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We did it! US top 50
Added 5k new users in 24 hours
Reels took us to the top 100, then TikTok came in clutch for the final push
#buildinpublic #indiehacker
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Peter Gillan
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Peter Gillan
@StrongerAstro
Left McKinsey to build apps / Helped 1M+ people track workouts @ Stronger workout tracker
Track your workouts ⬇️ Sumali Mayıs 2020
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*Cloudflare goes down*
16 year old consumer marketers:
"Cloudflare relying on system engineers to stay online shows exactly why they're not a $100Bn company.
Here's why they need to hire my army of teen clippers"
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@alexcooldev Bro it's ragebait, look at the price
It ain't even worth $500k with that traction
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If a $20k MRR app can really sell for ~$1.4M…
Then the playbook becomes obvious:
Build 4–5 products → exit → put everything into the S&P 500.
Monthly returns, zero stress, no meetings, no deadlines.
Just ships → exits → dividends.
Honestly… this might be the simplest path to freedom.
Marc Lou@marclou
These 4 startups received the most acquisition offers in the last 24 hours.
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Best pod I've listened to this year
open.spotify.com/episode/4ruDKb…
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@dantioxidants Amazing read
Your threads have given me a lot to think about
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been coaching a few founders and the pattern is obvious:
most founders optimize one piece (viral content OR good product OR smooth onboarding) but don't think about how they connect
your content, onboarding, and product should tell one story
not three separate stories. one.
founder 1: had viral content but leaky product
5k → closing on 100k MRR in just 3 weeks
one suggestion got trial start rate up 10%, now working on paid to trial
founder 2: going viral but no PMF
helped niche from "emotionally intelligent AI" to a specific use case
went from broad to hyper-targeted story
founder 3: massive brand (1m+ followers) but feature bloat
cut slow dev agency, finding him a proper cofounder
now rebuilding product to match the story his content tells
the common thread: they all had pieces but didn't see how it fits together as one funnel
you just need to ask:
does my tiktok → landing page → onboarding → core product all tell the same story?
if someone watches your content and downloads, are they still reading from the same book?
most founders fail here. they treat content as "marketing" and product as separate
but it's all storytelling
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@mikey_starts That's true, but RPM correlates with CTR in my experience
I expect this to generate low quality users
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Only 176 downloads from 880k views??
I'm not saying this to hate, but there is ZERO point in scaling any creative with metrics that poor
Don't skip the hard part
jonathan liu@jonathanzliu
holy shit. 883k views from my ugc inc accounts in the first 4 days
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I tweeted this talking about how we made $17k in the first month but we didn’t have any money to sustain this growth.
I got scrappy and flipped $400 -> $6k within the first week and a half of month 2. I thought we were going to be able to make $15k with around 1k in spend in month 2 seeing only a drop of 2k in revenue.
We’re going to do $19k this month seeing an increase in revenue with around ~1k in adspend
Just wait till we get this Apple payout, WE ARE GOING TO THE MOON!!!
George Lampropoulos@GeorgeLampro20
After launching my app in the first month we hit $17k in revenue Ngl I thought the day I saw that I would think I was a success, but in reality I had/have so much anxiety thinking I wouldn’t be able to keep it up. Apples pay out wasn’t coming until December and I have little cash on hand to put into scaling the app. So far we’re 12 days into month 2 and we’re at $6k in revenue projecting at least $15k this month. So far we’ve spent less than $400 on marketing. I’m a little less anxious now and filled with excitement. Once that Apple Pay out hits I’m doubling down. Throwing it all back into marketing. 50k mrr by December mark my words!
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@StrongerAstro You've lost me at the first one. Don't really understand why Android gets so much hate. Android foldables are years away from iOS.
