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Pat Walls ✓

@thepatwalls · Florida · joined 14 Jul 2014

https://t.co/zSf5Z2H78P https://t.co/ryMAyS77qn On a mission to inspire 1B people to build stuff!

142 419Followers

1 422Following

13 260Posts total

2MViews on collected posts

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Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls4 Aug

because he lives in Florida, the greatest place on earth!! people keep to themselves, and don't simp out on celebs, even Messi Floridians mind their own business. life is good here mayn. 26.3K views · 99 likes · 0 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls3 Aug

Hiring people, taking on a cofounder, or even taking a little funding can be a good source of motivation for certain types of people. Being a solo founder is not for everyone!! Bc it requires a lot of intrinsic motivation, nobody is counting on you! That was never a problem for 11.7K views · 71 likes · 0 reposts · 28 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls3 Aug

Yep. On YouTube, the premise of a video is far more important than the packaging. This goes for all content actually. People over optimize on "what to post" when really it's about what you actually do/did in "real life" 18.5K views · 70 likes · 2 reposts · 12 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls2 Aug

Diary of a CEO editor shares breakdown of what actually makes a top 1% podcast: 50% - Guest 20% - Title + Thumbnail 10% - The Trailer 10% - Audio + Video 10% - The Host Do you agree? https://t.co/j79mtKSYGZ 31.6K views · 60 likes · 4 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls2 Aug

I believe the aversion to hiring and having a team holds successful indie hackers back. You can take on much more ambitious dreams with others, and it's fun to grow a team too. And as a friendly competitor, I'm enjoying seeing Nevo and Postiz become a strong player in the space. 19.8K views · 50 likes · 0 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls30 Jul

Chongqing, China! 🇨🇳 This city is insane. 32 million people live here!! https://t.co/vfuNuIt8Ce 19.9K views · 226 likes · 7 reposts · 21 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

If you’re in the early years of building and thinking about the long game, I’ll be sharing more about the decisions that shaped this outcome. What worked, what didn’t, & what I wish I knew sooner. I'll be going live in a few days. If you want to join, here's the link: 17.5K views · 129 likes · 1 reposts · 16 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

@thepatwalls @HubSpot Great to have you as part of the team. Thanks for sharing your story. Cheers. 11K views · 155 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

If you start something small and stick with it long enough, it stops being small. A lot of this was built in public right here on this app. I’ve met so many friends, mentors, sponsors, and collaborators here - people who directly shaped this outcome. Grateful for all of you. 25.4K views · 314 likes · 4 reposts · 30 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

I can’t disclose the purchase price. But I can say this: It was life-changing. And it reflects how much value we built over 8 years. 24.9K views · 264 likes · 0 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

HubSpot has acquired Starter Story in full. We’re joining HubSpot Media and continuing to build. Starter Story remains Starter Story. So why HubSpot? They understand distribution. They understand what we're building. And they believe in the builders. https://t.co/BEphKEVNxx 26.6K views · 167 likes · 2 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

And that's where @HubSpot comes in. HubSpot was actually our very first YouTube sponsor. Then, this tweet turned into a conversation. That conversation turned into an offer. 46.1K views · 112 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Over time, Starter Story became more than just me. It became a real team. @samanthaawalls, @davidemails, @marcovbenny, @EditorArtem, @gus_tiffer, @RiunguGitonga, Gemma, Noman, and the many others that cannot fit into a tweet. This outcome belongs to them too. https://t.co/N7D8 29.3K views · 112 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Starter Story grew more than I could have ever imagined. - 4K+ founder stories - 1.6M+ followers - 250K+ newsletter subscribers - 10K+ paid members - Hundreds of millions of views - Multi-million dollar revenue All bootstrapped & profitable! 30.7K views · 151 likes · 4 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

5 years in, we made our biggest bet: YouTube. @marcovbenny and I traveled the US, knocked on doors, and filmed videos with real business owners. 100K subscribers in 6 months. It changed the trajectory of the company. https://t.co/zYnqHPaT2n 31.8K views · 143 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Around that time, I met Kristen. When I had nothing, she believed in me. We eventually got married and adopted a senior dog named Demi. Starter Story would not exist without the people who stood beside me. RIP Demi ❤️ https://t.co/ceKOL4XX4w 33.2K views · 203 likes · 1 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Starter Story was the idea I had been overlooking the entire time. So I channeled all of my focus into it. - Went hard on distribution - Monetized better - Made my big first hire Revenue nearly doubled overnight. Within 2 years, Starter Story crossed $1M in annual revenue. ht 34.9K views · 134 likes · 2 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

At 29, I burned out. I did a "think week" and drove across the USA. No work, no email. Somewhere on that drive, it hit me: Starter Story wasn’t a stepping stone into other ideas. It was *the* idea. 3 years in, it finally clicked. https://t.co/GjeEQCerMO 37K views · 121 likes · 3 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Even after quitting my job, I still didn't believe this could be a "real" business. I kept searching for “better” ideas. Tried & failed with dozens of projects. I even moved home into my mom's apartment to keep expenses low. There were stretches that were honestly depressing. 38.2K views · 130 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

For a year, I woke up at 6am and went to that Starbucks before work. Cold emailed founders. Coded the platform. Published content. For months, nothing really moved. Then slowly… it did. Eventually it started making $3-4K/month. Then, I quit my job. But it was too early. htt 47.6K views · 166 likes · 1 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

Starter Story began inside this Starbucks in NYC. I was 27. 5 years into a career I didn't care about. $60K in debt. I knew I wanted to build something. I just didn't know what. So I started interviewing founders to understand what was working. https://t.co/2xgLvs0KJH 69.5K views · 233 likes · 2 reposts · 10 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Feb

8 years ago, I started a side project inside of a tiny Starbucks. Today, Starter Story is being acquired by @HubSpot. Here’s how it happened. 987.6K views · 4.3K likes · 164 reposts · 900 replies Open on X →

Pat Walls ✓@thepatwalls23 Sep 2025

hubspot should acquire starter story the SEO ship is sinking IMO hubspot needs to pivot wayyyy harder to video, specifically youtube i'm biased, but acquiring starter story would take their youtube game to the next level thank you for coming to my ted talk 361.4K views · 439 likes · 5 reposts · 44 replies Open on X →

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6 posts des 90 derniers jours, à côté de la tranche de 100K–1M abonnés. diffusé largement, mais peu de ces spectateurs réagissent.

Vues médianes19 846ce compte4 022médiane pour 100K–1M

Portée, %13.93%ce compte1.56%médiane pour 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.43%ce compte1.33%médiane pour 100K–1M

Indicateur	Ce compte	Médiane pour 100K–1M	Rapport
Vues médianes par post	19 846	4 022	4.93×
Portée (vues ÷ abonnés)	13.93%	1.56%	8.93×
Taux d'engagement	0.43%	1.33%	0.32×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

30.7K23 Feb

29.3K

46.1K

26.6K

24.9K

25.4K

11K

17.5K

19.9K30 Jul

19.8K2 Aug

31.6K

18.5K3 Aug

11.7K

26.3K4 Aug

Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.52%23 Feb

0.39%

0.25%

0.65%

1.10%

1.38%

1.43%

0.83%

1.29%30 Jul

0.29%2 Aug

0.23%

0.46%3 Aug

0.85%

0.40%4 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.33%.

What the audience does

Likes72.0%7 849 in total

Reposts1.9%206 in total

Replies10.3%1 125 in total

Quotes1.8%194 in total

Bookmarks14.0%1 521 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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