PDF to brain rot videos

How pdftobrainrot.com grows

1 tactic and 2 figures from 1 interview.

About pdftobrainrot.com

What it is: Side product turning PDFs/lectures into voiceover over 'brain rot' background video (e.g. Minecraft parkour)
Outcome: Sunset

As described in the interviews, not independently verified.

pdftobrainrot.com's tactic

pdftobrainrot.com · PDF to brain rot videos

Launch a viral 'PDF to brain rot video' side site to funnel users

~41M views on one video, but no paying users; shut down

Built pdftobrainrot.com: turns a long PDF/lecture into a voiceover over background 'brain rot' video (e.g. Minecraft parkour), intended to funnel users toward the main product.

Failedproduct-viralityorganic-short-video

Sub Club by RevenueCat · 2026-03-18

pdftobrainrot.com by the numbers

Metric	Value	Context	Said in
views	41M viewsper video approximate	Viral pdftobrainrot video that did not convert; Zack explained why without restating the number	Sub Club by RevenueCat 2026-03-18
count	4.5M likesper video approximate	Likes on the same non-converting video	Sub Club by RevenueCat 2026-03-18

Topics

Running a portfolio of apps1 App virality and word of mouth1 Short-form video marketing (TikTok, Reels, Shorts)1 TikTok marketing for apps1

Interviews

Bootstrapped to $6.7M ARR and an Exit to Quizlet in 2 Years – Brett Bauman & Zack Hargett, Coconote · Sub Club by RevenueCat · 2026-03-18