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Founder of Starter Story — the largest collection of startup case studies on the internet, acquired by HubSpot.
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AI collapsed the build cost. TikTok solved distribution. The iPhone app gold rush is back.
Strip away what you want to be building — what's actually working?
Do I have a growth problem or a management problem? No system fixes a growth problem.
TikTok is a free focus group that gives you real signal in 48 hours.
If you can't articulate why someone would click before you make it, you probably can't make them click after.
Sometimes you're not stuck because you need a new strategy. You're stuck because you refuse to see which thing is already working.
Pat Walls shares how simple, 'dumb' iPhone apps are generating serious revenue again thanks to AI-lowered build costs and TikTok distribution. Plus a framework for knowing when you're stuck vs. when you just need to double down.