After doing 38 AI experiments in the last 38 days I felt it was time to do something that actually brings in some money. I didn’t have a specific idea yet, so I went through my X bookmarks to see if any idea popped up.
I needed an idea that I would be able to validate in about 2 weeks. This way I know if there is money to be made this way.
There was a post on X that caught my attention and it explained how to setup an AI service business in detail. At the end of the post he mentions:
Most people will read this. Save it. Think about it for a week. And then never act on it.
Below the post there are numerous people bitching and moaning. The responses varied from “1 hour of setup, 40 hours a week fixing their bot for the rest of your life” to “this deff not work out in reality. 😂😂”.
Of course this is to be expected, as most people won’t do the work, but typing a response is barely any work at all. Bitching is easier than building.
So I’m going to test this. See if I can sell to at least 1 client in two weeks.
Claude wrote a business plan in ~30 seconds that included a time line and daily checklists. I like the idea of having to check off some items to know the work is done for the day.
In two weeks, I’ll know if this works. This is the plan for day 1:
Goal: Be able to demo a working AI setup confidently. Day 1 — Install OpenClaw
- Download OpenClaw on your machine
- Follow the setup documentation step by step
- Create a fake restaurant (“Hugo’s Bistro”) with menu, hours, and FAQs
- Ask the AI 20 questions a real customer would ask Time: 2–3 hours
So for the next couple of experiments I am going to work on these goals and set everything up. I will commit to doing the actual work for at least two weeks to figure out if I can land 1 client.
Key Insight
People are quick to complain about something but never do the actual work. The time between going from “interesting idea” to “day 1 checklist” was about 30 minutes. Most people never cross this gap. Not because it’s hard, but because they never start.