I Hacked Reddit To Build A $1M Business

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  • @ld09mo
    @ld09mo 7 місяців тому +201

    Hahaha this is very meta. It’s a story about how a guy sells stuff online in order to sell you something online.

    • @AmosDomingo
      @AmosDomingo 7 місяців тому +6

      Build. Sell. Earn.

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  7 місяців тому +39

      We are all in sales, whether selling products, ideas, or ourselves - sales is a fundamental human activity and everyone who is great at creating content knows just how important it is :)

    • @marianSEO563
      @marianSEO563 2 місяці тому

      He is selling dreams

    • @robinrun7562
      @robinrun7562 22 дні тому

      @@starterstorySo true

  • @DistractedagainBesharam
    @DistractedagainBesharam 2 місяці тому +8

    As a copywriter, I can tell that this video is a very good example of selling a product through storytelling.

    • @mrniyi
      @mrniyi 26 днів тому

      Dude you took the words right out of my finger. I was going to say the same exact thing

  • @priyanjitdey5685
    @priyanjitdey5685 7 місяців тому +85

    Brilliant editing.. just brilliant. That social network sound track delivered.

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  7 місяців тому

      Thank you :) That movie changed the trajectory of my life. Tried to capture that same energy 🧑‍💻

    •  2 місяці тому

      @@starterstoryI always code my gigs while listening to this song and the whole SN soundtrack 😊excellent choice!

  • @bigboypal
    @bigboypal 7 місяців тому +106

    In true spirit of your roots, this video, just like your first Reddit posts, is a glorified ad for startup story.

    • @ApexJnr
      @ApexJnr 7 місяців тому +1

      facts

    • @rickboyerdev
      @rickboyerdev 7 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, I saw that too. And it clearly works.

    • @ed2win37
      @ed2win37 7 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, very clever indeed. It obviously works, you're here in the comments. You're the proof.😅😅😅😂

  • @fabianfrankwerner
    @fabianfrankwerner 7 місяців тому +20

    🏁 Learnings
    1. Create something you wish already existed.
    2. Figure out how to get in front of your customers.
    3. Leverage attention to grow your email newsletter.
    4. Have fun along the way!
    Loved the attention hook in the intro and the dynamic visuals throughout...

    • @Bozzigmupp
      @Bozzigmupp 4 місяці тому

      Email newsletter does not work man

    • @keithbloemendaal4724
      @keithbloemendaal4724 4 місяці тому

      @@Bozzigmuppcorrect, please keep thinking that way, it’s too crowded in here with people that feel that way already making crap content.

    • @Bozzigmupp
      @Bozzigmupp 4 місяці тому

      @@keithbloemendaal4724 no problem

  • @somanna_bu008
    @somanna_bu008 7 місяців тому +25

    Who even edits these videos mannnn. It's sooo good

  • @PritishMishra
    @PritishMishra 7 місяців тому +8

    The editing was fire. Good job with this video Pat, really enjoyed every second!

  • @bernard-builds
    @bernard-builds 7 місяців тому +47

    Who would've thought starterstory is made in Canva.

    • @gavinlee0704
      @gavinlee0704 7 місяців тому +2

      for real? like how

    • @ManTeera
      @ManTeera 7 місяців тому +1

      Wtf are you even talking about? 😭😂

    • @Arshadunfiltered
      @Arshadunfiltered 7 місяців тому

      seriously? 🙄

    • @nadex2111
      @nadex2111 7 місяців тому +4

      That's was just for the vid, he coded the entire website himself.

    • @ManTeera
      @ManTeera 7 місяців тому

      @@nadex2111 are you minding his 🗑️?

  • @thiagoliguori
    @thiagoliguori 7 місяців тому +12

    Great storytelling bro!

  • @tammydarnell5815
    @tammydarnell5815 2 місяці тому +1

    I love your style of storytelling!! This is really inspiring me!!

  • @nixina2788
    @nixina2788 6 місяців тому +1

    The nuances and small details in this video was amazing and this channel is a hidden gem and great work !

