Adrian Ching
@adrianchinghc.bsky.social
I help non-tech entrepreneurs build their $M tech idea in 16 weeks | Trusted by 9-figure brands & public-listed companies
Stop wasting time on tasks that AI can do in seconds!
If you’re still manually summarizing meetings, struggling with slide decks, or wrestling with your inbox, you’re working harder than you need to.
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If you’re still manually summarizing meetings, struggling with slide decks, or wrestling with your inbox, you’re working harder than you need to.
Watch here: bit.ly/43GZmim
March 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Stop wasting time on tasks that AI can do in seconds!
If you’re still manually summarizing meetings, struggling with slide decks, or wrestling with your inbox, you’re working harder than you need to.
Watch here: bit.ly/43GZmim
If you’re still manually summarizing meetings, struggling with slide decks, or wrestling with your inbox, you’re working harder than you need to.
Watch here: bit.ly/43GZmim
Elon Musk is wrong. Remote work wins.
How I built an elite app development team:
How I built an elite app development team:
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Elon Musk is wrong. Remote work wins.
How I built an elite app development team:
How I built an elite app development team:
If you have an idea, start brainstorming.
If you have a goal, start working on it now.
If you're waiting for the perfect moment, stop.
It’s already here.
Start now, and make it happen.
#founderlife #entrepreneurship
If you have a goal, start working on it now.
If you're waiting for the perfect moment, stop.
It’s already here.
Start now, and make it happen.
#founderlife #entrepreneurship
March 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
If you have an idea, start brainstorming.
If you have a goal, start working on it now.
If you're waiting for the perfect moment, stop.
It’s already here.
Start now, and make it happen.
#founderlife #entrepreneurship
If you have a goal, start working on it now.
If you're waiting for the perfect moment, stop.
It’s already here.
Start now, and make it happen.
#founderlife #entrepreneurship
3 types of apps have made $51M+.
Any business owner who doesn't know these 3 models is cheating themselves.
- Directories
- Job Boards
- Coaching Apps
Here's the BEST PART.
These apps can be built with no-code tools — no coding skills required.
Several platforms even offer templates:
Any business owner who doesn't know these 3 models is cheating themselves.
- Directories
- Job Boards
- Coaching Apps
Here's the BEST PART.
These apps can be built with no-code tools — no coding skills required.
Several platforms even offer templates:
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
3 types of apps have made $51M+.
Any business owner who doesn't know these 3 models is cheating themselves.
- Directories
- Job Boards
- Coaching Apps
Here's the BEST PART.
These apps can be built with no-code tools — no coding skills required.
Several platforms even offer templates:
Any business owner who doesn't know these 3 models is cheating themselves.
- Directories
- Job Boards
- Coaching Apps
Here's the BEST PART.
These apps can be built with no-code tools — no coding skills required.
Several platforms even offer templates:
I've built 30+ apps for non-technical founders.
Here's how much app development will cost in 2025:
Here's how much app development will cost in 2025:
March 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I've built 30+ apps for non-technical founders.
Here's how much app development will cost in 2025:
Here's how much app development will cost in 2025:
Now back to the story.
Evidence on Ross's laptop:
• 144,000 Bitcoins ($86M)
• Complete chat logs
• Personal diary
• Site's accounting sheets
May 29, 2015: At 32, Ross gets two life sentences without parole.
That changed when Trump came into power and pardoned him.
Evidence on Ross's laptop:
• 144,000 Bitcoins ($86M)
• Complete chat logs
• Personal diary
• Site's accounting sheets
May 29, 2015: At 32, Ross gets two life sentences without parole.
That changed when Trump came into power and pardoned him.
March 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Now back to the story.
Evidence on Ross's laptop:
• 144,000 Bitcoins ($86M)
• Complete chat logs
• Personal diary
• Site's accounting sheets
May 29, 2015: At 32, Ross gets two life sentences without parole.
That changed when Trump came into power and pardoned him.
Evidence on Ross's laptop:
• 144,000 Bitcoins ($86M)
• Complete chat logs
• Personal diary
• Site's accounting sheets
May 29, 2015: At 32, Ross gets two life sentences without parole.
That changed when Trump came into power and pardoned him.
From his bedroom in San Francisco's Glen Park, Ross built Silk Road.
It grew to:
• 1M+ user accounts
• $300,000 in daily trades
• $13M in personal commission
It grew to:
• 1M+ user accounts
• $300,000 in daily trades
• $13M in personal commission
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From his bedroom in San Francisco's Glen Park, Ross built Silk Road.
