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Earning cases
Real AI side-hustle and startup playbooks you can browse by earn model.
- Ai-Tool-CaseBeginner
How a Non-Technical Founder Built a $30K/Month AI SaaS in 48 Hours
Est. revenue: $30,000/mo MRR
An Amazon FBA seller taught himself to code in 9 months with AI, built a SaaS in 48 hours, and hit $30K/month — all without a technical co-founder or ad spend.
- Ai-Tool-CaseIntermediate
How a Solo Founder Built Meerkats.ai to $3K MRR in 4 Weeks with AI Vibe Coding
Est. revenue: $3,000/mo MRR
Santanu Dasgupta spent 20 years in B2B go-to-market, then built Meerkats.ai solo using vibe coding — hitting $3,000 MRR in 4 weeks. Here's the full playbook.
- Ai-Tool-CaseIntermediate
How Danny Postma Built HeadshotPro to $300K/Month Solo Using AI
Est. revenue: $300K/mo MRR
From $0 to $300K/month MRR in under a year — a solo developer's blueprint for wrapping open-source AI models into a high-margin consumer SaaS.
- Agent WorkflowIntermediate
How I Built a $15K/Month AI Automation Agency as a Solo Founder Using Claude Code and n8n
Est. revenue: $12k-$15k/mo
Zero employees, $89/month tools, 25 hours/week — how Marcus Chen built a $15K MRR AI automation agency in 4 months
- Agent WorkflowBeginner
How a Non-Technical Founder Built an AI SaaS in 48 Hours and Hit $30k MRR — Without Writing Code
Est. revenue: $10k-$30k/mo
Zero code. 48 hours. $30k MRR. The distribution playbook most indie hackers ignore.
- Ai App PortfolioIntermediate
How This Ex-Trader Built a $15K/Month App Portfolio Using Cursor AI
Est. revenue: $15,000/month
From algorithmic trading to a $15K/month app portfolio: one year with Cursor AI, Figma MCP, and an influencer equity model
