Ania Wysocka experienced a panic attack in university and decided to build a mental health app. Today, Rootd has been downloaded more than 4M times, and has made over $1M! 🛠️ Want to build your own app with AI? Check out Starter Story Build → https://build.starterstory.com/build/ai-build-accelerator?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=ania Check out Rootd: https://www.rootd.io/ Follow Ania's journey: https://x.com/aniamargaret 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: ‪@StarterStoryBuild‬ 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Who is Ania & what she built 1:11 - Idea for Rootd 1:51 - How Ania validated the idea 2:40 - Ania's validation framework 3:16 - Building as a non-technical person 4:11 - Building the full app 5:10 - Growth timeline of Rootd 5:38 - Building alongside a 9-5 6:29 - Build your own app 7:10 - Growth: from 0 to 4M downloads 8:42 - Growth hack: being helpful on social media 9:18 - Ania's successful app playbook 10:32 - The most important metric 11:28 - What is Rootd 13:03 - Listen to users 14:26 - The final word