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Winner Crespo

The challenge

Day 20 trying to replace my salary, one hour at a time.

I don't want to stop working.
I want to stop having to work.

I'm publicly documenting my attempt to build income that doesn't depend directly on my time, while keeping my full-time job and my normal life.

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Current day
20
Started on Aug 31, 2026.
Total generated
RD$0
All the money generated outside my job during the challenge.
Monthly income
RD$0 / month
Income that can continue without depending directly on every hour of my time.
Goal
Replace my salary
No fixed number: working should be a choice, not a necessity.

The challenge starts from zero.

What I'm building

KASSO
AI-powered collections for companies
Active

KASSO uses artificial intelligence to help companies collect overdue payments and automate much of the collections follow-up.

  • Used with real customers
  • The bot handles 100+ conversations a day
  • Collected RD$66,552 autonomously
  • First employee hired

It's something that can keep creating value without needing me there every second: exactly the kind of income I'm trying to build.

What I'm focused on now

Proving that KASSO creates real value for our first customers before we start growing aggressively.

The rules of the experiment

  1. Keep my full-time job.
  2. Protect my time with my family.
  3. Build consistently.
  4. Document publicly.
  5. Measure real income.
  6. Separate total income from recurring monthly income.
  7. Share what works and what doesn't.

Monthly income over time

RD$0 Kickoff Day 20
Current monthly income

Latest episodes

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Day 20
RD$66,552 collected while we were busy with other things

What mattered wasn't the number, but that KASSO collected without us being there. That's what I'm trying to build: something that keeps creating value without needing me every second.

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Day 20
I gave my AI agent access to my Instagram

I asked it for a full analysis of my last 30 days: real data, patterns and what to repeat.

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Day 19
From 5 to over 100 conversations

Two weeks ago we reviewed almost every bot conversation. Today it handles over 100 a day and only a few need our intervention.

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Day 18
It has never been easier to start

AI, the internet, free knowledge and tools that used to require whole teams. Building a business is still hard, but the barriers to start are lower than ever.

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Milestones

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Day 20
RD$66,552 collected

KASSO collects RD$66,552 while the team is busy with other things.

RD$66,552
Day 19
100+ conversations a day

The bot passes 100 conversations a day and only a few need intervention.

+100
Day 16
First employee

After three months of doing everything themselves, KASSO hires its first employee.
Day 5
First real customers and first payment

1 payment and 3 payment promises from the first 5 customers.
Kickoff
The challenge begins

At least one hour a day to build until I replace my salary.

What I've learned

  1. The idea comes from the problem.
  2. Don't build yet: first validate that someone is willing to pay.
  3. Working more isn't the same as creating freedom.
  4. Start with the time you already have.
  5. Today's result reflects what you did a while ago.
  6. Create value for a few customers first, then grow.

Follow along

I'm sharing everything in real time on Instagram: progress, mistakes, numbers and lessons.

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