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React Native template founders earn $87, learn hard lesson about overpromising
Two founders sold a React Native template for $29, claiming it was full-stack. After 5 sales, 4 refunds, and a chargeback, they netted $87. A customer's honest email revealed the template was just a UI kit with mock data, prompting a full audit and rebuild.
Meridian48 take
The story is a cautionary tale about startup honesty, but the $87 revenue is too small to matter beyond the indie developer community.
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