Starter Story
Starter Story
Welcome to Starter Story
See exactly how an online business goes from zero to millions.
The largest database of million dollar online business ideas - all started by ordinary people.
Ali
$3.6M/YEAR
Ebs
$186K/YEAR
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$180K/YEAR
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$1.36M/YEAR
Evan
$3.3M/YEAR
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$1.2M/YEAR
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$300K/YEAR
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$2.1M/YEAR
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$720K/YEAR
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$3.6M/YEAR
Mr.
$360K/YEAR
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$360K/YEAR
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$3.6M/YEAR
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$204K/YEAR
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$300K/YEAR
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$1.02M/YEAR
David
$600K/YEAR
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$6.3M/YEAR
Eric
$1.2M/YEAR
Doug
$1.2M/YEAR
UGUR
$960K/YEAR
Aziza
$240K/YEAR
Camila
$420K/YEAR
Luke
$600K/YEAR
Harry
$1.32M/YEAR
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$240K/YEAR
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$3M/YEAR
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$360K/YEAR
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$228K/YEAR
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$2.1M/YEAR
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$516K/YEAR
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$180K/YEAR
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$3.6M/YEAR
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$360K/YEAR
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$300K/YEAR
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$1.2M/YEAR
Fran
$24M/YEAR
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$936K/YEAR
Vinson
$6M/YEAR
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$1.98M/YEAR
Addison
$144K/YEAR
Heather
$600K/YEAR
Angela
$960K/YEAR
Boniface
$4.2M/YEAR
Chris
$2.4M/YEAR
Max
$360K/YEAR
Chelle
$6.6M/YEAR
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$180K/YEAR
Becky
$1.44M/YEAR
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$540K/YEAR
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$1.2M/YEAR
Rachel
$3M/YEAR
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$7.8M/YEAR
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$1.92M/YEAR
John
$444K/YEAR
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$192K/YEAR
Michael
$1.2M/YEAR
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$1.68M/YEAR
Josh
$60M/YEAR
Cédric
$6.6M/YEAR
Ariella
$540K/YEAR
Jake
$1.56M/YEAR
Mayank
$1.2M/YEAR
Matt
$3.3M/YEAR
Bhupender
$1.2M/YEAR
Dvir
$240K/YEAR
James
$600K/YEAR
Michael
$240K/YEAR
Sean
$1.2M/YEAR
Nevilson
$180K/YEAR
Tom
$6M/YEAR
Ayal
$360K/YEAR
Anthony
$4.5M/YEAR
Luke
$504K/YEAR
Kathryn
$1.18M/YEAR
Laura
$132K/YEAR
Munir
$240K/YEAR
M
$3.6M/YEAR
Garr
$1.8M/YEAR
Tom
