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A faceless-video generator that automated short-form series and reached creator-reported $93K monthly recurring revenue.
about $68K/mo profit · 350K monthly visitors · roughly 25% churn (creator-reported estimates)
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AutoShortsAI is a SaaS that generates faceless short-form video series, including scripts, visuals, text, and edits, then posts them to a user’s social accounts. Creator Sebastian Stef presents founder Eric Smith’s growth story. He says Eric launched around January 2024, initially promoted a beta through Twitter, Reddit, Product Hunt, organic video pages, and explanatory threads, then expanded into paid advertising. The creator reports about $93,000 in MRR and $68,000 monthly profit, alongside roughly 350,000 monthly visitors. He describes approximately 25% churn, $27 cost per purchase at scale, about $120 estimated lifetime value, and 31 purchases per day. These are creator-reported figures and should not be treated as audited accounts. The case study emphasizes a product timed to rising interest in faceless video creation, followed by integrations, affiliates, email, and paid acquisition. It also notes that competition and easier open-source tooling threaten the product’s early lead.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel anytime, in one clickData credibility: Creator Sebastian Stef reports the revenue, profit, traffic, ad spend, CPA, and lifetime value while analyzing founder Eric Smith’s business. The transcript describes third-party traffic research and ad-library observations, but does not establish audited financial records or the methodology behind all metrics.