John Rush
@johnrush.me
unless u plan to work for a boss, drop school now, it's a pure waste of time.
"but what about networking...???"
do this instead: startup incubators, tech twitter, build in public, hackatons.
my friends and i did it, and years later, zero regrets
"but what about networking...???"
do this instead: startup incubators, tech twitter, build in public, hackatons.
my friends and i did it, and years later, zero regrets
August 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
unless u plan to work for a boss, drop school now, it's a pure waste of time.
"but what about networking...???"
do this instead: startup incubators, tech twitter, build in public, hackatons.
my friends and i did it, and years later, zero regrets
"but what about networking...???"
do this instead: startup incubators, tech twitter, build in public, hackatons.
my friends and i did it, and years later, zero regrets
I was a young kid when I first read this, but it changed my life forever !
Ever since people around find me annoying because I always pitch ideas on how to improve, change and build new things. I literally can’t think of anything else. Im addicted to it
Ever since people around find me annoying because I always pitch ideas on how to improve, change and build new things. I literally can’t think of anything else. Im addicted to it
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I was a young kid when I first read this, but it changed my life forever !
Ever since people around find me annoying because I always pitch ideas on how to improve, change and build new things. I literally can’t think of anything else. Im addicted to it
Ever since people around find me annoying because I always pitch ideas on how to improve, change and build new things. I literally can’t think of anything else. Im addicted to it
The Growth Stack for Busy Founders & Marketers:
AI Agents (100% autopilot):
> tinyadz.com for b2b ads
> seobotai.com for blog SEO
> listingbott.com for directory listings & domain rating
> indexrusher.com for seo indexing(google, bing, chatgpt)
My other agents in making:
AI Agents (100% autopilot):
> tinyadz.com for b2b ads
> seobotai.com for blog SEO
> listingbott.com for directory listings & domain rating
> indexrusher.com for seo indexing(google, bing, chatgpt)
My other agents in making:
June 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Growth Stack for Busy Founders & Marketers:
AI Agents (100% autopilot):
> tinyadz.com for b2b ads
> seobotai.com for blog SEO
> listingbott.com for directory listings & domain rating
> indexrusher.com for seo indexing(google, bing, chatgpt)
My other agents in making:
AI Agents (100% autopilot):
> tinyadz.com for b2b ads
> seobotai.com for blog SEO
> listingbott.com for directory listings & domain rating
> indexrusher.com for seo indexing(google, bing, chatgpt)
My other agents in making:
My bootstrapped founder report for 2023-2025
- no VCs / Offices / Employees
- near a million users & $3m arr
- 7 SaaS, 3 AI Agents, 20 Directories, 8 comakers
- 200k followers & 0.3 billion views
- 52 podcasts & interviews & 4 wins on PH
Plans for 2025-2030:
- no VCs / Offices / Employees
- near a million users & $3m arr
- 7 SaaS, 3 AI Agents, 20 Directories, 8 comakers
- 200k followers & 0.3 billion views
- 52 podcasts & interviews & 4 wins on PH
Plans for 2025-2030:
June 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My bootstrapped founder report for 2023-2025
- no VCs / Offices / Employees
- near a million users & $3m arr
- 7 SaaS, 3 AI Agents, 20 Directories, 8 comakers
- 200k followers & 0.3 billion views
- 52 podcasts & interviews & 4 wins on PH
Plans for 2025-2030:
- no VCs / Offices / Employees
- near a million users & $3m arr
- 7 SaaS, 3 AI Agents, 20 Directories, 8 comakers
- 200k followers & 0.3 billion views
- 52 podcasts & interviews & 4 wins on PH
Plans for 2025-2030:
btw, I vibe coded this tiny app with one shot in 69sec, using @lovable
idea-gen-johnrushx.lovable.app/
idea-gen-johnrushx.lovable.app/
June 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
btw, I vibe coded this tiny app with one shot in 69sec, using @lovable
idea-gen-johnrushx.lovable.app/
idea-gen-johnrushx.lovable.app/
If You Have No Idea what to build & how to grow it:
June 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If You Have No Idea what to build & how to grow it:
I Ended Up With Just 0.15% of My Own Startup
Beginning
It was the year 2013, I was working as a part-time CTO in several software startups in a startup incubator.
🧵
Beginning
It was the year 2013, I was working as a part-time CTO in several software startups in a startup incubator.
🧵
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I Ended Up With Just 0.15% of My Own Startup
Beginning
It was the year 2013, I was working as a part-time CTO in several software startups in a startup incubator.
