m not sure, but I enjoy it