Jack

Building apps after my 9-5

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@adensdk Bro what?????

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@Hritik7742 Thanks 🙏🏻

[Jack @Jack8b4]

500+ active subscriptions 🎉🎉🎉

$0 ad spend

The biggest lesson:
you don’t need more ideas
you need to test distribution

Find what works, then double down.

99% of the time your first idea won’t work. You just have to learn and keep moving

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@justddev No some of it is from tik tok. My most recent app has done the best on Reddit so I am getting traction on Reddit from that

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@justddev That was from a new app I built. A tik tok video for it blew up and am still riding that

[Jack @Jack8b4]

Most people try to create demand

The real game is finding it

Reddit shows people already asking for solutions

Build into that.

Don’t build then look for demand
Find demand first, then build.

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@Hritik7742 Hard paywall 💯

[Jack @Jack8b4]

I've lost over $3,000 in the last 7 days to billing errors.

Should I switch to a hard paywall?

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@justddev How often do you travel? That seems so fun

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@PROCreatorsIO 🫡

[Jack @Jack8b4]

$346 yesterday

$280 web / $66 app

Now focusing on LTV

Revenue might dip short-term, but retention > acquisition

Your app is not sustainable if users churn after the first cycle. I need to fix that.

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@DavidPreti You build trust in that niche by posting valuable content. really learn what they need/ are looking for. Build your product on the side. Once you have their trust you share your product when it is appropriate and built

[Jack @Jack8b4]

Reddit growth (15 min/day):

Don’t start with your product

Start by finding people already asking for a solution. Even if they are asking for it for free.

If the demand exists, you can build into it

That’s the signal most people miss

If it feels like an ad, it won’t work

[Jack @Jack8b4]

~$250 yesterday.

Most of it came from posting on Reddit ~15 min/day.

Are you posting on Reddit?

Follow along as I share my method! Anyone can do it.

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@Nil_phy_dreamer As long as you’re not making the same mistake twice, you’re already ahead of most people.

You just come across as someone who found the product that might help them

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@DavidPreti Thanks!

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@JoaoZorro Nice insight!

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@gabru0160 Exactly. Real money comes from keeping the users

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@adel_ljaljic ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Jack @Jack8b4]

For people running ads:

How important are lookalike audiences early on?

Did you use them when you were just starting running ads?

How much data do you need before they actually work?

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@justddev That’s the life

[Jack @Jack8b4]

@MarketScope_HQ ^^^

[Jack @Jack8b4]

#4 on Unicorns’ fastest growing startups list 🚀

$0 ad spend.

The real driver: constantly A/B testing distribution channels.

Reddit ended up being the winner, joining the right communities and actually contributing first is key.

Double down on what works and keep testing.