The full drawer of receipts
8 sourced stories, each with a step-by-step guide. Green means a reporter checked documents. Amber means they're the person's own numbers.
Amount, as quoted“roughly $40,000 to $60,000 a month in revenue”
A 22-year-old runs AI-made 'history to sleep to' channels. Fortune reviewed his AdSense payout records. Here's how it works and how you could start smaller.
Amount, as quoted“nearly $8,000 in under three weeks”
A Texas single mom rates chatbot answers at her kitchen table after her day job. Business Insider verified her pay slips. Here's how AI training work really works.
Amount, as quoted“$11K revenue/mo”
A one-person Brooklyn consultancy automates boring work like lead calls, emails, and review replies. He told Starter Story it brings in $11K a month.
Amount, as quoted“$105,000/mo revenue”
Indie founder Pieter Levels posted that Photo AI makes $105,000/mo revenue and $80,000/mo profit. What it does, what he shared, and how a small niche AI app could start.
Amount, as quoted“booked $3 million in 2024 revenue”
Rowan Cheung's AI newsletter reached 2 million subscribers and, per Forbes, booked $3 million in 2024 revenue. How it grew and how you could start a small one.
Amount, as quoted“$20K/month” (Starter Story)
A 23-year-old built Payout, an app that finds class-action settlements, with Claude. It won RevenueCat's Shipaton 2025. Here's his process.
Amount, as quoted“double my income to up to $20,000 a month”
A former app designer uses ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Canva to make fillable workbooks and printables. She told Business Insider it doubled her income.
Amount, as quotedAI was “one of the reasons I was able to more than double my revenue in 2024”
An Indiana sticker seller uses ChatGPT for listings and custom Shopify code. She told Business Insider AI helped her more than double revenue in 2024.