Gil is a developer who left the VC-backed world to bootstrap his own app. He has a simple playbook for building apps: pre-sell first and THEN build. In this video, we break down how he bootstrapped his app to over $30K/month Build your own simple app → https://build.starterstory.com/build/ai-build-accelerator?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=gil Follow Gil: https://x.com/gilhildebrand Check out his app: https://subscribr.ai/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Subscribr Overview 1:15 - Numbers behind Subscribr 1:46 - Gil's Background 2:50 - Idea for Subscribr 3:52 - 4-part validation strategy 6:01 - Starter Story Build 7:06 - Gil's building philosophy 8:42 - The Pre-Sale Playbook 13:03 - Tech Stack and Costs 14:10 - Advice to younger self 15:28 - Pat's takeaways This video is an educational case study of this founder’s experience. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee any income or results. Every business is different and your results may vary.