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From 0 to $1m challenge

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I turned 30 a few months ago and I want to become a millionaire by the time I hit 40.

This gives me 10 years to figure things out, while also (hopefully šŸ¤ž) not burning myself out in the process again.

So if youā€™re wondering why Iā€™m giving myself so much time, hereā€™s the answer, lol.

Little about me

At my core, Iā€™ve been a developer since 2013, and in the last 5 years Iā€™ve also:

And some other venturesā€¦

As you can see, during these 5 years I made about $300k from various projects and the plan is to continue this to bring my net worth to $1m in the next decade.

For the fun of it, here Iā€™ll start documenting from $0 revenue up to $1m. Weā€™ll just keep it simple without considering the previous amounts (which went on taxes, expenses and some investments).

Just keep in mind that I already have projects that bring in some revenue every month, and I have an audience on X and YouTube.

I donā€™t believe having an audience is a requirement to complete this challenge but itā€™s not bad to have, of course.

Why $1m?

This is how much weā€™d need to be financially free. (we = me + wifey šŸ’œ)

This amount invested would give us $40k per year based on the safe withdrawal rate of 4% which will give us a pretty good lifestyle on ā€œautopilotā€ financially.

If I really think about itā€¦ the main goal is freedom. Freedom to do what I want, when I want, with whoever I want.

Do we really need $1m invested though for that? No, not really. With a $4-5k monthly income, weā€™d be good to go.

But it would be nice to have that as passively as possible. And, it wouldnā€™t be such a fun challenge if it would be super easy, amirite? šŸ˜†

Soā€¦ $1m it is!

How do I plan to make money?

I plan to continue launching and monetizing apps and products, while sharing the process online ā†’ this will help with the marketing/distribution side of things. Besides this, I also want to learn how to use paid ads.


To begin with, I need to hone down my dev and marketing skills.

I need to learn how to:

  • launch an MVP of an idea fast
  • market it to the right audience
  • see if itā€™s worth doubling down on (if it brings in enough revenue), or itā€™s a sign I need to move on to the next idea
  • automate everything where possible

To launch an MVP fast I already know how to build websites (the frontend) but I need to learn better how to do the backend side (how to set up auth, db, payments, etc).

For marketing, Iā€™ll:

  • launch on different channels (Reddit, hacker news, indie hackers, product hunt?)
  • make videos and/or streams about it
  • talk about the product in public
  • learn and try ads (heard these are powerful if done right)

The actionable plan

Since I donā€™t necessarily need a big hit fast, I was thinking of launching many small apps to see what skills I lack or need to improve.

I like the idea of launching many small bets. Trying many things and seeing what works. This will force me to act fast, fail fast, and learn fast.

Challenge: Launch 100 projects (Crazy, eh? šŸ˜†)

If letā€™s say, hypothetically, Iā€™ll launch 100 projects and apps in the next 10 years, and on average each of the apps makes $100 per month, thatā€™s $10k per month in total.

I know this is just the theory and in reality only a few will be successfulā€¦ But considering the high amount of apps (100), I believe that this will create a big surface area for luck to fit in at some point.

And even if it doesnā€™t work out, during this time Iā€™m going to develop strong skills that will help a lot in other areas. For example, I could switch my focus to helping other businesses launch and try their ideas, as Iā€™ll have stronger dev & marketing skills.

All in all, I think this will turn out well eventually.

At least I hope so, lol. šŸ˜†

Nonetheless, Iā€™m going to share my experience here soā€¦ Stick around to see whatā€™s going to happen.

Cya! šŸ«¶

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