Other founders using TikTok slideshows and text-on-screen posts (short notes)¶
Shorter notes from founder interviews and case-study sites. All numbers are self-reported and seen 2026-10-12. Slideshows are one part of their mix, not the whole story.
| Founder / app | What they did on TikTok | Reported result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Nguyen (Feynman AI, MedDeep AI), solo dev from Vietnam | "Dozens" of TikTok accounts; AI to draft scripts in his voice; copied formats already working, such as fast slideshows and "study hack" posts. Each post: a pain (messy notes) → the app's result (clean mind map) | Feynman AI ~370K users, ~$19K/month; $47.5K revenue in April 2026 across all his apps and projects (May 2026 interview) | MrrStory |
| Vix (AI manifestation app) | Several TikTok accounts for organic reach, plus TikTok ads optimised for purchases instead of installs | ~$30K/month net subscription revenue within a year; 90K+ downloads | Starter Story episode summary |
| Candle (couples app, YC F24) | An intern's TikTok about the app's swipeable question deck went viral (first in Europe); the team leaned in. Not specifically slideshows | ~300K users and a $1M+ revenue run rate about 6 months after launch | Yahoo Finance / TechCrunch |
| Jenni AI, Tripbff | One repeatable short-video series each (video, not slideshow) | Jenni: $500K+ revenue in a year from one format; Tripbff: 600K+ downloads in under a year | Building Afrika |
What repeats across them¶
- A format that's already working in the niche, copied in shape, not content.
- One repeatable series, posted often, beats one-off clever posts.
- Pain → result on screen, the same shape as the Larry before/after.
- Revenue tracking decides what continues (Vix optimised ads for purchases; Larry read RevenueCat).
What to check before copying "many accounts"¶
Alex Nguyen and Vix ran more than one account. TikTok allows multiple accounts but bans networks run by one entity or by automation to spread content, and bulk account creation (docs/07). Each account should be a real, distinct voice run by a person.