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Green flags I look for in consumer founders
1. iOS first
2. Bootstrapped
3. Knows TikTok is a science
4. Ragebait master
5. Understands statistics
6. Darkmode
7. Clash Royale
8. More commits than tweets
9. Elite Stronger strength score
10. Chip on shoulder
Raq@raqisright
Green Flags in a Man’s Apartment: 1. Expensive candles 2. Nice hand soap 3 Actual toilet paper, not a single-ply situation (recession indicator 4. No clothes on the floor 5. No dishes in the sink 6. Uses face wash (bonus points if it’s not 3-in-1) 7. Owns a hairbrush 8. Plants that are alive 9. Wine glasses that aren’t stolen from a bar 10. Clean sheets (that smell like detergent, not “boy”) 11. More than two things in the fridge -and none of them are expired
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No wonder these Apps make $100k+
The world is full of gooners and degens
People are more enticed to quit something than to start something..
- Quit Corn
- Quit Vape
- Quit Smoking
- Quit Coffee
- Quit Doom-Scrolling
Build a quit app with rork(.)com in 48 hours literally from your phone.
Then promote it using:
-Reddit communities
-Influencer Marketing
-And UGC ads
Copy the top performing onboarding
And make a solid app loop
I did this myself and hit the
#200 charts with my app
why is nobody else doing this?
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@Brockandersn The masculine urge to launch a supercell clone
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hmm chat i’ve always been sceptical as to whether any of the ios vibe coding tools can actually build full stack
does @rork actually work??
George Lampropoulos@GeorgeLampro20
Started vibecoding in July using @rork and have made 30k in the last 3 months doing so! So thankful for the @rork team enabling me to make sick apps that people love
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@kasperwaterlake You should get it automatically, never had any issues from the UK
If you're spending enough, they'll give you an account manager (they're sometimes slow on reaching out)
Account manager can greenlight additional territories (e.g. Aus)
Send me a DM if you want an intro
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Europeans running US TikTok ads:
How did you get approved?
Currently looking to get started, but I don't have a rep to help me out
hmu if you can help 🤞
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@StrongerAstro There is also a downside. A% of the decline also matters
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Unpopular opinion:
an app making $10k/month with 99% margin is worse than one making $30k/month with 33% margin.
Because in the second case, you’ve learned how to run paid ads and built a repeatable system.
That’s much closer to a real business – one that doesn’t depend on how many TikTok videos you’ve posted in the last month.
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@ivesparrowai And your volume becomes your leverage
A 5% improvement will have a bigger impact
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@mattgittleson We've never had our VPN flagged
UK based, cheap phones, and a US SIM card
Fingers crossed it stays that way 🙏
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btw we have a method that requires no sim, no proxy, no paid service, and no manager
the solution is out there, just keep experimenting until you find it :)
SimonasDip@SimonasDip
All methods to target US audience on TikTok (ranked from least to most reliable) 1. VPN + US SIM card + restored phone + proxies Basically pretend you’re in the US by wiping a phone, inserting a US SIM, running VPN/proxy. ✅ Pros: Cheapest DIY hack if you’re techy. ❌ Cons: VPNs get flagged, proxies break, SIMs cost money. Accounts often stop hitting the US feed after a while. Reliability score: 3/10 Cost: $20–$50 to set up, plus ongoing SIM/data + a burner phone. 2. Using Tikomate .com a service that provides real US TikTok accounts + a posting guide to consistently hit the US feed. ✅ Pros: Plug-and-play, accounts are already US-based, no need for proxies or SIM juggling. ❌ Cons: Paid service, but it saves you from account bans/headaches. Reliability score: 8/10 Cost: Around $25/account + $29 guide. 3. Hiring a US TikTok manager pay someone actually in the US to post your content from their device/location. ✅ Pros: 100% authentic signal to TikTok, always hits the US audience. ❌ Cons: Trust issues (you hand over content), ongoing cost, quality depends on the person. Reliability score: 9/10 Cost: $1–$5 per post on Fiverr, Upwork, or FB groups. TL;DR: If you can, go for #3 - it's the most reliable and will get you the best results possible. If you can't, go with #2 - less technical and more affordable than #1
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