I Built and Sold 4 Apps for $500K (My Exact Playbook)

🔹 Download The Mobile Apps Flipping Playbook: https://floriandarroman.com/lotts Lotanna Ezeike built and sold 4 mobile apps for over $500K in the last 18 months. In this episode, he breaks down his complete build-to-flip playbook: how to find ideas buyers want, validate with zero budget, build lean, scale with UGC, and exit fast. If you're thinking about mobile apps or want to understand the flipping game, this is the blueprint. Find Lotanna Ezeike on X: https://x.com/lottsnomad Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Why Buyers Over Users 2:12 - The Build-to-Sell Mindset 4:06 - From Failed Startup to App Flipping 5:52 - What Buyers Want 10:03 - What Buyers Look For 13:32 - What Kills Deals 15:58 - Where to Find Buyers 18:01 - Finding Winning Ideas 27:14 - Validation Before Building 30:51 - When to Kill an Idea 34:25 - Building: Shareability vs Retention 41:49 - Distribution with $0 46:47 - Scaling with UGC & Ads 51:08 - How to Exit 52:37 - Pre-Exit Preparation 55:50 - Don't Get Attached 58:45 - Why Y Combinator 1:04:07 - The Chip on My Shoulder 1:07:26 - Action Step: SensorTower --- Find me on X: https://x.com/floriandarroman Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florian.darroman/ Get customers from Google and AI on autopilot: https://distribb.io Join 300+ founders building with OpenClaw: https://openclawlab.xyz Website: https://floriandarroman.com All podcast episodes: https://profitablefounder.xyz