3 Years of Building Mobile Apps Made Me $0 (7 Brutal Lessons)

Everything behind me is fake. The desk, the monitors, the lights, even this chair. AI made all of it, because after three years of building mobile apps, I've made almost exactly zero dollars. This isn't another "I made $10K a month" video. It's the opposite. These are the 7 mistakes that cost me three years, so they don't cost you yours. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Everything behind me is fake 0:47 Lesson 1 – Know your market first 1:25 Lesson 2 – Design matters more than code 1:55 Lesson 3 – Don't let people forget your app 3:28 Lesson 4 – Marketing & social media 4:05 Lesson 5 – Don't get stuck 4:33 Lesson 6 – Go find opportunities yourself 5:09 Lesson 7 – Don't blame yourself 5:45 What are you building? 💬 Tell me in the comments: what are you building right now? Maybe your story will be the success story I couldn't be. 📊 Sources • 9 apps a day – App Annie (via TechCrunch, 2017): https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/04/rep... • Day 1 / Day 30 retention (26% / 7%) – Adjust: https://www.adjust.com/blog/what-make... • Duolingo widget & streaks – Duolingo blog: https://blog.duolingo.com/widget-feat... • Duolingo notification algorithm – Duolingo blog: https://blog.duolingo.com/hi-its-duo-... Duolingo images © Duolingo, shown for commentary. #appdeveloper #indiehacker #mobileapps #startup #buildinpublic *Tags (comma-separated)* app developer, mobile app developer, indie developer, indie hacker, how to make money with apps, app marketing, app retention, duolingo notifications, duolingo widget, build in public, startup mistakes, flutter developer, side project, why my app failed, app store, google play