@starterstory — 12x breakout selling Snag

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Snag

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Why it worked

The post leverages a compelling success story of a young founder achieving significant revenue with an app, appealing to aspiring entrepreneurs. It also provides a detailed breakdown of the 'tech stack,' offering practical, actionable information that viewers can learn from.

Summary

A 20-year-old student achieved $30K MRR in four months with his app, Snag. The video outlines his successful strategy and the technology stack he used to build and launch the app.

Structure

1Introduction of the student and his app's success
2Highlighting the app's revenue and user growth
3Detailing the app's development and launch strategy
4Listing the technology stack used for the app

Product placement

Snag - an app that allows users to stop buying and start snagging items. It ACTS as the main product being discussed and its success is the focus of the video. Removing it would change the entire video. Starter Story - a media brand that produces content about businesses and founders. It APPEARS as a watermark/logo in the top left corner of the first slide. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. HubSpot Media - a media brand. It APPEARS as a watermark/logo in the top left corner of the first slide. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Cursor - an AI code editor. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Claude - an AI coding assistant. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. GoDaddy - a domain registrar. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Loops - an email service. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Superwall - a paywall management tool. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Mixpanel - an analytics platform. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Developer.apple - an app distribution platform. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Figma - a design tool. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack. Supabase - a backend database. It ACTS as a tool used in the development stack. Removing it would change the description of the tech stack.

Original caption

I met a 20-year-old NYU student who’s built 45+ apps. His latest one hit $30K/month - here’s the exact repeatable system behind his app. Benji doesn’t chase random ideas. He’s perfected a blueprint: brainstorm for demand, wireframe in Figma, build with AI tools, launch in hours. His app Snag pulled in $30K MRR and 100,000+ users in under 4 months. The stack? All off-the-shelf: Cursor IDE, Cloud Code, GoDaddy, Loops, Superwall, Mixpanel, Figma, Supabase. His playbook: 1️⃣ Nail an idea with clear demand start with market, not code. 2️⃣ Rapid Figma wireframes (minutes, not days), then pump into AI code tools. 3️⃣ Ship V1 in 4-5 hours (no fancy backend at first). 4️⃣ Distribute using UGC creators and paid meta ads; scale what converts. 5️⃣ Relentless iteration - make the app 10% better than competitors. Takeaway: You don’t need to reinvent the wheel - or raise money - to hit $30K/month. Keep your stack lean, move crazy fast, and focus on real user value at every step.