Show Notes
Jake built a simple, boring website called Excel Exercises. The main goal of the site? Help people learn Excel… that’s it! In this episode, we’ll dive into how this website makes $30K/month, how he built and grew it with very little effort, and his advice for people looking for dead-simple app ideas in 2026.
*Simple apps making millions:* https://clickhubspot.com/guvq
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Chapters: Chapters
00:00:00 Simplest website I've ever seen 00:00:51 What's your story? 00:01:26 What is Excel Exercises? 00:02:15 Numbers behind the business 00:02:55 Simple ideas win! 00:03:35 Background 00:04:19 Finding the idea 00:05:42 Building Excel Exercises 00:06:17 Tech stack and tools 00:07:03 Zero to $10K/month 00:08:01 Growth to $30K/month 00:08:55 How Jake finds simple ideas 00:10:10 App demo 00:11:07 Final advice 00:12:22 Reflections: the simplest website ever
This video is an educational case study of this founder’s experience. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee any income or results. Every business is different and your results may vary.
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