  • @oussamaazirar7872
    @oussamaazirar7872 3 місяці тому +2

    my intention is to watch this video just sleep but man u kept me awake. i love this ❤

  • @LihimSidhe
    @LihimSidhe 6 місяців тому +3

    Kudos for the excellent storytelling and use of Social Network music. It does seem if one can 'crack reddit' that's a gateway to success if one has a good product.
    You did a Starter Story on the cold blanket guys even though you never met them. Have you ever considered doing a Starter Story on the UA-camr 'Dream'? He cracked Reddit in his own way. There's a few vids out there on how he did it but I'm sure you could put a unique spin on it.

  • @kevinmenacherry300
    @kevinmenacherry300 7 місяців тому +6

    Loved that you shared your own story on this one

  • @ddanieldunn
    @ddanieldunn 7 місяців тому +10

    Why is the title of this not How I hacked Reddit to build a $1m business? I think that would work 10x better.

  • @karjedav
    @karjedav 19 днів тому

    Wow this guy is the reason I can't add a single link in a r/entrepreneur post

  • @PrehistoricMagazine
    @PrehistoricMagazine 6 місяців тому +4

    I think there are no easy answers here. I tune in to each video you make but I don’t learn anything. I but i also don’t learn from meet Kevin, Graham Stephen, grant Cardone, Gary v and so on and so on. So please don’t take this as a negative comment. If you want the 4 he work week life then you must write the 4 hr work week book. If you want a million dollar business then you must launch something like starter story. I’m a novelist trying to build my own small publishing company writing my own brand of books called Prehistoric thrillers since 2009. There are just no magic bullets here. Money is tough to generate. I think at the core of it starter story stimulates the brains of us solopreneurs. It’s up to all of us to figure out how to make money online. Mike

  • @yeast_of_fury
    @yeast_of_fury 7 місяців тому +3

    Very well edited, great content!

  • @nobspillow-bw7xl
    @nobspillow-bw7xl 5 місяців тому +3

    I love these stories you host and create. My goal is to be on here soon!

  • @AntonioPerazzelli
    @AntonioPerazzelli 6 місяців тому +1

    you keep my eyes glued to the screen for 9 minutes.
    YOU REALLY MASTERED THE ART OF ATTENTION

  • @eddieonoka8923
    @eddieonoka8923 7 місяців тому +3

    Your biggest fan from Australia- keep pushing boundaries!

  • @rohitkochikkatfrancis
    @rohitkochikkatfrancis 7 місяців тому +2

    THE EDITING REMINDED ME OF THE SERIES IROBOT

  • @trinawulf.02
    @trinawulf.02 7 місяців тому +14

    Nice going! You definitely had my attention for the whole video. 👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing!

  • @americatoken3334
    @americatoken3334 7 місяців тому +9

    Damn, I had the same idea! But once I got bann3d on Reddit on my first post never continued my project.

  • @lrossi9214
    @lrossi9214 7 місяців тому +2

    love the editing bro ✌🏻

  • @geniuslymayank
    @geniuslymayank 7 місяців тому +2

    I don't usually comment on video but dude You made me do it. Great work

  • @tinkerbrains
    @tinkerbrains 7 місяців тому +1

    The hackiest business in the world is the business of selling dreams and hopes. The entire digital marketing industry is a living proof of that. 😃

  • @SkinnyIsSkinny
    @SkinnyIsSkinny 7 місяців тому +3

    I like the new editing style!

  • @LifestyleApparelBrands
    @LifestyleApparelBrands 7 місяців тому

    1:21 I purchase domains as a future investment (buying domains and building a business around it) and there is no greater feeling than to find out that the domain name that you want is available. It's the little things in life.

  • @Ab01-p6p
    @Ab01-p6p 7 місяців тому +1

    What platform did you use to build your website and your newsletter?

  • @fx-forexx
    @fx-forexx 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome, I suggest you to make a movie or short film, if you make this video by yourself.

  • @chrisuzcategui
    @chrisuzcategui 7 місяців тому

    You’re so good in story telling bro 🙌🏼 Keep going 🚀

  • @Fido1hn
    @Fido1hn 4 місяці тому

    Haha. Good story mate. There are opportunities like these indeed, all you need to do is not find them though, you need to build them, market them, fail with them, keep pushing them, cut out your blood for them and hope it brings you the much craved success and dollar bills.

