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Prayer Lock app 'let's pray' screen with 'i've prayed today' button displayed on a phone beside Mao speaking
mobile-apps

Interview with Mao Baran, the solo founder who grew a mobile app to $20K/month

Table of Contents * ๐Ÿ“Œ Why this story matters * ๐Ÿ›  The setup: what Mao built and how he priced it * ๐Ÿงฑ The build: three days of coding, one week to app store approval * ๐Ÿš€ Growth fundamentals: distribution first, product second * ๐Ÿ“ˆ Paid ads and scaling: how reaction videos paid off * ๐Ÿงพ The stack and recurring costs * ๐Ÿงญ A
18 Jan 2026 8 min read
SiteGPT 'Free tools for the community' page with an overlay pointing to '90% google traffic'.
growth-marketing

Interview with Bhanu, builder behind SiteGPT โ€” The marketing playbook that grew an app to $13K/month

Table of Contents * Why this matters ๐Ÿ”ฅ * Quick context ๐Ÿงญ * Core idea ๐Ÿ’ก * Playbook: Building free tools that rank ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ * Tech stack and tooling โš™๏ธ * The real mechanics โ€” what these tools actually look like ๐Ÿ” * Reality check โ€” what actually works and what to skip ๐Ÿงพ * How a solo builder can start tonight โšก * Stack note for solo builders
11 Jan 2026 8 min read
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