Building An App With 1,000,000+ Users For Fun That Helped Me Get Into Facebook
Back in 2017, Alex was able to get an interview with Facebook. Something that made his resume stand out was a humble little app named "Random Name Picker" with 100,000+ users.
Fast forward to 2023, and Random Name Picker now has over 1,000,000 users. In this in-depth case study, Alex will walk you through the entire story behind the app:
- Coming up with the idea
- Quickly writing the code and launching an initial prototype
- Growing the app to 500 new installs per day and 1,000,000+ users overall
- Experimenting with monetization through IAP (in-app purchases) and ads
The playbook Alex solidified from this app is something he has run again and again to great success, building 5+ apps with 100,000+ users each and getting interviews from Uber, Block, Instacart, Google, and more.
If you want to hear an in-depth ~30 minute breakdown of Alex's entire journey getting the Facebook offer, watch our video here: How Alex Got Into Meta With 0 Prior LeetCode Experience
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