  • @MysticScapes
    @MysticScapes 7 місяців тому +76

    And what's your product again? You've lost me haha.

    • @evstafievcoach
      @evstafievcoach 7 місяців тому +3

      Same here lol

    • @artemtyshkevich8636
      @artemtyshkevich8636 7 місяців тому +6

      Bidets

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  7 місяців тому +1

      @@bamojamo 😆

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  7 місяців тому +23

      Media company dedicated to sharing how regular people built life changing businesses. Think Forbes or Business Insider but for solopreneurs.

    • @happyboss555
      @happyboss555 7 місяців тому

      @@artemtyshkevich8636 Biden?

  • @WealthCraftering
    @WealthCraftering 7 місяців тому

    Man you really doing good on UA-cam, can you save the workshop so we can watch it if we missed it . Thank you.

  • @captaclientes3074
    @captaclientes3074 7 місяців тому +1

    Our workshop is no longer available.

  • @ed2win37
    @ed2win37 7 місяців тому

    I just found you. I absolutely love your content. If inspiration was a person, you would be the embodiment of it. Definitely following your content. This is a breath of fresh air that I've been searching for for some time now. Keep up this great journey. Thank you.

  • @samlegend6064
    @samlegend6064 4 місяці тому +1

    your storytelling is lit

  • @PrinceSingh-z9v4i
    @PrinceSingh-z9v4i 7 місяців тому +1

    Please enable to download the video, so we can watch without internet and multiple times

  • @rohitbajaj
    @rohitbajaj 4 місяці тому

    bro at the end tried to convert our eyeballs into $$, solid stuff 🔥🔥

  • @Pikachiku21
    @Pikachiku21 7 місяців тому +1

    the way u made this video is already an example how to catch eyeballs

  • @cheesebvrgers
    @cheesebvrgers Місяць тому

    But WHAT were/are you selling? Ad space, products, merch, affiliate marketing, courses?

  • @iamnicksuell
    @iamnicksuell 2 місяці тому

    I literally just had this moment last night. Hilarious.

  • @gavinlee0704
    @gavinlee0704 7 місяців тому +5

    thanks for documenting it Pat! loved it

  • @TysonGreatPyrenees
    @TysonGreatPyrenees 5 місяців тому

    Pat, your video game is on point. You truly crush everything you touch.

  • @responsive_random
    @responsive_random 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey, your course registration doesn’t work. It gives me 500

  • @nathansingleton7127
    @nathansingleton7127 7 місяців тому

    Hi Pat, the workshop says it's over. Anyway we can still access it?

  • @รุ่งทิวาขุนราช-ร6ถ

    great video! i really appreciate the insights you shared. however, i can't help but think that hacking platforms like Reddit might be kinda unethical. what do you all think? is there a fine line between clever marketing and manipulation?

  • @a.mohamedrifai
    @a.mohamedrifai 6 місяців тому

    Hey what is the name of the desktop you're using?

  • @OriolPuigdelloses
    @OriolPuigdelloses 7 місяців тому

    Hey!! Through which tech do you manage starter story?

  • @PoorLittleApe
    @PoorLittleApe 4 місяці тому

    This felt like a Mr. Robot episode.

  • @titledsun
    @titledsun 7 місяців тому

    this storytelling is on point!

  • @24HourDesign
    @24HourDesign 7 місяців тому

    This is beautiful. I have also been experiencing some love on Reddit lately. Taking a different, perhaps slower approach lol, but interesting results nonetheless.
    Thanks for sharing! Will save this to watch over and over again!

  • @HarshSharma-u3q
    @HarshSharma-u3q 3 місяці тому

    Does this reddit way still work ? I am building one startup myself and launch this month . Need tips

  • @MihirSanjayYadav
    @MihirSanjayYadav 3 місяці тому

    5:22 This is product market fit?? WTF?
    Can't believe that I just watched a 9 minute ad

  • @joeheesakkers
    @joeheesakkers 7 місяців тому +1

    Great vid Pat. And yes, you got my attention. How? You make great fucking content thats valuable to me. On another note, you gotta get Dan Koe on the show sometime, he is absolutely brilliant at what you're talking about in this video. Thanks for doing what you do, and congrats on building this. Cheers, Joe

  • @captainrumedia
    @captainrumedia 7 місяців тому

    Love this bro!