It grew to:
• 1M+ user accounts
• $300,000 in daily trades
• $13M in personal commission
It grew to:
• 1M+ user accounts
• $300,000 in daily trades
• $13M in personal commission
Ross gets a big idea.
He'd build an anonymous marketplace combining:
• Tor network for hidden browsing
• Bitcoin for untraceable payments
The first product was 5kg of psychedelic mushrooms he grew himself in a borrowed country house.
He'd build an anonymous marketplace combining:
• Tor network for hidden browsing
• Bitcoin for untraceable payments
The first product was 5kg of psychedelic mushrooms he grew himself in a borrowed country house.
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ross gets a big idea.
He'd build an anonymous marketplace combining:
• Tor network for hidden browsing
• Bitcoin for untraceable payments
The first product was 5kg of psychedelic mushrooms he grew himself in a borrowed country house.
He'd build an anonymous marketplace combining:
• Tor network for hidden browsing
• Bitcoin for untraceable payments
The first product was 5kg of psychedelic mushrooms he grew himself in a borrowed country house.
In 2010, Ross hit rock bottom.
His investment company failed. His game studio flopped.
He had left a promising career as a scientist to be an entrepreneur and came up empty-handed.
Then something happened...
His investment company failed. His game studio flopped.
He had left a promising career as a scientist to be an entrepreneur and came up empty-handed.
Then something happened...
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In 2010, Ross hit rock bottom.
His investment company failed. His game studio flopped.
He had left a promising career as a scientist to be an entrepreneur and came up empty-handed.
Then something happened...
His investment company failed. His game studio flopped.
He had left a promising career as a scientist to be an entrepreneur and came up empty-handed.
Then something happened...
Born in Austin in 1984. Ross was the golden child:
• Eagle Scout by 17
• Physics degree in 2006
• Masters in materials science
But Ross wanted to be something bigger.
• Eagle Scout by 17
• Physics degree in 2006
• Masters in materials science
But Ross wanted to be something bigger.
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Born in Austin in 1984. Ross was the golden child:
• Eagle Scout by 17
• Physics degree in 2006
• Masters in materials science
But Ross wanted to be something bigger.
• Eagle Scout by 17
• Physics degree in 2006
• Masters in materials science
But Ross wanted to be something bigger.
This is Ross Ulbricht.
He built a $180M "Amazon for Drugs" platform from his laptop. Scored $13M in 30 months.
By 32, he received two life sentences.
6 lessons from Silicon Valley's most notorious founder on building platforms that scale:
He built a $180M "Amazon for Drugs" platform from his laptop. Scored $13M in 30 months.
By 32, he received two life sentences.
6 lessons from Silicon Valley's most notorious founder on building platforms that scale:
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is Ross Ulbricht.
He built a $180M "Amazon for Drugs" platform from his laptop. Scored $13M in 30 months.
By 32, he received two life sentences.
6 lessons from Silicon Valley's most notorious founder on building platforms that scale:
He built a $180M "Amazon for Drugs" platform from his laptop. Scored $13M in 30 months.
By 32, he received two life sentences.
6 lessons from Silicon Valley's most notorious founder on building platforms that scale:
• Split your budget 60/40
• Put 60% into marketing to get users onboard
• Use 40% to keep improving the app
Even if your current app isn't perfect, focus on proving market fit before investing more in development.
• Put 60% into marketing to get users onboard
• Use 40% to keep improving the app
Even if your current app isn't perfect, focus on proving market fit before investing more in development.
March 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
• Split your budget 60/40
• Put 60% into marketing to get users onboard
• Use 40% to keep improving the app
Even if your current app isn't perfect, focus on proving market fit before investing more in development.
• Put 60% into marketing to get users onboard
• Use 40% to keep improving the app
Even if your current app isn't perfect, focus on proving market fit before investing more in development.
Many app development agencies use interns to save costs.
It's wrong.
The client deserves better.
It's wrong.
The client deserves better.
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Many app development agencies use interns to save costs.
It's wrong.
The client deserves better.
It's wrong.
The client deserves better.
🚨 App Development Pitfalls 101 🚨
I’ve seen too many apps fail before they even launch.
If you’re building an app, watch out for these traps:
⚠️ The “Build Everything” Trap
Trying to launch with every feature = blown budget & endless delays. Start lean.
⚠️ The “Cheap Developer” Trap
Hiring the lowe
I’ve seen too many apps fail before they even launch.
If you’re building an app, watch out for these traps:
⚠️ The “Build Everything” Trap
Trying to launch with every feature = blown budget & endless delays. Start lean.
