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5 min readIn 2023, Blake Anderson taught himself to code using ChatGPT, then built three iPhone apps that now generate nearly $20 million in annual revenue combined. His first app, Riz GPT, a dating assistant, hit $2.5 million in annual revenue. His second, Umax, a men's grooming and attractiveness app, did nearly $5 million in its first year. His third, Cal AI, a calorie tracking app launched six months ago, is already doing over $1 million per month. Anderson's story is less about technical genius and more about recognizing two structural shifts: AI dramatically lowered the cost and difficulty of building software, and social media algorithms now aggressively promote new accounts, making organic distribution cheaper than ever.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:26) **The $10M App Builder Origin Story** - Blake Anderson went from broke and living at home to building three AI apps that generate nearly $20M/year, all after teaching himself to code with ChatGPT.
- 2 (03:36) **Why Apps Are Lucrative Right Now** - Two structural shifts make mobile apps a massive opportunity: AI cost reduction and new distribution channels.
- 3 (04:51) **From Degeneracy to Desperation** - Blake's low point after college created the urgency that drove his first success.
- 4 (06:09) **Building Riz GPT: The $100 Bet That Worked** - Blake's first app was a terrible MVP that exploded after two $50 influencer promotions.
- 5 (09:36) **Three Million-Dollar App Ideas Right Now** - Concrete, actionable opportunities Blake sees in the current market.
- 6 (10:35) **Blake's Idea Validation Method** - Two distinct approaches for finding winning app ideas.
- 7 (12:22) **The Complete Build Blueprint for Beginners** - Blake's exact toolstack for designing, coding, and marketing an app from scratch.
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He Made $10M with 3 iPhone Apps
This is how Blake Anderson built 3 AI iPhone apps that have earned him over $10M.
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