  • @infinisourced
    @infinisourced 6 місяців тому

    At first it seemed over the top - but this is really great - it got my brain sparking - if that is such a thing. Subscribed.

  • @ReflectionOcean
    @ReflectionOcean 7 місяців тому +1

    By YouSum Live
    00:00:00 Leveraging attention for business success.
    00:00:24 Struggling to crack the code of online success.
    00:02:00 Realization: attention is key to business growth.
    00:03:30 Overcoming Reddit's rules to gain traction.
    00:05:02 Achieving product-market fit through strategic content.
    00:06:06 Converting attention into email subscribers for ownership.
    00:07:30 Success: building a business from captured attention.
    00:08:00 Importance of hacking attention for entrepreneurial success.
    By YouSum Live

  • @crok910
    @crok910 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful video, Pat! Did you edit this all by yourself? How long did it take you?

  • @UnknownDafaJR
    @UnknownDafaJR 7 місяців тому +10

    what is your product? i dont get it

    • @davidestfanous9362
      @davidestfanous9362 7 місяців тому +10

      Selling you a dream

    • @manny7662
      @manny7662 7 місяців тому +1

      Its an open Knowledge database of successful companies and their insights on how to build a successful company.

    • @arabmoneymel
      @arabmoneymel 7 місяців тому +4

      He takes the info from people who have already built a successful business and sells the data to users

  • @rssfcn
    @rssfcn 7 місяців тому

    Loved this!!! Sorkin vibes all the way through with a perfectly paired OST to match. This seriously gets me in Focus Mode!

  • @真理部科员
    @真理部科员 7 місяців тому

    your video inspire me a lot🎉 I am a programmer in China, I started a tiny online business 2 month ago, but didnt make any money. the 996 main job make me quite tired to develop my side hustle and I am alse hard to get eye ball😅😅 i will try your strategy this time, 恭喜发财

  • @IamDavidGauthier
    @IamDavidGauthier 7 місяців тому +1

    Great story, great video, great ad

  • @proflead
    @proflead 4 місяці тому

    Thank you very much for the content! My wife showed me your channel today! Subscribed! I'm on my journey, hope one day will have a chance to be in your list! 😀🙏

  • @districtnerfco.8390
    @districtnerfco.8390 7 місяців тому +1

    Love your story telling.

  • @rutvikshah4589
    @rutvikshah4589 4 місяці тому

    thanks for keeping me on the track!

  • @AmosDomingo
    @AmosDomingo 7 місяців тому

    Can't wait for you to hit your 1M subs, then 1B.

  • @manstrof5441
    @manstrof5441 7 місяців тому

    did you code the website or did you used a website builer?

  • @chris_g_vibes
    @chris_g_vibes 6 місяців тому

    What strategies and techniques have you found most effective for growing your e-mail subscriber list and converting those subscribers into paying customers?

  • @waseemakram9835
    @waseemakram9835 3 місяці тому

    A Brilliant story and also it's million dollar answer for a startup i also did same mistakes but later I learn something related to this.
    hope new folks do'nt repeat this...

  • @ridha2306
    @ridha2306 7 місяців тому +1

    Sooo what did you sell to get that money?

    • @bhuvanchandv666
      @bhuvanchandv666 7 місяців тому

      google answer
      generates revenue from a variety of sources, including:
      Programmatic advertising
      Affiliate marketing
      Paid membership
      Newsletters
      You can read ~3 articles for free, but if you want more, then you have to buy a subscription

  • @tinkerbrains
    @tinkerbrains 7 місяців тому

    When the success video is better than the success

  • @bernardok.c
    @bernardok.c 7 місяців тому +2

    After watching your video, here's what I realiased.
    #1. Build your own audience so you have maximum control.
    (For those who don't have money to invest in email marketing that's something you should do)
    #2. That's done by answering questions and leading then your profile where they can follow instead of posting links.
    #3. After that, post your links on your on profile instead of on someone's group.
    That's something I'll do different and it does works.