🧵
Beginning
It was the year 2013, I was working as a part-time CTO in several software startups in a startup incubator.
🧵
What would I learn to be prepared for 2025-2050
> prompting (some people are 1000x better than others at it)
> content creation & storytelling (text, video, visual, audio)
> coding (knowing how to code helps to think in problem/solution space)
> 🧵
> prompting (some people are 1000x better than others at it)
> content creation & storytelling (text, video, visual, audio)
> coding (knowing how to code helps to think in problem/solution space)
> 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What would I learn to be prepared for 2025-2050
> prompting (some people are 1000x better than others at it)
> content creation & storytelling (text, video, visual, audio)
> coding (knowing how to code helps to think in problem/solution space)
> 🧵
> prompting (some people are 1000x better than others at it)
> content creation & storytelling (text, video, visual, audio)
> coding (knowing how to code helps to think in problem/solution space)
> 🧵
My Starter Story recording is live 🥹
- my story
- from a VC-backed founder to a bootstrapper
- how I ideate, build, iterate, promote
- the comaker model
- a must-know tip for bootstrapped founders
- my story
- from a VC-backed founder to a bootstrapper
- how I ideate, build, iterate, promote
- the comaker model
- a must-know tip for bootstrapped founders
May 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My Starter Story recording is live 🥹
- my story
- from a VC-backed founder to a bootstrapper
- how I ideate, build, iterate, promote
- the comaker model
- a must-know tip for bootstrapped founders
- my story
- from a VC-backed founder to a bootstrapper
- how I ideate, build, iterate, promote
- the comaker model
- a must-know tip for bootstrapped founders
18. @seobotai we did some progress, but very small, there are so many users that most times goes into support and bug fixes.
Been working on programmatic SEO. Gonna launch this after the hackaton and it'll be a banger.
Who wants to try this first?
Been working on programmatic SEO. Gonna launch this after the hackaton and it'll be a banger.
Who wants to try this first?
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
18. @seobotai we did some progress, but very small, there are so many users that most times goes into support and bug fixes.
Been working on programmatic SEO. Gonna launch this after the hackaton and it'll be a banger.
Who wants to try this first?
Been working on programmatic SEO. Gonna launch this after the hackaton and it'll be a banger.
Who wants to try this first?
16. @marsxdev - AI Coding tools for SaaS and AI Agents
- spend this week working with my co-maker who flew in from Seattle
- while all vibe coding tools produce landing pages and half-baked apps, our tool produced full blown SaaS and AI Agents (all my products are build on it)
- spend this week working with my co-maker who flew in from Seattle
- while all vibe coding tools produce landing pages and half-baked apps, our tool produced full blown SaaS and AI Agents (all my products are build on it)
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
16. @marsxdev - AI Coding tools for SaaS and AI Agents
- spend this week working with my co-maker who flew in from Seattle
- while all vibe coding tools produce landing pages and half-baked apps, our tool produced full blown SaaS and AI Agents (all my products are build on it)
- spend this week working with my co-maker who flew in from Seattle
- while all vibe coding tools produce landing pages and half-baked apps, our tool produced full blown SaaS and AI Agents (all my products are build on it)
12. I updated my directory guide
- added 33 case studies about successful directories, how they built it and all the details I found
- now I'm working on a little tool that can take all Q&A from discord and push it to my guide automatically
johnrush.me/directory-g...
- added 33 case studies about successful directories, how they built it and all the details I found
- now I'm working on a little tool that can take all Q&A from discord and push it to my guide automatically
johnrush.me/directory-g...
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
12. I updated my directory guide
- added 33 case studies about successful directories, how they built it and all the details I found
- now I'm working on a little tool that can take all Q&A from discord and push it to my guide automatically
johnrush.me/directory-g...
- added 33 case studies about successful directories, how they built it and all the details I found
- now I'm working on a little tool that can take all Q&A from discord and push it to my guide automatically
johnrush.me/directory-g...
9. Did all the research I needed to start building a house with my own hands. The goal is to do it during the summer. I'll record a vid and share then, with all my findings.
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
9. Did all the research I needed to start building a house with my own hands. The goal is to do it during the summer. I'll record a vid and share then, with all my findings.
8. Recorded a video with Pat for a starter story and many other cool podcasts.
Having another few next week .
I can take 3 more pods, so if you have a cool pod where I can be relevant, let me know, lets record it.
