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Adam Lyttle: The Man Who Builds “Silly” Apps and Makes Millions Doing It
A Melbourne father of five went from $200,000 in debt to $1M in App Store sales. The secret wasn't one great idea. It was fifty small ones.
Mar 19
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Marco Santonocito
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What 986 Solo Startups Actually Look Like
I analyzed the full TrustMRR database so you don't have to. The numbers are more honest, and more hopeful, than you'd have you believe.
Mar 9
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Marco Santonocito
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Tony Dinh: the Vietnamese developer who chose to ship
A Vietnamese developer quit his safe job and built a $1M solo business. Here's his story.
Mar 5
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Marco Santonocito
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February 2026
How I Manage My Ideas
A system for capturing everything and building the right thing.
Feb 26
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Marco Santonocito
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How I Restyled My Substack (Prompts Included)
When your only free time is lunch breaks and you accidentally redesign your entire brand.
Feb 11
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Marco Santonocito
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The $5 Challenge
What students with five dollars taught me about constraints.
Feb 4
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Marco Santonocito
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Build in Public #4: Listen
Coco launches next week. Anapana growing. January was about listening to the people helping me build. Here’s everything that happened.
Feb 1
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Marco Santonocito
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January 2026
What One Million Goal Really Means
It's not about the money.
Jan 28
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Marco Santonocito
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Build in Public #3: Shipping while scaling
December 2025
Jan 7
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Marco Santonocito
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December 2025
Productive Zone of Disequilibrium
A mental model for leading others... and yourself.
Dec 17, 2025
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Marco Santonocito
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From Zero to Launch in 60 Minutes
The full blueprint of how I built an app live on stage using AI.
Dec 10, 2025
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Build in Public #2: Outside the Bubble
November 2025
Dec 1, 2025
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Marco Santonocito
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