Sergio Barriga

18 founder & bootstrapping consumer apps
Building in public

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@youravgtechbro Is AI-generated UGC content still working?

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

a founder told me they spent $2,400/month on ai tools

chatgpt, notion ai, claude, make, custom bots…
and the team was still drowning

the tools weren’t the problem
the process was already broken

ai just made the chaos faster

proposals still late
updates still missed
handoffs still failing

ai doesn’t fix broken processes
it amplifies them

fix the process first
then automate

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

everyone is scared of “saturated” niches

but those are usually the ones that already work this language app is inspired by duolingo

100k downloads and $500 last month
you don’t need to invent something new

take a proven market
add your own twist
and execute better

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@guillemcraft Freewill

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

everyone says raise your prices to hit $100k mrr

but look at the apps actually doing it

a lot of them charge way less than $9.99/week

pricing isn’t one-size-fits-all it depends on your niche, your costs, and how many people you can get test cheap. test expensive.

see what actually converts in your market

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@simonecanciello totally agree i honestly can't believe people are willing to pay $70 a year for an AI wrapper.

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@KCodes7777 100%

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@alfiearnaud_ @GeorgeLampro20 fact hahahahha

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@pedroschott0 @soarflights Is that even legal ? 🥀😭

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

everyone knows x

but not everyone has it downloaded

so musk is offering something everyone wants: money

6% interest
3% cashback
free instant transfers

but you need premium
and it only works inside the app

more users
more premium subscriptions
more time in the app
advertisers pay more

they’re buying downloads and daily usage with interest rates

interesting growth play

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This is money

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

just got offered €200/hour to teach a class to other builders

all because i started posting content about what i’m building

If I hadn’t built this personal brand, this opportunity would never have come my way

still early, but this is already paying off

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@AsgerAI yeah bro

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

this fake dating app is doing $200k/month

every match is ai

you swipe, match, start chatting
then the chat cuts off mid-reply

to keep talking you pay or spend gems
they’re not selling romance

they’re selling the fear of being left on read by someone who isn’t even real

and the creator didn’t even bother making proper app store screenshots
they look straight up ai generated

this niche is cooked

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

1 week building the personal brand and this is already my best performing video

81k views

233 new followers

and it’s a slideshow

i’m a firm believer that carousels are the easiest and fastest way to grow right now

simple format, high retention, easy to test

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

nah this is crazy

an app that puts a pokémon on your dynamic island

they’re making $40k a month

i think i just found a whole new app category:

dynamic island + living widgets

who’s gonna build one?

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

audible makes $22M/month from audio. They're not selling one subscription.

They have 18 custom product pages
and apple ads running across 30k keywords.

One page sells ad-free podcasts

Another sells commuting

Another sells harry potter another sells thrillers

Another sells self-improvement
same library different door in

most apps sell one thing the same way to everyone

and then wonder why growth is siow

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@codetalksx That’s really sad

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

Being honest, which type of paywall would you recommend?

1. Annual and monthly

2. Monthly and weekly

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@maubaron You can still build in public without having to show your app

[Sergio Barriga @Sergio__bm]

@david_attisaas Nah bro wtf is this 😭