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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 35 MIN

Content is the Cheat Code: an Organic Growth Playbook w/ Steve Young of App Masters

from Ready, Set, Startup! - Strategies from Founders, Funders, and Beyond · host Brandon Reed

After years of side hustles and self-doubt, Steve Young made one decision that changed everything. He began his entrepreneurial journey selling cassette tapes in grade school, but it wasn’t until he launched a niche podcast about apps that things finally clicked. In this episode, Steve shares how fear nearly held him back, how he landed his first client, and how he built a profitable agency without outside funding. It's a story about persistence, clarity, and the freedom that comes from betting on yourself. --- Episode Resources “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (https://a.co/d/e1Wvgug) “Do Things That Don’t Scale” by Paul Graham (https://www.paulgraham.com/ds.html)  EO Fire by John Lee Dumas - A daily podcast featuring interviews with successful entrepreneurs, focused on their journeys, lessons learned, and tactical advice for aspiring founders. (https://www.eofire.com/podcast/)  Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn - A podcast that explores how to build online businesses and create multiple streams of passive income, featuring strategies, case studies, and personal experiments from Pat Flynn and his guests. (https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/spi/)

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