6 months to build studio
Chris's new studio in Austin took six months to build, and its launch was largely unannounced.
Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
4.2M Q&A - Sleeping With An Ex, Harambe & Settling Down - #1104
Explore episode
May 30, 2026
Where this was said
Intro & New Studio Group Episode Format
At 3:16 · chapter starts 0:00
4.2M YouTube subscribers
Chris Williamson has reached 4.2 million YouTube subscribers, prompting this milestone Q&A episode.
Why Most Internet Debates Are Just Verbal Blood Sport
Traditional online debates are designed for no one to concede ground and nothing to be resolved — just a slanging match where the 'winner' is whoever lands the best insult. Chris is building something different: people with slightly different views who can actually change each other's minds, like Beyblades where no one gets destroyed.
Similar snapshots
$13K MRR with $0 marketing spend
Bhanu grew SiteGPT to $13,000 monthly recurring revenue entirely through organic channels, spending nothing on paid marketing.
1 million website visitors total
More than 1 million people have visited SiteGPT's website since launch in March 2023, all through organic channels.
90% of Google traffic from free tools
Approximately 90% of SiteGPT's Google search traffic comes from the free tools Bhanu built, not the main product pages.
Sold first SaaS for $250,000
Bhanu sold his first SaaS product, Feather, for $250,000 so he could focus fully on the faster-growing SiteGPT.
$500K total revenue since launch
SiteGPT has generated approximately $500,000 in total revenue since its launch in March 2023.
SiteGPT LTV ~$1,700–$1,800
The average customer lifetime value for SiteGPT is approximately $1,700 to $1,800, which Bhanu considers unusually high.
50,000 monthly visitors
SiteGPT receives around 50,000 visitors per month, of which about 200 convert to leads and 60 start free trials.
SiteGPT reached $10K MRR in month 1
SiteGPT hit $10,000 MRR within its very first month of launch, driven largely by early traction in the AI chatbot space.
Stuck at $2K MRR despite downloads
Despite strong download numbers, PropGPT could not push past $1,000–$2,000 MRR due to poor product retention.
