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5 min readPat, the founder of Starter Story, opens with a confession: he made $20,000 in a single day from nothing more than a five-minute Loom video. He had recorded a quick walkthrough of his email marketing flows for a friend, and that friend suggested he sell it. He created a Stripe payment link, put it online, and the pre-orders came flooding in. That story anchors a tour of the nine tools and habits he credits with building a business that now generates $1.8 million a year. The episode is less about the tools themselves and more about the psychology of how a solo founder uses them to manage focus, distribution, addiction, and the loneliness of building something alone.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:38) **Pat’s Setup & The Loom Video That Made $20K** - Pat introduces himself and the episode’s premise: showing the tools he uses to make over $1M/year.
- 2 (03:04) **Switching from Coffee to Tea to Fix Anxiety** - Pat explains his addictive personality and why he quit coffee after experiencing panic attacks and tingling body sensations.
- 3 (04:37) **Deep Work: The Book That Built His Business** - Pat credits *Deep Work* by Cal Newport as the book that changed his life and allowed him to build a side hustle while working a 9-to-5.
- 4 (06:31) **The 16-Inch MacBook Pro as the Only Tool You Need** - Pat explains why the 16-inch MacBook Pro is his perfect all-in-one setup.
- 5 (09:07) **Reddit: How to Get Your First Customers** - Pat shares the story of getting Starter Story’s first traction through a single Reddit post.
- 6 (10:35) **Tennis as a Mental Escape from Business Metrics** - Pat explains why finding a fun, physical hobby is critical for solopreneurs.
- 7 (11:56) **YouTube: The Most Essential Distribution Channel** - Pat shows his 100K subscriber plaque and argues that distribution matters more than product quality.
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Show Notes
9 Things That Make Me $1.8M/Year
These are the 10 essential tools I used (and still use) to make over $1M/year with Starter Story.📌 The FREE Deep Work Checklist → https://www.starterstory.com/checklist?utm_campaign=pat10things&utm_source=youtube
🛠️ The tools that make me millions: https://www.starterstory.com/tools?business_id=39&utm_source=pat10things&utm_campaign=starbucks
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