⚠️ The “Cheap Developer” Trap
Hiring the lowe
March 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
🚨 App Development Pitfalls 101 🚨
I’ve seen too many apps fail before they even launch.
If you’re building an app, watch out for these traps:
⚠️ The “Build Everything” Trap
Trying to launch with every feature = blown budget & endless delays. Start lean.
⚠️ The “Cheap Developer” Trap
Hiring the lowe
I’ve seen too many apps fail before they even launch.
If you’re building an app, watch out for these traps:
⚠️ The “Build Everything” Trap
Trying to launch with every feature = blown budget & endless delays. Start lean.
⚠️ The “Cheap Developer” Trap
Hiring the lowe
The average SaaS never even reaches 10K MRR.
And yet, these 5 SaaS startups broke the mold, scaled to 10K+, and one even hit 400K MRR.
What’s their secret? (Hint: It’s NOT just the idea.)
👉 One failed miserably at launch, only to rebrand and sell for six figures.
👉 Another had ZERO industry exper
And yet, these 5 SaaS startups broke the mold, scaled to 10K+, and one even hit 400K MRR.
What’s their secret? (Hint: It’s NOT just the idea.)
👉 One failed miserably at launch, only to rebrand and sell for six figures.
👉 Another had ZERO industry exper
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The average SaaS never even reaches 10K MRR.
And yet, these 5 SaaS startups broke the mold, scaled to 10K+, and one even hit 400K MRR.
What’s their secret? (Hint: It’s NOT just the idea.)
👉 One failed miserably at launch, only to rebrand and sell for six figures.
👉 Another had ZERO industry exper
And yet, these 5 SaaS startups broke the mold, scaled to 10K+, and one even hit 400K MRR.
What’s their secret? (Hint: It’s NOT just the idea.)
👉 One failed miserably at launch, only to rebrand and sell for six figures.
👉 Another had ZERO industry exper
Don't start from scratch.
Weaponize what you already have.
The smartest founders scale using these two strategies:
⚡ Turn your no-code app into a sellable product
⚡ Digitalize manual operations into scalable systems
Both turn existing processes into revenue machines.
Need help translating your id
Weaponize what you already have.
The smartest founders scale using these two strategies:
⚡ Turn your no-code app into a sellable product
⚡ Digitalize manual operations into scalable systems
Both turn existing processes into revenue machines.
Need help translating your id
March 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Don't start from scratch.
Weaponize what you already have.
The smartest founders scale using these two strategies:
⚡ Turn your no-code app into a sellable product
⚡ Digitalize manual operations into scalable systems
Both turn existing processes into revenue machines.
Need help translating your id
Weaponize what you already have.
The smartest founders scale using these two strategies:
⚡ Turn your no-code app into a sellable product
⚡ Digitalize manual operations into scalable systems
Both turn existing processes into revenue machines.
Need help translating your id
💡 What Founders Think They Need to Build Their First MVP:
💰 A Big Investment — Many believe launching an MVP requires a huge budget. But that’s far from the truth.
🕒 Extensive Development Time — Founders think they need months or even years of development time to get started. But guess what? It can
💰 A Big Investment — Many believe launching an MVP requires a huge budget. But that’s far from the truth.
🕒 Extensive Development Time — Founders think they need months or even years of development time to get started. But guess what? It can
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
💡 What Founders Think They Need to Build Their First MVP:
💰 A Big Investment — Many believe launching an MVP requires a huge budget. But that’s far from the truth.
🕒 Extensive Development Time — Founders think they need months or even years of development time to get started. But guess what? It can
💰 A Big Investment — Many believe launching an MVP requires a huge budget. But that’s far from the truth.
🕒 Extensive Development Time — Founders think they need months or even years of development time to get started. But guess what? It can
After 7 years of solo entrepreneurship, I finally found my tribe at EO Accelerator.
Nothing beats having successful founders open their playbooks and say "let me show you how I did it."
Nothing beats having successful founders open their playbooks and say "let me show you how I did it."
February 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
After 7 years of solo entrepreneurship, I finally found my tribe at EO Accelerator.
Nothing beats having successful founders open their playbooks and say "let me show you how I did it."
Nothing beats having successful founders open their playbooks and say "let me show you how I did it."
When TechCrunch exposed them in January 2019:
Facebook claimed it was "nothing secret" because they named it "Facebook Research."
Apple's response was to ban Onavo from the App Store for violating privacy rules.
