Pat Walls says the future of app building is distribution, not features
Pat Walls · My Two Apps Make $150K/Month Each · May 17, 2026 · at 11:46
Pat Walls discusses app development strategy with founder Nicole, reacting to her systemized UGC creator distribution model.
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“This is the future of building apps. It's not about the features that you build. It's not about, you know, using AI to code it up. It's about distribution.”
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