$9.96M/YEAR
Ben
$156K/YEAR
Shaival
$972K/YEAR
Suvansh
$1.2M/YEAR
Dominik
$300K/YEAR
Daryl
$480K/YEAR
Alex
$600K/YEAR
Abhinav
$300K/YEAR
Aidan
$180K/YEAR
Fida
$24M/YEAR
Michael
$780K/YEAR
George
$1.08M/YEAR
Enric
$144K/YEAR
Daren
$480K/YEAR
Dr.
$240K/YEAR
Alan
$3.36M/YEAR
Vitaly
$492K/YEAR
Josh
$336K/YEAR
Matt
$720K/YEAR
Ameer
$1.2M/YEAR
Rick
$4.2M/YEAR
Caroline
$240K/YEAR
Pat
$7.2M/YEAR
Jocelyn
$480K/YEAR
Juho
$2.4M/YEAR
Anthony
$4.8M/YEAR
Godson
$168K/YEAR
Eddie
$2.4M/YEAR
Karan
$816K/YEAR
Alex
$24M/YEAR
Vivek
$19.2M/YEAR
Jan
$300M/YEAR
John
$3.84M/YEAR
Emily
$125K/YEAR
Jamie
$360K/YEAR
Zeynep
$480K/YEAR
Casey
$960K/YEAR
David
$480K/YEAR
Brandon
$18M/YEAR
Sina
$1.2M/YEAR
Wendy
$852K/YEAR
Mike
$420K/YEAR
Brady
$180K/YEAR
Mark
$1.02M/YEAR
Craig
$221K/YEAR
Scott
$4.8M/YEAR
Harrison
$72M/YEAR
Nikki
$156K/YEAR
Julio
$150K/YEAR
Diana
$504K/YEAR
Sam
$360K/YEAR
Kent
$6.96M/YEAR
Michelle
$420K/YEAR
Robert
$1.32M/YEAR
Ross
$9.6M/YEAR
Joe
$6M/YEAR
Lars
$1.92M/YEAR
Tyler
$5.2M/YEAR
Courtney
$1.62M/YEAR
Felix
$1.32M/YEAR
Ben
$2.4M/YEAR
Kenn
$1.8M/YEAR
Mark
$10.8M/YEAR
Kartik
$1.14M/YEAR
Ignacio
$1.02M/YEAR
Giulia
$240K/YEAR
Amy
$240K/YEAR
Anna
$2.34M/YEAR
Janet
$600K/YEAR
Nicolas
$200K/YEAR
Michael
$216K/YEAR
Joosep
$360K/YEAR
Andrew
$13.2M/YEAR
Markus
$300K/YEAR
Kristan
$144M/YEAR
John
$600K/YEAR
Ellis
$216K/YEAR
Ty
$1.78M/YEAR
Ali
$288K/YEAR
Tom
$300K/YEAR
Mike
$1.2M/YEAR
Uri
$960K/YEAR
Katrin
$480K/YEAR
Dave
$180K/YEAR
Auston
$384K/YEAR
Anton
$4.8M/YEAR
Sam
$300K/YEAR
Augustin
$648K/YEAR
Christine
$960K/YEAR
Aayush
$540K/YEAR
Nate
$37.2M/YEAR
Janet
$144K/YEAR
Andrew
$1.44M/YEAR
Kristin
$660K/YEAR
Nick
$420K/YEAR
Elias
$1.2M/YEAR
Oleg
$240K/YEAR
Pepe
$216K/YEAR
Ronnie
$300K/YEAR
Rasmus
$600K/YEAR
Chad
$1.2M/YEAR
Alexandru
$180K/YEAR
Victoria
$1.08M/YEAR
Kyle
$180K/YEAR
Robyn
$132K/YEAR
Travis
$2M/YEAR
Jake
$900K/YEAR
Balázs
$480K/YEAR
Sunny
$2.64M/YEAR
Dave
$1.44M/YEAR
Steven
$48M/YEAR
Sarah
$240K/YEAR
Eugene
$780K/YEAR
Jonathan
$1.2M/YEAR
Matt
$3.84M/YEAR
Darpan
$3M/YEAR
One side project can change your life - it changed mine.
If we haven’t met before - Hi, my name’s Pat 👋
One day in 2017, I got off my day job and walked to the nearest Starbucks.
I powered up my laptop, and got started on a side project I'd been thinking about for years.
^ this was me getting started on a side project that would change my life
I started off at zero. I knew absolutely nothing about building, launching, and especially marketing.
At first, I felt lost and unfocused. I had no direction. And getting traction felt nearly impossible.
Especially because I was trying to balance a full time job, work out, have a social life, and pay off $60K in debt.
That didn’t leave a lot of time to really sit down and focus on anything.
But I knew I wanted one thing: the freedom and flexibility to work on whatever I want, whenever I want, and from wherever I want...
And I believed a side project could get me there.
12 months later, I'd launched a side project that eventually replaced my full time job income.
I couldn't believe it... In my eyes, I'd made it! At that point, I made the decision to quit my job, buy back my time, and go all in.
