How I Built It: $20K/Month Chrome Extension

[@avivshvitzky2459]

20k$/MMR is crazy, we don't need to have these million dollar stories for it to be a valuable content. keep it up

[@starterstory]

Thanks! Lots more videos coming like this.

[@thebuildguy7]

Shipping a mvp in 2-3 days is the best way to validate new sass ideas! ❤

[@starterstory]

Yep. And the Starter Story Academy is perfect for that :)

[@FranzAllanSee]

2-3 days is fast. Talking to your target market is way faster

[@col8325]

Only works if you happen to have reddit push your post up to be viewed by 1,000s of people, then blogs within the same space take notice and review the product etc. Then again, if you build something people want to use, it will be noticed quickly.

[@llothar68]

MVP are in fact pretty stupid and not helped with the 95% failure rate in startups. You can do fake registeration sites to get a hint if there is real demand. But it would still not tell you a lot. Instead a MVP you need a MLP a Minimum Lovable Product, because only then you get real feedback. 99% are not new ideas. If you have a new idea to 99% its new because there is no market.

[@aghileslounis]

Great interview, great questions. Everything was great; Thanks to both of you!

[@elliottzelinskas1244]

Niche marketplace idea is gold. Reminds me of that old IH ep with the guy who built a chrome extension for Poshmark 👏

[@anassda99]

I personally consider people who grow their online businesses organically to be 'superheroes.'

[@itsNasirKhan]

literally

[@mpty2022]

good questions no time wasted, loved it

[@miyu545]

This issue with this, is that it's all great until the website decides to block or not allow your extension to work, or it changes its back end code so your extension doesn't work at all. But great idea! Great job!

[@oxnullbyte-u2q]

I love this story. Real hacker!

[@SalmanNader33]

Love your content bro. Keep doing what your doing. You're really helping out a great number of people.

[@ChristophKleine]

For some reason this might be the most inspiring video in months even though the "ticket size" did not permit for a 1:1 interview. Maybe you guys have a take on what made it inspiring, but my guess would be the simple breakdown of "arbitrage on existing user bases in established platforms".

[@starterstory]

This is a new format for us. Creating videos where we go deeper on one thing (in this example, building on a platform) Glad you liked it! More to come :)

[@tubopedia]

10/10. Another Gem Pat

[@RLPGRIM]

Legend!

[@rahuldeulgaonkar]

Great session ever. Thank you guys ❤❤

[@rickfiji4486]

Great content! Looking forward to see more like this.

[@danieltiagofischer3965]

I created a Chrome extension and didn't publish it because I thought it wouldn't grow. I'll work on it again!

[@starterstory]

The very first product I ever built was a Chrome extension. It was just a fun project. Didn't market it. Hundreds of people still use it today. That blows my mind.

[@PerpetratorPulse]

It's luck if you only make a dime with it

[@danieltiagofischer3965]

@@PerpetratorPulse or 30k/mrr

[@PerpetratorPulse]

@@danieltiagofischer3965 sure. Why don't you make it then

[@yancyhammondjr]

Taking Action.

[@jameshizon4861]

Yes I was worried about gpt wrappers too but I wanted to build with it also to learn & bc I just want to experiment.

[@starterstory]

Better to get started than to worry about something that may not even be a problem.

[@BaldrianSector]

Mic is tilted at a 45 degree angle. Should be pointed towards the sound source (mouth of speaker 🗣️) for next video. Otherwise great content. 🤘🏻

[@botbeamer]

I have a coins extension for Aliexpress I made like 3 months ago, this video made me want to release it, thanks it was interesting 👍🏼

[@dioogo13]

thats crazy i already used this extension haha

[@fabrifibraa]

me too lol. i thought it was really good, props to him

[@livelifekingsize1983]

Thank you!

[@MateValtr]

Enjoying the content. But what’s up with the audio? You both guys have one of the best mics there are on the market, yet apparently decided to use your laptop mic for the actual recording of the audio 😂

[@whatifoundout]

My curse is I a never ending stream of amazing ideas that would nothing to build but no tech skills

[@reprogrammingmind]

your curse is not learning skills or not outsourcing them.

[@amsub24]

i feel like posting the full longform conversation would be more valuable to listen to

[@sllimfej]

I don't think there is a longform interview.

[@amsub24]

@@sllimfej he said he talked to him for an hour

[@starterstory]

Our goal is to give you the most high signal stuff that you can watch over lunch. So you can get back to building your business :)

[@amsub24]

@@starterstory there are things that we would deem high signal that maybe you wouldn't. so it's nice to have the long form for us to pick and choose. long form podcasts generally do well in this area too so I think it benefits everyone

[@MrLucasEss]

Yeah, it’s a no brainer in terms of content creation. You release full videos with no edit for people that want the most value for free, then you edit into the format saw here, and create short form content from this already edited version.

[@gavinwiener]

Platform risk is definitely one of the problems with a tool like this. But then again, if you bank 20,000-30,000 for a year or so, doesn't sound too bad to me. Roll that into the next tool. Sometimes things don't have to last forever

[@starterstory]

Exactly. 3-4 years could become a $1M in profit. Life changing. But even more valuable are the skills you build along those years. Take them and build something even bigger. But most people will scream "platform risk" as an excuse to convince themselves to not build anything.

[@jadaezzati]

Amazing! ❤

[@superbvajhuvina]

Catchy video tho!!! :)). Thankyou so much.

[@TaskSwitcherify]

Would be good to put a link to the extension in the description

[@RahulKashyap-ij9re]

An AI podcast summeriser good idea as an extension?

