Latest Articles
Aug 27, 2025
Leaving a funded startup and bootstrapping to $1M/yr in 18 months
Gil Hildebrand spent time up front finding the right market, then he got customers, then he built the product. Two years later, he's on track to hit $1M/yr
Aug 22, 2025
Hitting a high 6-figure ARR thanks to first-mover advantage and an AI tech moat
Anuja Dhawan built an early AI product and grew it to a 6-figure ARR. And she just launched the first-ever AI model built natively for dubbing. Here's how.
Aug 21, 2025
Getting acqui-hired after seven years of building
Alex Lashkov grew his AI product to $170k ARR, then got acquired by a unicorn. Here's how.
Aug 20, 2025
Paying the bills with a $13k/mo business while testing product ideas
André Casal has tested lots products over the years and none of them worked. Now, he's going all in on his latest idea.
Aug 14, 2025
From failure to $1M ARR in 8 months
Jordan Gal pivoted a failed company into an AI company and hit $1M ARR in eight months. Here's how.
Aug 13, 2025
From weekend experiment to $20k/mo business
Lukas Hermann wanted to build something in a weekend so he picked his simplest idea. Now, he's making $20k/mo. Here's how.
Aug 7, 2025
Hitting $12k/mo with a boilerplate
Jonathan Wilke built a boilerplate to scratch his own itch. Now, it's making $12k/mo. Here's how.
Aug 6, 2025
Hitting $100M ARR in eight months with an AI software builder
Anton Osika hit $100M/yr in 8 months with Lovable. Here's how.
Jul 31, 2025
Growing a scraping API to $10k+MRR in 12 months
Adrian Horning built a scraping API crossed $10k MRR in 12 months. Here's how.
Jul 29, 2025
From desperation and dwindling runway to $10k MRR
Josef Büttgen did a 12x12 challenge because he was running out of runway. He found his product during the third month, and now it's making $10k/mo.
Jul 25, 2025
Hitting a 7-figure ARR by adding value in niche communities
Mas Hossain built a tool for his agency, then started talking about it in communities. Now, it's bringing in a 7-figure ARR.
Jul 24, 2025
This chronic side hustler just hit $26k in 30 days
Yoni Smolyar grew a following, got addicted to social media, built an app to fix it — and in the last 30 days, it made $26k. Here's how.
Jul 23, 2025
From game development and bug bounties to a $40M/yr product
While developing games, George Deglin stumbled upon a problem and fixed it. Now, his product brings in over $40M/yr. Here's how.
Jul 18, 2025
Pivoting from an agency to a $961k/yr product
Chris Badgett built the leading WordPress LMS by spotting a gap in a growing ecosystem and pivoting his agency to fill it.
Jul 10, 2025
Bootstrapping to $40k MRR after his VC-backed startup failed
Alex Rainey built My AskAI to $40k MRR by undercutting the competition with his two-person team.
Jul 9, 2025
Hitting $2M ARR in two years even though he was "late to the AI party"
Dominic Zijlstra built an AI SEO tool to $2M ARR in two years. Here's how.
Jul 5, 2025
Going from building to buying and hitting $12M/yr
Dom Wells went from building to buying and built a portfolio of 20 companies bringing in a total of $12M/yr. Here's how.
Jul 3, 2025
Hitting a $1.6M ARR plateau but refusing VC funding
Christopher Gimmer hit a $1.6M ARR plateau and let it ride while he focused on new projects. Here's how he got here and what he's doing now.
Jun 28, 2025
Hitting a 7-figure ARR within a year by building the first AI-native option in a crowded market
Madhu Nadig took on a tough market — financial compliance — and hit 7 figures within a year. Here's how.
Jun 27, 2025
Closing in on $50M with an AI coding agent by building for next year
Igor Ostrovsky launched in a crowded market by building for next year. With growth skyrocketing, his board has it sights set on $50M this year.
