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Starter Story · September 16 · 8 min

How I Work: $140K/Month App Developer

Jay built nomadtable, a mobile app that makes $140K/month. Before that he was a software engineer, until one trip changed his life forever. This episode is a day in the life of a solo app builder in 2026. *iOS App ideas:* https://clickhubspot.com/qy55 Follow Jay: https://twitter.com/jayvraavi Check out NomadTable: https://nomadtable.app/ 🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild 🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs Chapters: Chapters 00:00:00 Meet Jay 00:00:53 Morning routine 00:01:33 The story behind nomad table 00:02:43 iOS app ideas 00:03:14 Afternoon routine 00:04:17 Building apps in 2026 00:05:10 Building apps while traveling 00:05:46 Evening routine 00:06:38 Lessons from building 00:07:40 Advice for builders

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Jay built nomadtable, a mobile app that makes $140K/month. Before that he was a software engineer, until one trip changed his life forever. This episode is a day in the life of a solo app builder in 2026.
*iOS App ideas:* https://clickhubspot.com/qy55

Follow Jay: https://twitter.com/jayvraavi
Check out NomadTable: https://nomadtable.app/

🔔 Follow the Second Channel: @StarterStoryBuild
🏁 We're hiring: starterstory.com/jobs

Chapters:

Chapters

  • 00:00:00 Meet Jay
  • 00:00:53 Morning routine
  • 00:01:33 The story behind nomad table
  • 00:02:43 iOS app ideas
  • 00:03:14 Afternoon routine
  • 00:04:17 Building apps in 2026
  • 00:05:10 Building apps while traveling
  • 00:05:46 Evening routine
  • 00:06:38 Lessons from building
  • 00:07:40 Advice for builders
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