We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a time tracking app:

#1: Pavel Cheshev, founder of TIMEFLIP:

We chatted with with Pavel, founder of TIMEFLIP ($50K/month). In our interview, Pavel says:

Focusing on too many things is the road to nowhere. Take one most important target (growing number of users, profitability, decreasing production costs, subscriptions, time to market, etc) and metrics for it and run tests to optimize it.

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I would recommend having a stress-resistant member of your startup team fully dedicated to customer support from day one. Keeping your early clients/subscribers in a positive mood, involved and supportive is your top priority.

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#2: Stas Moor, founder of Klokki:

We chatted with with Stas, founder of Klokki ($350/month). In our interview, Stas says:

Don’t fall for the hype around starting a “business” — be smart about it, because it’s not going to be easy.

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If you are starting out, then save some money first so you have the “freedom” to not worry about money for a while. Or get a freelance gig to cover the basic expenses.

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#3: Pavel Cheshev, founder of TIMEFLIP:

We chatted with with Pavel, founder of TIMEFLIP ($50K/month). In our interview, Pavel says:

If you want to change something, take a chance to make it happen. For me, giving it a try and maybe failing is always better than not trying at all.

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#4: Andrei, founder of Monapp Calabs ltd:

We chatted with with Andrei, founder of Monapp Calabs ltd ($25K/month). In our interview, Andrei says:

A big challenge for us was that we had to rebrand the tracking app.

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Focus on the things that you are good at. We all have different skills.

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#5: Dean A. Logan, founder of Labor Sync:

We chatted with with Dean, founder of Labor Sync ($185K/month). In our interview, Dean says:

Go out and find yourself a mentor! Someone who has already been through the process. This person can be one of your greatest assets to bounce ideas off, break down pain points and help straighten out the path to success.

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#6: Drew Haines, founder of HoursLogger:

We chatted with with Drew, founder of HoursLogger ($850/month). In our interview, Drew says:

Start a service-based business first. I know countless entrepreneurs that tried to build a product-based business and could never generate the revenue to get it off the ground. However, if you go service-based (consulting, mowing lawns, painting, etc) you’ll start making money right away and it gives you great business experience.

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#7: Pavel Cheshev, founder of TIMEFLIP:

We chatted with with Pavel, founder of TIMEFLIP ($50K/month). In our interview, Pavel says:

The more buzz the better, reach out to journalists and influencers - everything to make your website and product visible.

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#8: Dean A. Logan, founder of Labor Sync:

We chatted with with Dean, founder of Labor Sync ($185K/month). In our interview, Dean says:

We were spending a lot of time and money designing features that it turns out our customers didn’t even use. Now we ASK our customers what THEY want. Our customers are truly the best place to get new feature ideas.

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Talk to people in the industry and see what they did. Take advice, get social, ask around.

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#9: Andrei, founder of Monapp Calabs ltd:

We chatted with with Andrei, founder of Monapp Calabs ltd ($25K/month). In our interview, Andrei says:

I was investing time, not money.

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