Go Tall · B2C · height prediction app for teens
Browse Acquire.com for small apps for sale, then build your own version
First sale 2 days after launch; now ~$100K/month
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What they did
With no idea of his own, browsed sites like Acquire.com looking for a validated idea. Found an app similar to Go Tall listed for ~$20K; didn't buy it but built his own version, confirmed by his own teen experience of googling height calculators. Advises not to abandon an idea just because it exists already (e.g. calorie trackers still make $30K/month next to Cal AI): copy it with your own tweaks.
What happened
First sale two days after launch with few views; grew to ~$100K/month.
- Stage
- Pre-launch (idea)
“I first saw this idea when I was looking on website, literally websites like acquire.com, cuz I was like, "I don't know any good ideas. I want to find a validated idea."”
“you can always try to do the same idea someone else did and still make it successful with your own tweaks and things like that”
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- Go Tall: Reply to TikTok commenters' heights with videos predicting how tall they'll getFirst viral format; 10-20 DMs a day asking for predictions
- Go Tall: Post 10 TikToks a day for a month until one format worksFound a repeatable format; knew how many downloads 100K views brings
- Go Tall: Copy your winning video format onto two new accounts and a friend'sAll three accounts blew up, showing the format was teachable
- Go Tall: DM 50 people a day asking them to make your proven, easy videoCreators worked cheaply; with founder content reached ~$3K/month
- Go Tall: Improve your paywall once videos bring steady installsRevenue grew from ~$3K to ~$10K/month, alongside more scaling
- Go Tall: Try more video formats once the first one keeps working~$30K/month by month five
- Go Tall: Put ad money behind the videos that already work organicallyScaled from ~$30K to over $100K/month
- Go Tall: Ask every question commenters volunteered, then show the answer after payment91% of users reach the paywall despite the long onboarding
- Go Tall: Let the height prediction change weekly as people log sleep, meals and stretches