This app replaced my 9-5 ($155K/year)

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About this video

Ken spent nearly his entire career in big tech before to build a mobile app. In his first year since he launched, he hit his $10K/month goal, and grew the game to$155K in revenue with zero paid marketing.

This video is the story of why he left a comfortable job to build a game, and how he grew it on his own.

Chapters

• 0:00 the $10K game
• 0:54 Gus is hosting!
• 1:10 What’s your story?
• 1:48 Business breakdown
• 2:24 Revenue overview
• 3:39 Founder background
• 4:34 Successful solo devs
• 5:23 Quitting tech backstory
• 6:33 App timeline
• 7:38 Growth and marketing
• 9:27 The opportunity in games
• 10:45 App demo
• 11:41 Tech stack
• 12:28 Final advice
• 13:25 Gus reflections