Wave AI has failed to make Meta ads work for a year
Josh Mohrer · #2296 The $7 Million Vibe Coded App · Feb 3, 2026 · at 42:23
Josh Mohrer, founder of Wave AI, discusses why paid acquisition on Meta platforms has consistently failed for his consumer subscription app.
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“And I haven't been able to get meta ads to work in more than a year. Every few months I dip back in, I spend a bunch and it fails.”
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