How to build and scale an app using AI to reach a $10K/month (at least)
From ideas, validation, developing, and marketing to scaling the app.
This newsletter provides a roadmap to guide you through the process of creating an app (web/mobile) using AI and scaling it to achieve a target of at least $10,000 per month in revenue.
In this newsletter, you’ll learn how to:
Identify winning app ideas by focusing on your own pain points and leveraging your existing industry knowledge. Or discover opportunities by using AI to analyze trends in online communities.
Validate your app idea to ensure it meets a current market need. Avoid investing time and energy into concepts that are already outdated.
Develop your application using the latest AI tools and strategies, even without extensive coding experience.
Market your application using organic short-form content, influencer marketing, and other proven growth tactics.
Scale your application by focusing on key metrics that drive company valuation and attract potential investors.
How to find application ideas
Coming up with the initial concept for your application is a critical first step.
Here's how to brainstorm and identify ideas with strong potential:
Start with your own pain points:
Create software that addresses a specific need or frustration that you personally experience. If you create content, what do your viewers ask for? What would make your life easier?
Leverage your strengths:
Focus on industries or areas where you already have experience.
If you've been a web developer, you likely understand the pain points of that industry and can develop a valuable solution.
Consider potential for AI integration:
Brainstorm ideas that can integrate artificial intelligence, specifically for video content.
Look to Reddit and online communities:
Explore trending subreddits to identify unmet needs and problems within specific communities. Use tools like Gummy Search to discover rapidly growing subreddits with 10,000 to 100,000 members, as these represent emerging opportunities.
Use AI to analyze community pain points:
Once you've identified a promising subreddit, use AI tools to analyze the discussions and identify common complaints, frustrations, and requests for advice.
This can reveal specific problems that your app could solve.
Don't reinvent the wheel:
Avoid ideas that could have been implemented in the recent past. Focus on solutions that leverage new technologies and offer a fresh perspective.
Optimize for new tech:
If you're a small team, it's best to concentrate on fresh ideas that use new tech.
Think about direction, not the specific end point:
Even if you don't know what the final version of your app will look like, you should have a general idea of the direction you want to take it.
For example, if you are making an AI-integrated software for video content, decide what that means to you long term.
How to Validate Your App Idea
Validating your app idea is crucial to ensure that you're building something people actually want and are willing to pay for. It helps minimize the risk of investing significant time and resources into a project that ultimately fails.
The "Canary in the Coal Mine" Test:
Before diving into development, consider this key question:
Could this idea have been done two years ago?
If the answer is yes, it might be best to move on.
Focus on ideas that leverage recent advancements in technology and offer something that wasn't previously possible. This approach gives you the advantage of being an early mover in a space with less competition.
To perform this test:
Research existing solutions and competitors in your target market.
Identify the core functionality of your app idea.
Determine if that functionality could have been achieved with the technology available two years ago.
If it could have, brainstorm ways to incorporate new technologies or approaches to differentiate your app and create a unique value proposition.
Reddit Analysis:
Use tools like Gummy Search to analyze discussions and identify common complaints, frustrations, and requests for advice in your niche subreddit.
See if people are already screaming for a solution to their problems and if so, is your app the answer?
How to Develop Your Application
Once you've validated your app idea, it's time to bring it to life.
Here are the tools and strategies to streamline the development process:
After development, you will get my strategies to market the application, and then how you can scale the app to $10K/month. (two routes included)