The $168 million challenge

-$315.25

of $168,000,000.00 lifetime target · updated Sep 10, 2026

$5K

$10K

$50K

$100K

real money

$500K

$1M

hardest part's over

$10M

$50M

unicorn territory

$168M

legendary

Breakdown

Income$0.00

Apps & SaaS$0.00
Futures trading$0.00
Poker$0.00
Affiliate$0.00
YouTube$0.00
Services$0.00
Ko-fi / BMC$0.00

Expenses$315.25

Claude Subscription$80.00
Domain names$188.21
Spacemail$47.04
Acquisitions$0.00

Runway

$4,684.75remaining

6.3% used

of $5,000.00 runway · $315.25 spent

Self-funded like a pre-seed round. This money can't go toward day trading, poker, or anything else high-risk. It only exists to keep the $168M challenge alive.

Day 46 of the challengeNet -$315.25

Sep 20, 2026
What if I sold permanent sponsorships for my $168M challenge?
During the weekend, I sat down to write and plan, and the craziest ideas showed up in my head instead. But I think it's time to start considering unconventional…
4 min read
Sep 11, 2026
The 168M challenge starts negative, and I'm fine with that
I haven't written about the 168M challenge in a while. Mostly because I was buried in content, straightening out some serious flaws in my flagship SaaS , and ho…
5 min read
Aug 20, 2026
Scoreboard is still zero, but I changed approach.
The counter for the $168M challenge still reads fucking zero. That’s not quite honest, though. If I add up what’s gone out the door since I started- mostly host…
5 min read
Aug 10, 2026
The $168 million moonshot: a batshit crazy goal
I woke up in the middle of the night with a thought that wouldn't let me fall back asleep: why not go for the single craziest goal I could set for this lifetime…
5 min read