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I left my tech job to build this app ($13K/month)

Name: I left my tech job to build this app ($13K/month)
Uploaded: 2026-09-13
Duration: 14 min 33 s
Description: Ken left a long big-tech career to build a mobile game, hitting his $10K/month goal in year one and growing to $155K in revenue with zero paid marketing. The episode walks through why he quit, the game's tech stack, growth mechanics, and what he sees as the broader opportunity in mobile games for solo developers.

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Ken left a long big-tech career to build a mobile game, hitting his $10K/month goal in year one and growing to $155K in revenue with zero paid marketing. The episode walks through why he quit, the game's tech stack, growth mechanics, and what he sees as the broader opportunity in mobile games for solo developers.

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Ken left a long big-tech career to build a mobile game, hitting his $10K/month goal in year one and growing to $155K in revenue with zero paid marketing; tech stack, growth mechanics and founder lessons.