Indie dev's AI tool site hits $1,500 revenue in 5 days: a hands-on postmortem
sujingshen · x · 2026-10-15
Indie developer 0xEcho99 published a postmortem: his first AI paid tool site crossed $1,500 in revenue within 5 days of launch, a milestone he compares to hitting $10k in his cross-border e-commerce days. The article walks through the full journey from launch to first payments for aspiring AI-for-export builders.
Quoting it, sujingshen advises programmers to chase commercial results early—accumulating capital buys you the freedom to play at a higher level instead of worrying about the next order.
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