Ken Builds Stuff

Building mobile apps 📱
PantryPalz → stop wasting food 🥬
RunTogether → run live with friends 🏃

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

@danhdox Currently still a hard paywall, but thinking of trying a soft paywall next. However can’t move forward without enough data 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

Day 10 of the road to $100k MRR

MRR: $0. 8 new users this week, 0 trials.

Shipped: an App Store preview video and a Thanksgiving in-app event (both in review), plus storage tips on 53 food pages.

Still chasing the first paying user.

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

PantryPalz: Day 8 of the road to $100k MRR
Current MRR: $0

• Google impressions 4.8K → 5.3K
• v1.0.1 in review: account now optional (users got stuck at sign-up)
• TikTok: 19 posts, 0 views. Resetting with phone-only posts

Learned: audit sign-up, not just the paywall.

[Tobi @tobiadonadon_]

https://t.co/cUK9lwy8It

[Alex Minecan @alexpagepilot]

14/ If you want the entire system step by step, with the page template, the ad setup, and the Q4 calendar, it's in the 36-page playbook. Comment "XMAS" and I'll send it over (must be following)

(I built the AI tool that does the page part - paste any aliexpress link, full page in 60 seconds → link in bio)

https://t.co/4vYVL0VEPV…

[Organic Final Boss @oganicboss]

my formula for near-guaranteed virality on tiktok comes down to one metric most people ignore: watch time that exceeds video length

the formula is 2 layers deep:

1) an open loop hook that introduces something unresolved in the first frame. a detail that flashes too fast to process, a question that only pays off near the end. the viewer's brain refuses to scroll past an unclosed loop, so they replay before they even realize they're doing it

2) a 1-second clip or fast cut buried mid-video that the viewer catches but can't fully read at normal speed. they pause, scroll back, slow it down. every one of those micro-interactions registers as extended engagement on a video that already ended

tiktok algorithm reads that as content so valuable that people refuse to leave it, and distribution follows accordingly

[f*ckgrowth @fuckgrowth]

introducing the biggest open library of viral ugc videos

> every viral ugc video on earth
> every ugc creator on earth
> every brand running ugc on earth

all in one place (100% free)

if a ugc video goes viral today, you'll see it here tomorrow

i went back and forth on making this public

brands spend months figuring out what works. this puts their whole playbook in the open

but i think shared knowledge is worth more than that risk

this is the lite version. 10x more dangerous version is coming...

enjoy https://t.co/HlvKlAKY98 : )

[Ernesto Lopez @ErnestoSOFTWARE]

Holy sh*t... Opus 5.5 can now generate 100M+ views with just 20 videos

theres 100s of these account spawning
every single day but..

99% are not performing, < 1000 views

and the 1% that is generating millions
of views are simply good directors.

The new moat is being a good director.

the same way Claudes designs
are purple gradient slop by default

Claudes editing skill will look
terrible by default

So your job is to

study frame by frame
What makes a viral video.

provide good references

and become a good director

thats how you end up making
masterpieces like these..

[Amin @eCom_Amin]

https://t.co/juhQ1bfAb1

[Steven @StevenCravotta]

95% of apps die before they hit 10k users.

Mine didn’t. I scaled to 1M installs &amp; $44k MRR.

Here’s how I’d get my first 10k users if I had to start from scratch:

🧵👇

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

PantryPalz: Day 7 of the road to $100k MRR

Current MRR: $0
Goal: $100k MRR

This week:
• Google impressions 2.3K → 4.8K in 4 days
• 15 TikTok slideshows, 49 views total
• Retitled 25 pages to match searches

Learned: search is compounding. TikTok isn't (yet).

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

PantryPalz: Day 3 of the road to $100k MRR

Current MRR: $0
Goal: $100k MRR

Today:
• 3 TikTok posts a day, queued thru Sunday
• Switched to trending sounds
• 192 pages indexed on Google

Learned: 19 TikTok views in 7 days. 15 posts per format before switching.

[Ryan @ryangrowthh]

5-step plan to hit 500k verified impressions and get monetized on 𝕏:

(from someone who did it in 10 days)

1. Fix your profile before you post anything

• Get verified
• Show your face. Faceless = hard mode
• Bio = what you do + who it's for (3 lines max)
• Keep the banner simple
• Pinned post = a post to convert people (high-value, intro to yourself, etc.)

