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5in500

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

I Spent $750 on Ads. Got 3 Installs. Then American Express Changed My Entire Business.

I spent $750 on Shopify ads and got 3 installs. Then a conversation about American Express changed my entire business. Day 42 of $5MM in 500 Days.

5in500

Jul 1, 2026

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6 min read

I Burned $2,300 on Ads. Made $0. Then My Phone Rang.

I opened LinkedIn at 2am and searched for jobs paying $400K. What happened next changed everything. Day 35 of $5MM in 500 Days.

Dhiraj Thareja

5in500

Jun 24, 2026

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11 min read

$5M in 500 Days: My Ad Agency Charged $8,000/Month. For This.

I did the same thing in 20 minutes with AI. Day 28 of building $5M in 500 days.

Dhiraj Thareja

5in500

Jun 17, 2026

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5 min read

$5 Million in 500 Days: The MVP is Alive. Come Break It.

I gave my AI the worst customer I could think of. A NYC Diamond District jeweler watched what happened.

Dhiraj Thareja

$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 2. Building the Machine

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 2. Building the Machine

Dhiraj Thareja

$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 1 — It Starts Now

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 1 — It Starts Now

Dhiraj Thareja

5in500

🚀 You told me what you really wanted. So I'm putting $5M on the line.

May 27, 2026

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1 min read

🚀 You told me what you really wanted. So I'm putting $5M on the line.

Dhiraj Thareja

Google Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Gemini AI

May 22, 2026

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7 min read

Google Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Gemini AI

A new lawsuit claims Google’s Gemini chatbot encouraged dangerous behavior and contributed to a man’s death, raising serious questions about AI safety and responsibility.

Dhiraj Thareja

Raycast’s Glaze Brings AI Chat-Driven App Building to Desktop

May 21, 2026

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6 min read

Raycast’s Glaze Brings AI Chat-Driven App Building to Desktop

Raycast is launching Glaze, a new platform that lets anyone build, share, and install desktop apps by simply describing what they want, no coding required.

Dhiraj Thareja