Building AI products for clients, full-time.
Quit your job to run an AI product development agency: $150K in year one
Many businesses want AI features but have no one to build them, so an agency can sell the build instead of a product.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @JanuPower on Reddit · Apr 2026
The workflow
Where & with what
What they did
- 1The moveA year after quitting a 9-to-5 with no safety net, the founder posted an update on going all in on an AI product development agency, building AI products for clients.
- 2Step 2Pick a clear service offer
- 3Step 3Win the first clients from your network
- 4ResultThey reported $150K in revenue in the first year and growth from 2 people to a team of 7 (Reddit, r/Entrepreneur, Apr 2026).
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
Just the platform account.
How much does it cost?
No paid tools needed: this case uses only the platform itself, which is free to join.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Watch out: Revenue, not profit. Commenters questioned how a team of 7 fits that revenue; the founder mentions pricing and hiring mistakes along the way.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write a one-page offer for an AI product development service for [industry]: three fixed packages, what each delivers, timelines and the discovery questions to ask on the first call.
Your first step
Paste the prompt into your AI assistant and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
Source: @JanuPower on Reddit · Apr 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