Having another few next week .
I can take 3 more pods, so if you have a cool pod where I can be relevant, let me know, lets record it.
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
8. Recorded a video with Pat for a starter story and many other cool podcasts.
Having another few next week .
I can take 3 more pods, so if you have a cool pod where I can be relevant, let me know, lets record it.
Having another few next week .
I can take 3 more pods, so if you have a cool pod where I can be relevant, let me know, lets record it.
7. My maker week in Istanbul has started (3 weeks of non stop work)
- all my comakers gonna be here
- we will get cool things done while having fun
- I'll most likely invite everyone for an open bbq, but I'm not 100% sure it'll happen this time. Cuz we got so much work to hack
- all my comakers gonna be here
- we will get cool things done while having fun
- I'll most likely invite everyone for an open bbq, but I'm not 100% sure it'll happen this time. Cuz we got so much work to hack
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
7. My maker week in Istanbul has started (3 weeks of non stop work)
- all my comakers gonna be here
- we will get cool things done while having fun
- I'll most likely invite everyone for an open bbq, but I'm not 100% sure it'll happen this time. Cuz we got so much work to hack
- all my comakers gonna be here
- we will get cool things done while having fun
- I'll most likely invite everyone for an open bbq, but I'm not 100% sure it'll happen this time. Cuz we got so much work to hack
6. SocialBot is being tested internally.
- it'll change the social media game for busy founders
- it's not yet another fking AI generator that create garbage replies
- it's not even an "AI social media generator", It's your personal PR Agent. Everyone gonna love it, I promise.
- it'll change the social media game for busy founders
- it's not yet another fking AI generator that create garbage replies
- it's not even an "AI social media generator", It's your personal PR Agent. Everyone gonna love it, I promise.
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
6. SocialBot is being tested internally.
- it'll change the social media game for busy founders
- it's not yet another fking AI generator that create garbage replies
- it's not even an "AI social media generator", It's your personal PR Agent. Everyone gonna love it, I promise.
- it'll change the social media game for busy founders
- it's not yet another fking AI generator that create garbage replies
- it's not even an "AI social media generator", It's your personal PR Agent. Everyone gonna love it, I promise.
2. @unicornplatform (website and directory builder).
- shipped native analytics inside, available for free for everyone
- display seobot posts in the builder
- built one-click monetization button via tinyadz
- progressed on embedding seobot, indexrusher & listingbott
- shipped native analytics inside, available for free for everyone
- display seobot posts in the builder
- built one-click monetization button via tinyadz
- progressed on embedding seobot, indexrusher & listingbott
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
2. @unicornplatform (website and directory builder).
- shipped native analytics inside, available for free for everyone
- display seobot posts in the builder
- built one-click monetization button via tinyadz
- progressed on embedding seobot, indexrusher & listingbott
- shipped native analytics inside, available for free for everyone
- display seobot posts in the builder
- built one-click monetization button via tinyadz
- progressed on embedding seobot, indexrusher & listingbott
1. TinyAdz.com (b2b ad network for tech)
- 1062 websites
- over a million views and 72 clicks.
- been overpaying for some sites and underpaying for others. Tomorrow I'll recalculate all the sums, deduct estimated payouts, and add refund credits to advertisers for the next month.
- 1062 websites
- over a million views and 72 clicks.
- been overpaying for some sites and underpaying for others. Tomorrow I'll recalculate all the sums, deduct estimated payouts, and add refund credits to advertisers for the next month.
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
1. TinyAdz.com (b2b ad network for tech)
- 1062 websites
- over a million views and 72 clicks.
- been overpaying for some sites and underpaying for others. Tomorrow I'll recalculate all the sums, deduct estimated payouts, and add refund credits to advertisers for the next month.
- 1062 websites
- over a million views and 72 clicks.
- been overpaying for some sites and underpaying for others. Tomorrow I'll recalculate all the sums, deduct estimated payouts, and add refund credits to advertisers for the next month.
47. That's it.
Let me know if you know more.
Here are some of my own startups:
↳ unicornplatform.com website and directory builder
↳ listingbott.com finds all relevant web directories & lists you there
↳ seobotai.com AI Blog generator for SEO
↳ tinyadz.com b2b ad network for tech
Let me know if you know more.
Here are some of my own startups:
↳ unicornplatform.com website and directory builder
↳ listingbott.com finds all relevant web directories & lists you there
↳ seobotai.com AI Blog generator for SEO
↳ tinyadz.com b2b ad network for tech
May 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
47. That's it.
Let me know if you know more.