Facebook claimed it was "nothing secret" because they named it "Facebook Research."
Apple's response was to ban Onavo from the App Store for violating privacy rules.
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
When TechCrunch exposed them in January 2019:
Facebook claimed it was "nothing secret" because they named it "Facebook Research."
Apple's response was to ban Onavo from the App Store for violating privacy rules.
Facebook claimed it was "nothing secret" because they named it "Facebook Research."
Apple's response was to ban Onavo from the App Store for violating privacy rules.
By 2019, Facebook was paying users aged 13-35 up to $20/month in gift cards.
Not for market research.
But to install their "research VPN" that could read ALL their encrypted traffic.
Not for market research.
But to install their "research VPN" that could read ALL their encrypted traffic.
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
By 2019, Facebook was paying users aged 13-35 up to $20/month in gift cards.
Not for market research.
But to install their "research VPN" that could read ALL their encrypted traffic.
Not for market research.
But to install their "research VPN" that could read ALL their encrypted traffic.
What Facebook Did Through Onavo
They built custom software to:
• Create fake digital certificates
• Install root certificates on phones
• Decrypt secure traffic from competitors
What data did they steal?
They built custom software to:
• Create fake digital certificates
• Install root certificates on phones
• Decrypt secure traffic from competitors
What data did they steal?
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What Facebook Did Through Onavo
They built custom software to:
• Create fake digital certificates
• Install root certificates on phones
• Decrypt secure traffic from competitors
What data did they steal?
They built custom software to:
• Create fake digital certificates
• Install root certificates on phones
• Decrypt secure traffic from competitors
What data did they steal?
Onavo marketed itself as a "data shrinking" app for iPhones.
Their pitch: Save money on your 3G/4G data plans.
By September 2018, they were running one of the biggest corporate spying operations in tech.
Their pitch: Save money on your 3G/4G data plans.
By September 2018, they were running one of the biggest corporate spying operations in tech.
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Onavo marketed itself as a "data shrinking" app for iPhones.
Their pitch: Save money on your 3G/4G data plans.
By September 2018, they were running one of the biggest corporate spying operations in tech.
Their pitch: Save money on your 3G/4G data plans.
By September 2018, they were running one of the biggest corporate spying operations in tech.
Facebook paid $120M for an Israeli VPN app called Onavo in 2013.
Then used it to spy on Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon.
A lawsuit from Klein v. Meta exposed their entire operation.
Here's what they did:
Then used it to spy on Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon.
A lawsuit from Klein v. Meta exposed their entire operation.
Here's what they did:
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Facebook paid $120M for an Israeli VPN app called Onavo in 2013.
Then used it to spy on Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon.
A lawsuit from Klein v. Meta exposed their entire operation.
Here's what they did:
Then used it to spy on Snapchat, YouTube, and Amazon.
A lawsuit from Klein v. Meta exposed their entire operation.
Here's what they did:
In 2013, Facebook spent $120M on a simple data-saving app.
But when users installed it, they didn't know their phones were sending encrypted data straight to Zuckerberg.
A thread on how Facebook hijacked millions of phones to spy on their competitors:
But when users installed it, they didn't know their phones were sending encrypted data straight to Zuckerberg.
A thread on how Facebook hijacked millions of phones to spy on their competitors:
February 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In 2013, Facebook spent $120M on a simple data-saving app.
But when users installed it, they didn't know their phones were sending encrypted data straight to Zuckerberg.
A thread on how Facebook hijacked millions of phones to spy on their competitors:
But when users installed it, they didn't know their phones were sending encrypted data straight to Zuckerberg.
A thread on how Facebook hijacked millions of phones to spy on their competitors:
Most people try to invent SaaS ideas from scratch. That’s the wrong approach.
The best SaaS businesses? They don’t start with ideas. They start with problems.
My client? He runs a trucking business. And he just uncovered a $36B SaaS opportunity sitting right under his nose by identifying a pain po
The best SaaS businesses? They don’t start with ideas. They start with problems.
My client? He runs a trucking business. And he just uncovered a $36B SaaS opportunity sitting right under his nose by identifying a pain po
February 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Most people try to invent SaaS ideas from scratch. That’s the wrong approach.
The best SaaS businesses? They don’t start with ideas. They start with problems.
My client? He runs a trucking business. And he just uncovered a $36B SaaS opportunity sitting right under his nose by identifying a pain po
The best SaaS businesses? They don’t start with ideas. They start with problems.
My client? He runs a trucking business. And he just uncovered a $36B SaaS opportunity sitting right under his nose by identifying a pain po