How Praktika Built a Profitable $50M ARR AI Business — Adam Turaev, Praktika
On the podcast: the month they went from $1M to $12M ARR, selling Brazil on career upgrades instead of English lessons, and why you shouldn’t tell influencers how to do their job.
How Cal AI turned creators into a growth machine — Jake Castillo, Cal AI
On the podcast: the “magic moment” test for whether creators can sell your app, the one number that caps what you can pay them, and why cloning hit apps like Cal AI rarely pays off.
How WeWard Hit 20M Users Without Paid Ads — Yves Benchimol, WeWard
On the podcast: growing for four years on press and organic alone, affiliate deals as an underexplored revenue stream, and why deciding to pivot is the hardest part.
Why BoldVoice Charged From Day 1 and Ignored the Duolingo Freemium Playbook — Anada Lakra
On the podcast: scaling to $10M ARR with a team of ten, having every employee do two user interviews a week, and why their hard paywall "win" backfired.
Scaling Meta Ads From Zero To $100K A Month — Ethan Ethier, Built With Science
On the podcast: scaling Meta ads from zero to $100,000 a month, why they waited a year after launch before buying ads, and how a pricing page experiment shifted users toward annual subscriptions.
$10M ARR Without Ever Testing A Paywall — Luke Martin-Fuller, Visible
On the podcast: hitting $10M ARR without ever testing a paywall, paying their own customers to help make video ads, and why you might want to turn away some potential customers.
Why He Crowdfunded Millions Instead of Raising VC — Jelte Liebrand, Savvy Navvy
On the podcast: crowdfunding millions of dollars to accelerate growth, the two-year subscription that transformed his CAC payback, and why removing signup friction backfired.
Make Ugly Ads to Grow Your App – Yuliya Lennox (Solid Starts)
On the podcast: why founders belong in the marketing trenches more often, what makes ‘ugly’ ads perform so well, and why stable ad performance is actually a red flag.