Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Kyan is a college student who built his first app and turned it into a $25K/month business. This is the story about how he found a tiny problem and turned it into a profitable app in just 5 months.
*Free: $1M Attention Guide:* clickhubspot.com/pgxp
Follow Kyan: https://x.com/kyanbuilds
Check out ToneAdapt: toneadapt.com
🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild
🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs
Chapters:
0:00 - Zero to $25K in 5 months
1:04 - What's your story?
1:41 - App breakdown
3:01 - Kyan's background
3:40 - Finding and validating the idea
4:20 - The Attention Playbook
5:03 - Solve your own problem
5:22 - Build process and tech stack
6:51 - Growth and marketing
7:39 - Being "cringe"
8:20 - Find something you already know
9:30 - Find a tiny problem
10:11 - Ship V1 FAST
10:32 - Post 3x per day
11:09 - Scale winning content
12:15 - ToneAdapt demo
14:12 - Advice to younger self
15:05 - Pat and Gus reflections: a cool little idea
Kyan is a college student who built his first app and turned it into a $25K/month business. This is the story about how he found a tiny problem and turned it into a profitable app in just 5 months.
*Free: $1M Attention Guide:* clickhubspot.com/pgxp
Follow Kyan: https://x.com/kyanbuilds
Check out ToneAdapt: toneadapt.com
🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild
🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs
Chapters:
0:00 - Zero to $25K in 5 months
1:04 - What's your story?
1:41 - App breakdown
3:01 - Kyan's background
3:40 - Finding and validating the idea
4:20 - The Attention Playbook
5:03 - Solve your own problem
5:22 - Build process and tech stack
6:51 - Growth and marketing
7:39 - Being "cringe"
8:20 - Find something you already know
9:30 - Find a tiny problem
10:11 - Ship V1 FAST
10:32 - Post 3x per day
11:09 - Scale winning content
12:15 - ToneAdapt demo
14:12 - Advice to younger self
15:05 - Pat and Gus reflections: a cool little idea
