6 failed startups later, finally hit $500 MRR. Here's what changed.
I've tried building a business 6 times. This is the first one where people are actually paying. I am building www.shipnative.dev
The idea: non-technical founders have app ideas but can't code, and hiring a developer costs $15k+ upfront with no guarantee it works. So I built a way for them to go from idea to a real iOS/Android app without touching code.
When I started, someone told me flat out I couldn't compete with the AI app builders that already have VC funding. What they missed is that most of those tools build web apps, not actual mobile apps. Nobody was really solving that specific gap.
Now at 600 users, growing without any ad spend, just word of mouth and people sharing it after they ship their first app.
The thing I didn't expect: the hardest part wasn't building the product, it was staying in the game long enough for attempt #6 to work. Every failed one taught me something the last one didn't.
Happy to answer questions if anyone's building something similar or stuck on the "how do I even start" part.