Follow the Journey — From $0 to FU Money
Just me and AI. No team, no employees—building a portfolio of businesses in public. I encounter real problems, create tools to solve them, and share everything: real metrics, real challenges, real lessons. A blueprint so you can build your own path to financial freedom too.
Current Progress
Real-time metrics from my portfolio of AI-powered products. Updated weekly with transparent reporting.
Last updated: February 15, 2026
My Philosophy
I'm not hoping to stumble into success. I'm building systematically with principles designed to compound results—and help others do the same.
The Virtuous Circle
I build businesses, encounter real problems, create tools to solve them, then share everything. Each cycle makes the next product better—and gives you battle-tested tools.
VC Portfolio Approach
Why 10+ products instead of one big bet? Like a VC portfolio, I spread risk across multiple ventures. Each product teaches lessons that make the next more likely to succeed. Ruthless pruning kills what's not working.
Practitioner-First
I'm not a guru selling courses. I'm a systems programmer turned indie hacker who builds tools to solve my own problems first. Every tool is battle-tested in my portfolio before I share it.
Enabling Others
My goal isn't just to reach financial freedom myself. It's to prove this is possible—so at least one person can use the same tools and know-how to escape the 9-to-5 and build something of their own. Your success is the real goal.
Journey So Far
Honest milestones from 6 months of building. From zero coding experience to 10+ shipped projects. Zero revenue, but massive momentum.
Started Coding Journey
✓ DoneBuilt FreeCalcHub as first AI-assisted coding project. Zero coding experience to shipping in weeks.
The Pivot: AI Search Realization
✓ DoneBuilt AImpactScanner after realizing websites are meaningless without AI search optimization.
Created Development Infrastructure
✓ DoneShipped LLMtxtMastery, AGENT-11, Evolve-7, and BOS-AI suite. Built the tools to build faster.
Launched Solo Market Platform
✓ DoneBuilt marketplace for solopreneur apps before having products to sell. Building the platform first.
Shipped JamieWatters.work
✓ DonePersonal build-in-public site with admin dashboard, progress tracking, and GitHub integration.
10+ Projects Built in 6 Months
✓ DoneFrom zero code to 10+ projects. Zero revenue yet—but massive execution. Time to sell.
First Dollar of Revenue
→ NextBuilt the stack. Now shifting focus from building to marketing, validation, and customer acquisition.
Featured Projects
Highlighted products from my portfolio of AI-powered tools and frameworks.
PlebTest
AI-powered idea validation tool for founders who can't—or won't—pick up the phone.
AI-powered idea validation tool for founders who can't—or won't—pick up the phone. Kill duds. Find winners.
ModelOptix
The independent AI model advisor that automatically finds savings you're missing.
The independent AI model advisor that automatically finds savings you're missing. Stop overpaying for AI.
The Journey
Weekly updates documenting the path from side gig to financial freedom. Real challenges, lessons learned, and transparent metrics.
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About Jamie Watters
Systems programmer turned indie hacker, now building 10+ AI-powered products simultaneously. I build tools to solve my own problems first, then share them with other solopreneurs.
Mission: Prove this is possible so others can do it too. My success is the proof-of-concept. Your billion-dollar solo business is the real goal.
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