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⭐️ TrustMRR.com $43K/m
πŸ“ˆ DataFa.st $31K/m
πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» CodeFa.st $4K/m
⚑️ ShipFa.st $2K/m
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Today is a special day for me.

I've made $3M with my 36 startups.

Solo.
85% margin.
Bootstrapped.

It took 10 years, and I loved every second of it.

After failing as an entrepreneur for 5 years, I got a job in 2021.

That's when I discovered @levelsio's journey and decided to try again.

"If he can do it, maybe I can too?"

So I started building tiny startups and writing about it.

2021 and 2022 were quiet, but I was having fun.

Everything changed in 2023 when I launched ShipFast and made my first million.

Building something people finally paid for and enjoyed made me so happy.

My first 5 years of failures taught me not to get emotionally attached to a project, because everything goes to 0 eventually.

So I just kept shipping.

It's 2026, and I've launched 36 startups.

50% never made money.
Only 11% made decent money.

Back in 2016, when I started, I believed I would make it.

If I had known it would take 7 years of failure, I probably would never have started.

That's why I'm stupidly optimistic.

I don't think in years. I don't dream big.

I think in weeks. I build tiny projects fast. And I quit even faster.

That's how I wake up happy, enjoy the journey, and eventually build life-changing projects.

If you've been following the journey, thank you. You've given my posts a sense of purpose, which has kept me going, and I'm very grateful for this. ❀️
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Higgsfield gave me $100,000 to realize my dream:

A hackathon where participants build a real business, not just an app.

So... Introducing The $100K Hackathon:
πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ SHIP-OR-DIE.COM/100K-HACKATHON πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

It starts on November 16, and you'll have 30 days to build a startup and make it profitable. The prizes:

πŸ₯‡ $100,000
πŸ₯ˆ iPhone Duo
πŸ₯‰ MacBook Neo

This is not a joke. The winner will get $100,000 in cash.

To win, you must:

1. Start a completely new business on Nov 16
2. Build a digital product (SaaS, directory, etc.)
3. Make the most profit (not revenue)

You can already register at $99. When the hackathon starts on Nov 16, you can still join for $149.

I'm running this with my dear friend @jackfriks, and we'll manually review each potential winner to make sure everything holds up.

See you on November 16, builders πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸ«‘
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