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Sold AI Writing Tool for $1M, Got Bored, Built AI Headshot Site in 30 Hours — $100K in Two Weeks
Earned
$100K in first two weeks; $300K MRR within 12 months; ~$3.6M annual revenue across full AI product portfolio
Duration
Landingfolio 2015; Headlime 2020 sold for $1M; HeadshotPro built in 30 hours after Stable Diffusion Sept 2022; $100K in first 2 weeks
Who
Dutch serial entrepreneur
#AI headshot generator solo developer $300K MRR#built SaaS in 30 hours Stable Diffusion launch revenue#HeadshotPro Danny Postma founder story how started#professional headshots without photographer AI 2022 2023
Other · Jul 12, 2026 Read case →
Tech Free
30 Failed Startups Later, French Dev Packaged Boilerplate Into $1M/Year Solo Business
Earned
$40K in month one; $133K/month peak; $1
Duration
Arrived Bali 2021; launched ShipFast Aug 31 2023; $6K in 48h; $40K in month one
Who
French CS graduate
#solo developer $1M revenue zero employees#ShipFast Next.js boilerplate first month $40K#30 failed startups before success story#indie hacker Bali startup solopreneur 2023
Blog · Jul 12, 2026 Read case →
Creator UK Free
No-Code Designer Made $20K in Week 1 With Claude Code
Earned
~$20K first week; $400K/year brand deals; $200K+ Lightroom presets lifetime; $40K from one icon pack
Duration
Launched February 2026; first three pricing tiers sold out within days of launch
Who
British designer and YouTuber with 423K subscribers
#Claude Code build membership site without coding#non-developer built SaaS $20K first week revenue#creator membership community dynamic pricing every 50 members#designer brand deals $400K year creator economy income
Blog · Jul 12, 2026 Read case →
Side-Hustle UK Free
Teen Built £200k Cooling Towel Biz From Bedroom: £150 Start, 50 Failed TikToks, Then Viral
Earned
£200k/year (~$260k); 30
Duration
Started 2022 (age 13); TikTok breakthrough 2023; £200k/year by 2025; $200k Alibaba prize November 2025
Who
Harrison Nott
#teen entrepreneur cooling towel UK £200k from bedroom#TikTok Shop product viral 50 videos before breakthrough#how to start ecommerce with £150 low MOQ Alibaba#Alibaba CoCreate pitch competition $200k winner teenager
Blog · Jul 2, 2026 Read case →
Side-Hustle Free
One Jar of Hot Honey: From a Pizza Bar Counter to $40M a Year
Earned
$40M/year (2023–2024); projected $60M in 2025
Duration
14 years (2010-2024, from a single pizza restaurant to America's #1 hot honey brand)
Who
Mike Kurtz (USA
#hot honey#food startup#condiment brand#category creation
Blog · Jul 2, 2026 Read case →
Tech AI Free
Broke to $60K in 3 Months: Raj's Enterprise RAG for Pharma and Banks
Earned
$60K in 3 months (~$20K+/mo)
Duration
3 months (from near-zero to $20K+/month)
Who
Raj (Sri Lanka-born serial entrepreneur in the US)
#enterprise AI#RAG system#document intelligence#pharma AI
小红书 · Jun 30, 2026 Read case →
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