Here are some of my own startups:
↳ unicornplatform.com website and directory builder
↳ listingbott.com finds all relevant web directories & lists you there
↳ seobotai.com AI Blog generator for SEO
↳ tinyadz.com b2b ad network for tech
Let me know if you know more.
Here are some of my own startups:
↳ unicornplatform.com website and directory builder
↳ listingbott.com finds all relevant web directories & lists you there
↳ seobotai.com AI Blog generator for SEO
↳ tinyadz.com b2b ad network for tech
22. That's it.
Give it a try to build a saas landing page, waitlist, web directory, jobboard, launchpad, personal page...
-> unicornplatform.com
My other 20+ projects -> johnrush.me
Give it a try to build a saas landing page, waitlist, web directory, jobboard, launchpad, personal page...
-> unicornplatform.com
My other 20+ projects -> johnrush.me
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
22. That's it.
Give it a try to build a saas landing page, waitlist, web directory, jobboard, launchpad, personal page...
-> unicornplatform.com
My other 20+ projects -> johnrush.me
Give it a try to build a saas landing page, waitlist, web directory, jobboard, launchpad, personal page...
-> unicornplatform.com
My other 20+ projects -> johnrush.me
19. Listings on other directories.
Another passive channel that keeps bringing traffic on autopilot.
I keep listing on new directories every day
I even built a tool that does it for me: @listingbott
Another passive channel that keeps bringing traffic on autopilot.
I keep listing on new directories every day
I even built a tool that does it for me: @listingbott
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
19. Listings on other directories.
Another passive channel that keeps bringing traffic on autopilot.
I keep listing on new directories every day
I even built a tool that does it for me: @listingbott
Another passive channel that keeps bringing traffic on autopilot.
I keep listing on new directories every day
I even built a tool that does it for me: @listingbott
3. SEO (one of two best channels).
I didn't touch it until April 2023; it was my biggest mistake.
Today, I do a mix of AI-generated blogs (using @seobotai ), mini tools with @wrapifai. I manually improve winning tools and articles.
I didn't touch it until April 2023; it was my biggest mistake.
Today, I do a mix of AI-generated blogs (using @seobotai ), mini tools with @wrapifai. I manually improve winning tools and articles.
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
3. SEO (one of two best channels).
I didn't touch it until April 2023; it was my biggest mistake.
Today, I do a mix of AI-generated blogs (using @seobotai ), mini tools with @wrapifai. I manually improve winning tools and articles.
I didn't touch it until April 2023; it was my biggest mistake.
Today, I do a mix of AI-generated blogs (using @seobotai ), mini tools with @wrapifai. I manually improve winning tools and articles.
I acquired Unicorn Platform for almost $1M.
I've literally tried every growth method I've heard of.
It all failed until I found what worked & went from 25k to 551k users.
All my marketing failures & successes:
I've literally tried every growth method I've heard of.
It all failed until I found what worked & went from 25k to 551k users.
All my marketing failures & successes:
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I acquired Unicorn Platform for almost $1M.
I've literally tried every growth method I've heard of.
It all failed until I found what worked & went from 25k to 551k users.
All my marketing failures & successes:
I've literally tried every growth method I've heard of.
It all failed until I found what worked & went from 25k to 551k users.
All my marketing failures & successes:
I built 30 startups in 20 years.
VC-backed, Bootstrapped, Apps, SaaS, B2B, B2C, AI Agents.
99 mistakes I regret making:
1. Doing consumer apps.
The Failure rate here is 100x of b2b rates, nearly a lottery.
2. Raising VC money too early.
VC-backed, Bootstrapped, Apps, SaaS, B2B, B2C, AI Agents.
99 mistakes I regret making:
1. Doing consumer apps.
The Failure rate here is 100x of b2b rates, nearly a lottery.
2. Raising VC money too early.
May 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I built 30 startups in 20 years.
VC-backed, Bootstrapped, Apps, SaaS, B2B, B2C, AI Agents.
99 mistakes I regret making:
1. Doing consumer apps.
The Failure rate here is 100x of b2b rates, nearly a lottery.
2. Raising VC money too early.
VC-backed, Bootstrapped, Apps, SaaS, B2B, B2C, AI Agents.
99 mistakes I regret making:
1. Doing consumer apps.
The Failure rate here is 100x of b2b rates, nearly a lottery.
2. Raising VC money too early.