I've since turned that side project into a million dollar business that's impacted over 100M people.
I genuinely look forward to Mondays - I get to wake up every day and do what I love. I get messages every day from people saying my work changed their lives.
And I make more money in a single year than I would’ve made in 10 years working as a software engineer.
I know, it's absolutely insane.
I think it’s fair to say that this side project completely changed my life.
And I fundamentally believe that if you take it seriously, anybody can start a side project that changes their life too.
So how do you do it? How do you unlock the power of the side project, the one that could turn into millions? Well, it’s pretty simple…
What if you could see exactly how side projects turn into millions in revenue?
Imagine being able to see exactly which ideas make money (and which don't)...
Imagine avoiding wasting years working on the wrong thing.
And feeling confident that you know exactly what you need to do with your project.
With Starter Story, you'll get access to the most intimate details behind 4,418+ successful online businesses, and:
  • Learn how founders uncovered the idea that turned them into a millionaire… and exactly what that felt like.
  • Get the lowdown on what niches actually make money… and get the confidence that you're working on the right thing.
  • See exactly how $1M businesses grew… never waste months on the wrong marketing channel.
  • Surround yourself with success... soak up the knowledge and learnings of the most successful founders in the world.
case study $175K /month
How I Make $2M/Year As A Solopreneur
Justin breaks down:
Setting up a one person business
Creating a scalable content machine
case study $12M /month
How I Started A $144M Brand At 23 Years Old
Dylan breaks down:
Validating a product with FB ads
Finding a supplier that can scale
case study $4K /month
How My Product Hunt Launch Generated $5.8K
Luc breaks down:
Launching on Product Hunt
Creating a profitable newsletter
Over 4,416 more case studies like these...
What if you could surround yourself with founders who have already been there?
Building a business is lonely. And it’s easy to feel stuck.
> "How do I take the first step?"
> "How do I know I'm working on the right thing?"
> "How do I know I'm making the right progress every day?"
Finally, a place where you can ask these questions confidentially, get advice, and see exactly how successful founders did it before you.
You’re no longer building alone, because you have thousands of founders who are telling you to keep going.
Ali
$3.6M/YEAR
Ebs
$186K/YEAR
Raivis
$180K/YEAR
Francesco
$1.36M/YEAR
Evan
$3.3M/YEAR
Stacey
$1.2M/YEAR
Naveen
$180K/YEAR
Vasa
$300K/YEAR
Dan
$2.1M/YEAR
TJ
$720K/YEAR
Akhil
$300K/YEAR
Narek
$3.6M/YEAR
Mr.
$360K/YEAR
Dillon
$360K/YEAR
Matt
$3.6M/YEAR
Tripp
$204K/YEAR
Josh
$300K/YEAR
Aaron
$1.02M/YEAR
David
$600K/YEAR
Sam
$6.3M/YEAR
Eric
$1.2M/YEAR
Doug
$1.2M/YEAR
UGUR
$960K/YEAR
Aziza
$240K/YEAR
Camila
$420K/YEAR
Luke
$600K/YEAR
Harry
$1.32M/YEAR
Monica
$240K/YEAR
Jonathan
$3M/YEAR
