Khashayar Mansourizadeh

YC mentioning AI-native agencies really resonated with us.

We started Starnus as a self-serve product. But pretty quickly, founders started asking us to help them run it too.

That happened enough times that it became clear this was not random.

A lot of people do not just want software.

According to @RevenueCat 's State of Subscription Apps 2026 report, "hard paywalls convert 5x better than freemium, but with significantly wider variance."

Day 35 download-to-paid, freemium vs. hard paywall

Does access method impact download-to-paid conversion within 35 days?

Let me start from the creator s perspective:
I personally don t have a product (apart from hiring people for creative work or offering personal consultations).

But as a creator, I constantly share content, insights, and information, value that helps me build trust (for free). Based on that perceived expertise, people eventually decide to work with me (a paid service).