# $5 million Challenge in 500 days

> 🚀I am attempting to build $5 million ARR in 500 days with AI Agents fully in public. Learn from my wins, failures, systems, and lessons.🧠 AI is my superpower or my delusion

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## Posts
- [(how we hit a $1.2M run rate) Week 5 of 10 - Every prospect secretly checks your LinkedIn. Yours is losing the deal.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/how-we-hit-a-1-2m-run-rate-week-5-of-10-every-prospect-secretly-checks-your-linkedin-yours-is-losing)
- [(how we hit a $1.2M run rate) Week 4 of 10 - I emailed 10,620 strangers without becoming a spammer. Steal the system.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/how-we-hit-a-1-2m-run-rate-week-4-of-10-i-emailed-10-620-strangers-without-becoming-a-spammer-steal)
- [ (how we hit a $1.2M run rate) Week 3 of 10 - ChatGPT read my website 579 times last month. Here's how to make it read yours.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/week-3-of-10-chatgpt-read-my-website-579-times-last-month-here-s-how-to-make-it-read-yours)
- [(how we hit a $1.2M run rate) Week 2 of 10 - Your price isn't the problem. Your lane is.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/how-we-hit-a-1-2m-run-rate-week-2-of-10-your-price-isn-t-the-problem-your-lane-is)
- [(how we hit a $1.2M run rate) If you're starting a business in 2026, do this](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/how-we-hit-a-1-2m-run-rate-if-youre-starting-a-business-in-2026-do-this)
- [$5M in 500 Days: A $6 Cup of Coffee Killed My First Business. This Week It Almost Killed This One.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/5m-in-500-days-a-6-cup-of-coffee-killed-my-first-business-this-week-it-almost-killed-this-one)
- [$5M in 500 Days: A Septic Tank Company Just Taught Me a $4,000 Lesson](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/5m-in-500-days-a-septic-tank-company-just-taught-me-a-4-000-lesson)
- [$5M in 500 Days: Google Gemini is Recommending Your Competitors. Fix it by..](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/5m-in-500-days-google-gemini-is-recommending-your-competitors-fix-it-by)
- [I Spent $750 on Ads. Got 3 Installs. Then American Express Changed My Entire Business.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/i-have-21-000-competitors-so-i-stopped-competing): 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.
- [I Burned $2,300 on Ads. Made $0. Then My Phone Rang.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/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.
- [$5M in 500 Days: My Ad Agency Charged $8,000/Month. For This.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/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.
- [$5 Million in 500 Days: The MVP is Alive. Come Break It.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/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.
- [$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 2. Building the Machine](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/5-million-in-500-days-week-2-building-the-machine)
- [$5 Million in 500 Days: Week 1 — It Starts Now](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/5-million-in-500-days-week-1-it-starts-now)
- [🚀 You told me what you really wanted. So I'm putting $5M on the line.](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/you-told-me-what-you-really-wanted-so-i-m-putting-5m-on-the-line)
- [Google Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Gemini AI](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/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.
- [Raycast’s Glaze Brings AI Chat-Driven App Building to Desktop](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/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.
- [How Experts Spot Fake Photos and Videos in the Age of Deepfakes](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/how-experts-spot-fake-photos-and-videos-in-the-age-of-deepfakes): As misinformation spreads fast, journalists and digital sleuths use tech, metadata, and context to separate fact from fiction.
- [SpaceX’s IPO Plans Raise Big Bets and Big Risks](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/spacex-s-ipo-plans-raise-big-bets-and-big-risks): Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly gearing up for a blockbuster public listing, but investors and analysts flag vulnerabilities around finances, strategy, and AI ambitions.
- [Apple Explores Using Google’s Servers to Power a Next‐Gen AI Siri](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/apple-explores-using-google-s-servers-to-power-a-next-gen-ai-siri): In a shift from its traditional stance, Apple is reportedly considering running a new, more powerful AI‐enhanced version of Siri on Google’s infrastructure to boost performance and keep pace with rivals.
- [Supreme Court Lets Ruling Stand: AI-Generated Art Can’t Be Copyrighted](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/supreme-court-lets-ruling-stand-ai-generated-art-can-t-be-copyrighted): The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a case over whether artwork created entirely by AI should receive copyright protection, effectively affirming that such works aren’t eligible without human authorship.
- [OpenAI Reaches Pentagon AI Deal After Anthropic Talks Collapse](https://superpowers.thareja.ai/p/openai-reaches-pentagon-ai-deal-after-anthropic-talks-collapse): OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a classified AI agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense amid a broader industry clash over military use and ethical limits.