Ervin
$360K/YEAR
Kelan
$240K/YEAR
Rafael
$228K/YEAR
Adrian
$2.1M/YEAR
Michael
$516K/YEAR
Emma
$180K/YEAR
Simon
$3.6M/YEAR
Sravani
$360K/YEAR
Natalie
$300K/YEAR
Travis
$1.2M/YEAR
Fran
$24M/YEAR
Sneha
$936K/YEAR
Vinson
$6M/YEAR
Brandon
$1.98M/YEAR
Addison
$144K/YEAR
Heather
$600K/YEAR
Angela
$960K/YEAR
Boniface
$4.2M/YEAR
Chris
$2.4M/YEAR
Max
$360K/YEAR
Chelle
$6.6M/YEAR
Rebecca
$180K/YEAR
Becky
$1.44M/YEAR
Justas
$540K/YEAR
Aparna
$1.2M/YEAR
Rachel
$3M/YEAR
Mikey
$7.8M/YEAR
Oliver
$288K/YEAR
Gina
$588K/YEAR
Chris
$1.92M/YEAR
John
$444K/YEAR
Hilary
$192K/YEAR
Michael
$1.2M/YEAR
DShawn
$1.68M/YEAR
Josh
$60M/YEAR
Cédric
$6.6M/YEAR
Ariella
$540K/YEAR
Jake
$1.56M/YEAR
Mayank
$1.2M/YEAR
Matt
$3.3M/YEAR
Bhupender
$1.2M/YEAR
Dvir
$240K/YEAR
James
$600K/YEAR
Michael
$240K/YEAR
Sean
$1.2M/YEAR
Nevilson
$180K/YEAR
Tom
$6M/YEAR
Ayal
$360K/YEAR
Anthony
$4.5M/YEAR
Luke
$504K/YEAR
Kathryn
$1.18M/YEAR
Laura
$132K/YEAR
Munir
$240K/YEAR
M
$3.6M/YEAR
Garr
$1.8M/YEAR
Tom
$9.96M/YEAR
Ben
$156K/YEAR
Shaival
$972K/YEAR
Suvansh
$1.2M/YEAR
Dominik
$300K/YEAR
Daryl
$480K/YEAR
Alex
$600K/YEAR
Abhinav
$300K/YEAR
Aidan
$180K/YEAR
Fida
$24M/YEAR
Michael
$780K/YEAR
George
$1.08M/YEAR
Enric
$144K/YEAR
Daren
$480K/YEAR
Dr.
$240K/YEAR
Alan
$3.36M/YEAR
Vitaly
$492K/YEAR
Josh
$336K/YEAR
Matt
$720K/YEAR
Ameer
$1.2M/YEAR
Rick
$4.2M/YEAR
Caroline
$240K/YEAR
Pat
$7.2M/YEAR
Jocelyn
$480K/YEAR
Juho
$2.4M/YEAR
Anthony
$4.8M/YEAR
Godson
$168K/YEAR
Eddie
$2.4M/YEAR
Karan
$816K/YEAR
Alex
$24M/YEAR
Vivek
$19.2M/YEAR
Jan
$300M/YEAR
John
$3.84M/YEAR
Emily
$125K/YEAR
Jamie
$360K/YEAR
Zeynep
$480K/YEAR
Casey
$960K/YEAR
David
$480K/YEAR
Brandon
$18M/YEAR
Sina
$1.2M/YEAR
Wendy
$852K/YEAR
Mike
$420K/YEAR
Brady
$180K/YEAR
Mark
$1.02M/YEAR
Craig
$221K/YEAR
Scott
$4.8M/YEAR
Harrison
$72M/YEAR
Nikki
$156K/YEAR
Julio
$150K/YEAR
Diana
$504K/YEAR
Sam
$360K/YEAR
Kent
$6.96M/YEAR
Michelle
$420K/YEAR
Robert
$1.32M/YEAR
Ross
$9.6M/YEAR
Joe
$6M/YEAR
Lars
$1.92M/YEAR
Tyler
$5.2M/YEAR
Courtney
$1.62M/YEAR
Felix
$1.32M/YEAR
Ben
$2.4M/YEAR
Kenn
$1.8M/YEAR
Mark
$10.8M/YEAR
Kartik
$1.14M/YEAR
Ignacio
$1.02M/YEAR
Giulia
$240K/YEAR
Amy
$240K/YEAR
Anna
$2.34M/YEAR
Janet
$600K/YEAR
Nicolas
$200K/YEAR
Michael
$216K/YEAR
Joosep
$360K/YEAR
Andrew
$13.2M/YEAR
Markus
$300K/YEAR
Kristan
$144M/YEAR
John
$600K/YEAR
Ellis
$216K/YEAR
Ty
$1.78M/YEAR
Ali
$288K/YEAR
Tom
$300K/YEAR
Mike
$1.2M/YEAR
Uri
$960K/YEAR
Katrin
$480K/YEAR
Dave
$180K/YEAR
Auston
$384K/YEAR
Anton
$4.8M/YEAR
Sam
$300K/YEAR
Augustin
$648K/YEAR
Christine
$960K/YEAR
Aayush
$540K/YEAR
Nate
$37.2M/YEAR
Janet
$144K/YEAR
Andrew
$1.44M/YEAR
Kristin
$660K/YEAR
Nick
$420K/YEAR
Elias
$1.2M/YEAR
Oleg
$240K/YEAR
Pepe
$216K/YEAR
Ronnie
$300K/YEAR
Rasmus
$600K/YEAR
Chad
$1.2M/YEAR
Alexandru
$180K/YEAR
Victoria
$1.08M/YEAR
Kyle
$180K/YEAR
Robyn
$132K/YEAR
Travis
$2M/YEAR
Jake
$900K/YEAR
Balázs
$480K/YEAR
Sunny
$2.64M/YEAR
Dave
$1.44M/YEAR
Steven
$48M/YEAR
Sarah
$240K/YEAR
Eugene
$780K/YEAR
Jonathan
$1.2M/YEAR
Matt
$3.84M/YEAR
Darpan
$3M/YEAR
Don't take our word for it...
Our members say very nice things about Starter Story. Here’s what quite a lot of them had to say.
Sam Parr
My First Million