[@divyaakashdutta4038]

It already exists

[@janmotycka]

Isnt he worried open ai will simply make this as native function?

[@theamirhamza]

Open AI will buy all of this from him as long he has the copywrite ownership. That's my thought after selling this to open ai he can go for another saas with the money he will get.

[@whatifoundout]

More of this kind of real business like of the course stuff (trust me, you go down that road it's going to cheapen your brand image)

[@AfonsoMassena]

hi, im having trouble trying to see the 50 case studies… every time i open one it show the promo code is expired!! any solution?

[@Eivraiiih]

sometimes he sounded like an AI :D

[@Stifl]

Is the sound awful for someone else too???

[@divyaakashdutta4038]

Yes... both of them are using their respective mics wrong🤣... plus the sound was compressed way too much during editing and then the adobe ai voice filter was applied to it to compensate for that - giving us this freakishly bad sound I watched this video first thing in the morning and had to check if it weren't my headphones that were broken🤣

[@JLmusic4]

lol, it's so cringe when people use $100+ mics(~$400 for that sm7b) and use them so totally wrong. (good info but the sound is just so bad)

[@dreamyfilip]

crazy

[@ymandjofficial]

run your audio through something that removes background noise

[@syedabdussubhan786]

hi starter story do you need thumbnail designer?

[@Ab01-p6p]

Can you build extension with no code 🤔?

[@puro_talks]

No code isn't very good, like it isn't there yet where you can dish out finished products.

[@agnivamahata3870]

You can build using claude

[@milosbogdanovic5519]

Just figure out the content script thread and main thread and how to message back and forth between those two to get started.

[@roodstoryr8u]

"I created a channel and followed all your advice, but it is not being shown to the audience at all, resulting in zero views. I'm very frustrated and don't know where the mistake is. Could you please offer some advice?

[@iamdanfleser]

Wtf is with that Audi

[@stanis_ts]

nice

[@iAbhishek_official]

💯

[@firewatermoonsun]

If that solopreneur sells his courses it's scam.

[@anassaidi1723]

When building an app on top of one that already exists , is it a feature app or a product app ?

[@festusighalo]

feature app... also a product app beacuse it is your product. It is a feature to the other app, but your product.

[@Julestrada]

how come api cost for gpt isnt in the cost breakdown?

[@CLSgod]

the extension is for chatgpts website so he isn't using the API at all.

[@InUrFaceMedia-r8w]

👀

[@NIHALRAIYT]

Hii bro I am a Thumbnail designer. Can I design your thumbnails and Collab with you.

[@bossverse]

Wow

[@malcomgreen4747]

Why they always talk about the MRR and not the profits its all a scam when i hear someone sharing MRR its inflated numbers does not mean anything

[@user-qk9yi6ro4s]

tell me you don't know about business without telling me you don't know anything about business. You will *always* see business talking gross.

[@emanuelneubert1725]

Because they all make their money with courses and masterclasses

[@funfactsnature]

I bet you commented before watching the whole video, he broke down his expenses, around 1300$ per month.

[@malcomgreen4747]

@funfactsnature i watched over half waiting for the breakdown, then i lost interest. i dont like it when youtuber plays around viewers' interests and does marketing technique shit it becomes fishy and fake, and when content creators lose honesty and start playing games, it's not worth it to keep watching, it becomes carrot and stick story

[@starterstory]

Solopreneur business with no cost of goods sold. Margin is likely 90%+.

[@maDByte2]

👁👁

[@firsthelix6726]

I can‘t believe so-called ‚marketers‘ call AI a niche!🤦🏻‍♂️ So embarrassing…

[@g.t3395]

How can get monetized a Google Chrome extension???

[@starterstory]

We talked about this. watch the video.

[@pt_trainer9244]

Pro versions of the extension

[@devtib8619]

WTF uses chrome?

[@malana-musictrack]

more stories, like this we want to know more....❣

[@angusred1337]

Surprising how the guy used a propper microphone, but audio is so bad

[@Im_nobody07]

First view and comment

[@abdul_wahab0]

Someone give this guy bot of the year award

[@Romanetics]

Why is the sound so bad?

[@badanimz1453]

In case you guys didn't know body language of this guy indicate lies, looking up to the right 🤫

[@PradjusaMedX]

First

[@abdul_wahab0]

Oh wow bro you saved the humanity

[@xMercuryx56]

it looks like u been crying or sum, whats up w ur eyes

[@ReflectionOcean]

Insights By "YouSum Live" 00:00:08 Building a successful AI browser extension 00:00:30 S's journey from employee to solopreneur 00:02:57 Identifying opportunities in existing marketplaces 00:04:28 Researching user needs for product ideas 00:06:00 Using simple coding languages for development 00:07:44 Organic growth through word of mouth 00:09:40 Monetizing through newsletters and new features 00:12:02 Advice to validate projects quickly 00:12:41 Importance of taking action on ideas Insights By "YouSum Live"

[@user-ah0]

worried this kinda extension. what if ChatGPT build same features? nobody needs you.

[@ptpanashe9]

It’s bound to happen but it’s better do something while you can than regret not doing anything at all

[@ptpanashe9]

It’s bound to happen but it’s better do something while you can than regret not doing anything at all

[@starterstory]

We talked about this towards the end of the video :)

[@user-ah0]

@@starterstoryoh didn't watch that part. thanks. i will watch!

[@user-ah0]

@@ptpanashe9i know. i am not saying i am doing nothing.

[@GnomeThatGoesViral]

No

[@xooq_]

Def want to see more black and brown guys. Too many white dudes make the content unrelatable