A captain's log · est. 2026
Field notes on the road to $1M. Building AI in the open.
A public log of every step from $0 to a million dollars. Tools, numbers, mistakes, lessons. Written down, in the open, by a solo founder with a tech background and a tight budget.
Day
6
of 1440
Cumulative
$0
0.00% of $1M
MRR
$0
growing
Burn
$102
5 active tools
The strategy
Cash → Audience → Product. In that order.
Services first
AI consulting and automation for SMBs funds everything. Cash flow on day one, market insight built in.
Audience always
Build in public. Every project, every number, every mistake. Public. Compounding asset, zero ad budget.
Product later
Productize the most recurring problem from services into a micro-SaaS. Then scale, diversify, repeat.