2. Find things only you can say (content pillars)

• What are you genuinely exceptional at?
• What would you from [x] years ago want to read? (that becomes your audience)
• Where do your skills overlap with a hot niche?
• Tap into your job, your access, your past, your network to create content

3. Become worth following

• Be able to say what you stand for in one sentence
• Stick to 1-3 topics (no lifestyle posts yet)
• Have real opinions. Neutral = forgettable
• Show proof. Screenshots, numbers, results

4. Writing posts for impressions

• Hook. Promise. CTA.
• Hook does 80% of the heavy lifting
• One idea per post
• Write like you talk. AI slop is everywhere, so human stands out
• Ask yourself: would someone bookmark, reply to, or send this to a friend? (this creates virality)

5. Accelerating growth

• Focus on formats you enjoy (threads, articles, video)
• Double down and repackage your winners
• Focus on one platform for now (𝕏)
• Only reply-guy when you have genuine value to add

Hope this helps someone make a few extra bucks on 𝕏.

[Ernesto Lopez @ErnestoSOFTWARE]

https://t.co/FEVMXfmHnq

[S 🫧 @He1s_Sammy]

WHOEVER LEAKED THIS HAS BIGGER BALLS THAN SENSE.

Someone claims to have turned $100 into $2,500 in 48 hours using Claude + QuantGPT for AI-powered trading.

But the interesting part isn’t just the AI. It’s the infrastructure behind it.

QuantGPT connects Claude to trading tools through MCP, allowing you to:

→ Access historical market data
→ Build and backtest trading strategies
→ Check for overfitting and weak performance
→ Paper trade before risking real money
→ Deploy strategies with a monitored execution runner

Claude helps develop the strategy. The infrastructure tests it, while risk controls help keep execution disciplined.

That’s the difference between asking AI for trading ideas and building an actual quant trading workflow.

Full setup breakdown below.

[Ken Builds Stuff @KenBuildsStuff]

PantryPalz: Day 2 of the road to $100k MRR

Current MRR: $0
Goal: $100k MRR

Today:
• First TikTok posts went live
• Rewrote 356 page titles to show the answer
• Verified on SaaSHub

Learned: 829 Google views, 1 click. Titles that answer the question get clicked.

[Steven @StevenCravotta]

Paywall cheat code: The 3-Screen Trial Close

Don't put your trial terms in the fine print. Break it into three separate, less aggressive 'paywall priming' screens:

Screen 1: "We want you to Try this for free"

Screen 2: "We’ll remind you before the trial ends"

Screen 3: "Unlock everything now" Make the user feel safe to convert. (this is the only actual paywall screen)

Builds a ton of trust with any user hesitating about your free trial

[Andrei Shemet @jammer3k]

we scaled an app to $252K MRR with AI slideshows

here’s how to make them:

pinterest + google images → find 5-7 aesthetic photos that fit the topic

nano banana pro → upload each one and change it up:

- camera angle
- lighting and time of day
- positioning of objects and people
- color of objects and outfits
- background and setting

change at least 3-4 things per image so every slide looks brand new

gpt image 2 → for slides that need text inside the image

flux kontext → when nano banana keeps changing things you wanted to keep

DeleteSynthID → to get rid of logo and synth ID watermark

real app screenshots or shareable app content → drop it into one slide so people see the actual product

canva bulk create + google sheet → one 6-slide template, one row per post, and 30 slideshows in minutes

postquick → auto-schedule posts across every account

this method makes such good slide shows that you can't even tell they're AI

here’s how we scale it

we test slideshow formats for apps across 30 accounts

once a format wins, we deploy it to thousands of creators to do the same

that’s how we scale apps to 6 figure MRR in 3 months

if you want us to help you scale your app, comment APP

we have 500k creators doing this across tens of apps

[max @MaxHirsch13]

This is VERY important for app builders.

Tiktok (and even Instagram) sometimes block users from clicking your App Store Link from their bio. You're missing out on a TON of potential sales.

So here's a way to get a guaranteed redirect to your app:

Prompt your agent: "Build a mobile link-in-bio page that detects TikTok/Instagram's in-app browser and shows a full-screen overlay with an arrow pointing to the ••• menu and the steps 'Tap ••• → Open in browser' (on Android, try auto-opening Chrome first). When opened in Safari or Chrome, redirect straight to my App Store or Play Store link (detect the device), with a big Download button as a backup."

[Vadim @VadimStrizheus]

im 19 and my app crossed 100k+ users today.

here's how i'd do it again within 90 days.