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5 min readThe first product was a pitch deck generator called H2.0. It took 45 days to build and made $300 total. He sold it for $2,500. That was the moment the pattern clicked: fast execution, small utility, quick sale. "This is the challenge," he thought. "This is the fast execution you can apply to the products, so let's try to do the same month after month."
The second product was OneTap.ai, a simple Excel formula generator. You typed what you wanted in plain English, and the tool gave you the exact formula. That one made almost $7,000.
Seven small apps. Seven small exits. The cumulative total crossed $1 million.
The operating principle was not about building a lasting company. It was about finding a narrow, measurable pain point, solving it with the minimum viable code, getting it in front of people who needed it, and then selling the whole thing—usually on a marketplace like Acquire.com or Flippa—before the maintenance burden or competition caught up. Each product had a shelf life measured in months, not years. The goal was to extract value quickly and move on.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:31) **From Zero to $2,500 in 45 Days** - The guest launches his first micro-product, an AI pitch deck generator, and sells it almost immediately.
- 2 (01:54) **OneTap.ai: The Excel Formula Generator** - The second product solves a specific, painful problem for spreadsheet users.
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Show Notes
Bro “flipped” these 7 small apps until he made $1M 🤯Sharing ideas that make money! --------------- Keywords: bootstrap startup, app store success, business growth, business ideas, startup journey, startup stories, app development, indie hacker
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