📱 Best Platforms
Glide, Stripe, Google Sheets
📖 The Hustle
Glide turns Google Sheets into mobile apps without code. Build an app for a specific industry — a job site safety inspection app for construction supervisors, a client check-in app for personal trainers, an inventory tracker for food truck owners. The app connects to Google Sheets as its database, and you charge $19-$49 per month per business. Glide handles the mobile interface; you just configure the data structure and design. Each customer's subscription is nearly pure profit after setup.
🚀 First Step
Sign up for Glide's free plan, pick one niche (like food truck inventory), build a working prototype, and show it to 3 business owners for feedback.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Interview 5 people in the niche before building — learn exactly what spreadsheet or paper system they currently suffer with
- Build the app for one specific use case (like food truck inventory) rather than trying to be a generic tool for everyone
- Charge on a per-business (not per-user) model so one company with 10 employees pays the same as a solo operator
🛠 Tools & Resources: Glide, Google Sheets, Stripe, Zapier, Make (Integromat)