A vibe-coded side app · B2C · host's own new app
Put $1,000 into UGC videos for a new vibe-coded app
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What they did
David spent $1,000 on UGC for the app he has been vibe-coding for three months, without expecting a big outcome.
- Effort
- $1,000
In their words
Sub Club by RevenueCat · The Bootstrapper's Path to $10M ARR – Andrew Maguire, Volo Ventures“I put $1,000 into UGC and I wasn't expecting a big outcome on that”
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