Should I Quit My Job At Meta For My $30K/Month SaaS?

Starter Story

Summary

Pat Walls visits Matt, a software engineer at Meta who has built a successful golf tournament SaaS generating $30,000 per month. The video explores the struggle of balancing a demanding full-time tech job with a growing side business, the emotional toll of entrepreneurship, and the ultimate decision of whether Matt should quit his role at Meta to focus entirely on his SaaS. By the end, Matt decides to go full-time, seeking more freedom and the ability to scale his product further.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Introduction to the SaaS Founder
  2. 1:17Meeting at Vista Valencia
  3. 3:00Origin Story and App Demo
  4. 5:44Balancing Job and Business
  5. 8:45The Decision Point
  6. 12:00Advice for Building While Working

Topics covered

  • Side Hustle Revenue Models
  • Software Engineering Tech Stack

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Transcript excerpt

Okay, I'm here at the Vista Valencia Golf Course in Los Angeles, California. And we are going to meet someone who built a successful app yet still has a full-time job. It all started when he sent me a DM. He said, "Hey Pat, my app is making $30,000 a month, and I have a software engineering job at Meta. Should I keep my Meta job or should I go allin on my business and take it to the next level?" Let's find out. In this video, you're going to learn about the $30,000 per month golf app that he built. some really good advice on how to build a successful business while you have a full-time job. And at the end, we will decide if he should quit his job or not. I'm Pat Walls and this is Starter Story. All right, we are driving out to meet this guy who makes $30,000 a month from his SAS and he works at Meta. There's geese, bro. move. >> Okay, starter story, fam. We are here at Vista Valencia Gol…