From the start to day 20. Every episode, milestone and lesson of the challenge, in order.
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.
I asked it for a full analysis of my last 30 days: real data, patterns and what to repeat.
Two weeks ago we reviewed almost every bot conversation. Today it handles over 100 a day and only a few need our intervention.
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.
With KASSO we did it the other way around: find the problem, find people willing to pay, and only then build.
KASSO hasn't generated its first peso yet and we just hired our first employee. We're not profitable yet, but we're betting this is going to work.
The best validation is someone being willing to pay. We got our first two customers before writing a single line of code.
KASSO has only two customers and our priority isn't getting twenty more, but creating a lot of value for those two.
One of the reasons we moved back from Sweden to the DR was to get hours back. If I want to build something without sacrificing my family, every hour I can recover matters.
My job was never the problem; my goal changed. Now I want to reach the point where working is a choice, not a necessity. That's where all this started.
With your body, your money or a business, you often do the work today and don't see the result until much later. The problem is quitting because you don't see anything yet.
I've already tried having 3 and 4 jobs at once. Now I'm not trying to create another job, but to build income that depends less and less on my time.
Start with the time you already have: move forward with what you've got, even if some days it's not much.
Instead of asking what you can create or sell, start by looking for problems you or someone close to you often has.
I already know how to make money outside my job. Now I want to build income that doesn't depend directly on my time: the goal is to take back control of my time.
I cancelled two races I'd already paid for. I'm not giving up training: this stage has other priorities — my family, my job and building this.
KASSO's first real test: 1 payment and 3 payment promises from the first 5 customers. Too small a sample to celebrate yet, but it's promising.
For me, the goal is that working is a choice, not a necessity.
I've made money with some ideas and others didn't work, but none has yet reached sustainable income that depends less and less on my time.
Building an app with AI is easy; turning it into a real product is something else. Today I'm working with @equalityai on Citizen Developers to teach exactly that.
I have a full-time job, a family and a life I don't want to sacrifice. The challenge: at least one hour a day to build until I replace my salary. I'll share the numbers, what works and what doesn't.