Lotz prefers exiting apps for $250K in months over raising venture capital
Lotz (Lots) · I flipped 4 apps and made $500,000 · Nov 9, 2025 · at 4:40
App entrepreneur Lotts Ezeike contrasts his quick-flip strategy with the long-horizon odds of venture capital on Starter Story with Pat Walls.
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“I would rather, you know, build something and then in the six to 12 months exit it for like a cool 250 K.”
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