  • @hoangquyenngo4839
    @hoangquyenngo4839 7 місяців тому

    Anyone knows what is the big size capital font using in the video. That looks great. Thanks heap.

  • @SoPeter216
    @SoPeter216 7 місяців тому

    Bro that edit is next level

  • @JoshSummerss
    @JoshSummerss 7 місяців тому

    what is the song in the intro??

  • @Bozzigmupp
    @Bozzigmupp 4 місяці тому

    How did you learn to code

  • @namaefumei
    @namaefumei 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video and edit

  • @vs-vq4xe
    @vs-vq4xe 7 місяців тому +1

    It's a mini entrepreneur movie🔥🔥

  • @James.Buchanan
    @James.Buchanan 4 місяці тому

    my question is... how is gathering a list of email addresses a $1m biz?

  • @samaleeman
    @samaleeman 7 місяців тому

    Love that you're a tennis lover as well - don't think I didn't notice ;) who's your bet for the French Open?

    • @starterstory
      @starterstory  7 місяців тому +1

      I put together my bracket at the beginning of the tournament and had Tsitsipas Djokovic in the final. But everyone looks so good rn.

    • @samaleeman
      @samaleeman 7 місяців тому

      @@starterstory immortal from djokovic coming back twice in a row to win in 5, but he's not playing his best and it's only getting tougher. Can't wait for Alcaraz Tsitsipas later today - stef has been playing great this clay season but my bracket has Alcaraz going all the way!!
      Anyways thanks for your work making this awesome channel - as a medical student, I'm curious if you've ever interviewed any physician entrepreneurs?

  • @adammcdonald6870
    @adammcdonald6870 3 місяці тому

    What if you created your own subreddit? No power trip mods to petition against you.

  • @Pkscgru
    @Pkscgru 4 місяці тому

    500 subscribers completed ❤❤... Thanks ❤❤❤

  • @skyuppercut
    @skyuppercut 7 місяців тому

    you are on another level dude

  • @ThinkQuranAi
    @ThinkQuranAi 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing story!

  • @chrisashby32
    @chrisashby32 7 місяців тому

    I'm pretty sure I was one of those people who signed up from Reddit haha

  • @vduggir
    @vduggir 4 місяці тому

    Why did they ban you?

  • @hornedgod2873
    @hornedgod2873 7 місяців тому +1

    Hilarious. Great story telling

  • @chuckynorris616
    @chuckynorris616 7 місяців тому

    thank you for sharing the secret formula now onto becoming a millionaire

  • @tinkerbrains
    @tinkerbrains 7 місяців тому

    Thankfully you didn't turned the eyeballs into protein 😅

  • @masoud1128
    @masoud1128 4 місяці тому

    I learned a lot from this video (not the content though) you stole my attention ^^

  • @SagarGrover-b5k
    @SagarGrover-b5k 4 місяці тому

    Who made this video (I want to hire these guys ).

  • @Urmilpurani20
    @Urmilpurani20 7 місяців тому

    Why did you upload it 2nd time

  • @UknowwhoxD
    @UknowwhoxD 7 місяців тому

    It make it looks easy but lets be real, theres no shortcut nor overnight success. It might take from serval months to years to build the one with a lot of falling attempts and unsatisfied outcomes along the way ...

  • @8bitretropro
    @8bitretropro 6 місяців тому

    So at the beginning you shows a income of 6.9%

  • @linuslandin1739
    @linuslandin1739 2 місяці тому

    beautiful fucking editing man nailed it

  • @MarcoSantanaGaming
    @MarcoSantanaGaming 7 місяців тому

    I am glad it worked for you but this is not working nowadays because Reddit mods are super picky about promoting your own stuff. I am not sure how you evaded those guys. Still, no negativity here. I love your content.

  • @westug1
    @westug1 7 місяців тому +1

    Love it and signed up for the workshop!👍

    • @westug1
      @westug1 7 місяців тому

      Just finished the workshop. A good motivational content at the beginning, but it turned into a 1 hour sales pitch on a course. I mean I expected at least some detailed examples in the workshop at least. 😢

  • @tbone9948
    @tbone9948 3 місяці тому

    cool doorway arches.