# David Barnard

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Make Ugly Ads to Grow Your App – Yuliya Lennox (Solid Starts)

On the podcast: why founders belong in the marketing trenches more often, what makes ‘ugly’ ads perform so well, and why stable ad performance is actually a red flag. Top Takeaways: 🚨 Stable ad performance is a warning sign, not a win A $30 acquisition returning $50 can feel safe enough to scale, b…

Why He Crowdfunded Millions Instead of Raising VC — Jelte Liebrand, Savvy Navvy

On the podcast: crowdfunding millions of dollars to accelerate growth, the two-year subscription that transformed his CAC payback, and why removing signup friction backfired. Top Takeaways: 💰 Raising money means selling your business Equity crowdfunding turned 10,000 engaged users into 2,500 invest…

$10M ARR Without Ever Testing A Paywall — Luke Martin-Fuller, Visible

On the podcast: hitting $10M ARR without ever testing a paywall, paying their own customers to help make video ads, and why you might want to turn away some potential customers. Top Takeaways: 💸 You can reach $10M ARR with the growth playbook still in the box $1M to $10M in subscription ARR in two …

100: Launch Center Pro & Sub Club — David Barnard

On the podcast: David Barnard shares how he went from recording engineer to one of the App Store’s earliest indie developers, building apps for the iPhone since 2008. He talks about borrowing $20,000 to start his company, turning Mirror into a million-dollar app through App Store search, why Launch…

Why BoldVoice Charged From Day 1 and Ignored the Duolingo Freemium Playbook — Anada Lakra

On the podcast: scaling to $10M ARR with a team of ten, having every employee do two user interviews a week, and why their hard paywall "win" backfired. Top Takeaways: 🧪 Trial-start rate is the wrong scoreboard A hard paywall and a no-exit discount both lifted trial starts, then refunds spiked by m…

Clancy’s hung jury, California’s Slayer Statute, the legal history of the kiss and much more

Magna Legal Services Director of Jury Consulting David Barnard explains lessons learned from the Lindsay Clancy trial. Cornell Law School Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law Valerie Hans explains the causes behind hung juries. Loyola Law School Professor of Law Peter Wendel weighs in on Cal…

How WeWard Hit 20M Users Without Paid Ads — Yves Benchimol, WeWard

On the podcast: growing for four years on press and organic alone, affiliate deals as an underexplored revenue stream, and why deciding to pivot is the hardest part. Top Takeaways:🗞️ A PR retainer can beat paid UA for a mass-market app A $3–5K monthly retainer produced months with half a million do…

#68: Being a Student of the App Store

Thursday, July 26, 2012 - Why I haven’t upgrade to Mountain Lion yet and how I am a ‘Student’ of the App Store. #58: Managing new SDKs The Path to Success in the App Store AppAnnie App Figures Some People to Follow: Ian Marsh David Barnard Eli Hodapp Phill Ryu Bl…

How Cal AI turned creators into a growth machine — Jake Castillo, Cal AI

On the podcast: the “magic moment” test for whether creators can sell your app, the one number that caps what you can pay them, and why cloning hit apps like Cal AI rarely pays off. Top Takeaways: 🥊 Choose creator niches by what the viewer wants, not what the creator does UFC fighters track every c…

How Praktika Built a Profitable $50M ARR AI Business — Adam Turaev, Praktika

On the podcast: the month they went from $1M to $12M ARR, selling Brazil on career upgrades instead of English lessons, and why you shouldn’t tell influencers how to do their job. Top Takeaways: 🔍 Filter creators by reach, not following Under 5,000 followers but tens of millions of views means the …