Peak of $40K MRR and 2,000 downloads in a day
PropGPT peaked at $40,000 MRR and 2,000 downloads in a single day during the NBA playoffs campaign.
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Oct 26, 2026
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Influencer Marketing and the $2K MRR Ceiling
At 4:27 · chapter starts 4:04
Eyal walks through PropGPT's initial go-to-market strategy: influencer marketing, informed by his experience watching other successful app founders use it effectively. They spent a few thousand dollars and got consistent results — around 20 downloads a day, converting to 5 to 10 trial users daily. [1] — Eyal "20 downloads/day at launch: PropGPT averaged 20 downloads per day right after launching on the App Store through influencer marketing." 00:06 For a while, it felt like forward motion. But the MRR number wouldn't budge past $1,000–$2,000, no matter how they dialled up the spend. That plateau was the moment of clarity — something was critically wrong with the app itself. The distribution engine was working; the product simply wasn't delivering enough value to turn trial users into paying subscribers.
Why Distribution Alone Can't Save a Bad Product
Most founders struggle with distribution. Eyal and Yali had it nailed from day one — and still failed. Their story proves the rarer, less-discussed truth: a great go-to-market strategy is worthless if the product can't retain users.
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