Paulius built an app that earned $30,000 using Cursor and Bolt, without writing a single line of code.
Link to this point #1Starter Story
I Built an App with Cursor, Made $30K, and Quit My Job.
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Overview
Paulius Masalskas shares his experience building "CreatorHunter," an app that earned $30,000 without writing a single line of code, using AI tools (Cursor and Bolt). He developed it solely during his commute, acquiring over 1,000 users and more than 350 paid users in 7 months. As a success story of an era where even those without programming experience can create SaaS by simply 'prompting' AI, he openly shares his specific development process, design strategies, and marketing methods.
Key points
CreatorHunter is a SaaS that matches startups with influencers, gaining over 1,000 users and more than 350 paid users in 7 months.
Link to this point #2Development process: 3 steps from Perplexity (research) → Bolt (MVP prototype) → Cursor (production environment setup).
Link to this point #3He utilized Supabase for the backend, Clerk for authentication, and Vercel for deployment (all on free tiers), achieving a profit margin of about 90%.
Link to this point #4For design, he edited a free Framer template, and for UI/UX, he integrated shadcn components into Cursor to generate them.
Link to this point #5He focused 80% of his time on the 'above the fold' (first view) section of the landing page, placing a clear CTA.
Link to this point #6He implemented a 'Build in Public' strategy on Twitter (X). Posts leveraging trends like the AI coding debate recorded 500,000 impressions.
Link to this point #720-30 sales occurred on launch day, validating the idea.
Link to this point #8He quit his job on December 24, 2024, to transition to full-time development of CreatorHunter.
Link to this point #9He advises, 'If you make a scrappy, viable idea over a weekend, add a buy button, and post it on Twitter, you'd be surprised by how many people will actually buy it.'
Link to this point #10Put this knowledge to work.
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