I love this website.

Alex Lieberman
Morning Brew (sold for $75M)

Want to uncover how to make money and build wealth on the internet? I recommend checking out Starter Story.

Johne Vang
Be The Match

You can't find this information anywhere else.

KC Holiday
QALO (sold $100M of product)

Starter Story is the place to be if you’re looking to get inspired by profitable business ideas started by people just like you.

Chenell Basilio
Growth In Reverse (33k subs)

An incredible community - it's the only reason I have Slack on my phone.

Rand Fishkin
Moz

Love Starter Story's transparency.

Charlie Chang
YouTube ($300K/month)

These are crazy case studies. They’ve helped me grow my business to $300K/month. I see Starter Story’s case studies as the ultimate form of mentorship.

Austin Rief
Morning Brew

What Pat Walls has built with Starter Story is awesome. I love getting their emails.

Harry Dry
Marketing Examples

Real people making real money. Inspires me every day.

Everything you need to get your business off the ground
4,416 Case Studies
This is information you can't find anywhere else. Thousands of case studies breaking down million dollar business ideas that can be started with $0.
Inside Starter Story is $10B worth of knowledge about how regular people turned their idea into a life changing business.
Deep Dives
Find ideas and problems worth solving before they explode.
We have a team of researchers are working around the clock sending you thousands of data points every week on side project ideas that will take off.
For example, our:
  • • 99 Million-Dollar Problems [Report]
  • • 163+ Solopreneurs Making Millions With No Employees [Report]
  • • 104+ Real-World Examples Of 7-Figure Productized Services [Report]
and thousands more business ideas
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Connect with thousands of successful founders and like-minded individuals in our private community.
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Idea Database
Explore our extensive database of 8,628 business ideas, offering a wide range of inspiration and opportunities for your entrepreneurial journey.
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How much does this cost?
For context, you could spend $5,000+ on courses, accelerators, cohort based programs, books, etc.
Or, you could pay $10,000+ for coaches, accountability partners, and masterminds.
If you want to put our prices into context: think of this as an investment into building the business that could change your life.
If you're not serious about this journey, then Starter Story probably isn’t for you.
But if you’re ready to take this seriously, then investing some money in saving time and increasing your odds of success is a no-brainer.
Especially given (a) how much your life can change, and (b) how much money you stand to make if you do this right.
Anyways, enough spiel - here's the price.
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Get inspired and learn from thousands of successful case studies.

$41 /month
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  • 4,296 founder case studies
    Full access to our database of successful business case studies
  • Deep dives and reports
    A goldmine of data on rising trends and $1M business ideas
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$66 /month
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  • Everything in Starter Plan
    all case studies, deep dives, and reports
  • Private Slack community
    Get feedback, share your wins, ask questions, and connect with thousands of successful founders
  • The Starter Story Curriculum
    Access to all recordings, past workshops, trainings and blueprints.
  • Lean SEO
    How we went from 0 to 1M+ visitors/month with a different approach to SEO (4 hours)
  • Lean Email
    How you can generate $1,000s per month with simple email marketing (3 hours)
  • + All Other Trainings
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Starter

Get inspired and learn from thousands of successful case studies.

$41 /month
Billed annually

Get Starter
  • 4,296 founder case studies
    Full access to our database of successful business case studies
  • Deep dives and reports
    A goldmine of data on rising trends and $1M business ideas
Most popular
Academy

Find your $1M idea and build it alongside thousands of founders.

$66 /month
Billed annually

Get Academy
  • Everything in Starter Plan
    all case studies, deep dives, and reports
  • Private Slack community
    Get feedback, share your wins, ask questions, and connect with thousands of successful founders
  • The Starter Story Curriculum
    Access to all recordings, past workshops, trainings and blueprints.
  • Lean SEO
    How we went from 0 to 1M+ visitors/month with a different approach to SEO (4 hours)
  • Lean Email
    How you can generate $1,000s per month with simple email marketing (3 hours)
  • + All Other Trainings
    AI Build Training, $1M Ideas, $1M Attention, and more.
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