AI money cases you can study and copy
可学可抄的 AI 搞钱案例
Focus: the AI-everywhere years (~2023–2026). Two tracks — AI-native products and traditional businesses remade by AI. Every card ends with a 30–90 day copy move.
焦点:AI 漫步天下这几年(约 2023–2026)。两条线—— AI 原生产品与 被 AI 改造的传统行业。 每张卡都以 30–90 天可抄动作收尾。
~3 years · AI-native product machines
~3 年 · AI 原生产品机器
Ship a paid AI tool for one painful job. Own the product.
为一个痛点上线付费 AI 工具。拥有产品。
AI photo product, solo portfolio
AI 照片产品 · 一人组合
Public figures: PhotoAI peaked near ~$105k/mo (Mar 2024); later ~$600k ARR class (mid-2025 disclosures). Portfolio thesis: ship, keep, automate — never sell the company.
公开数字:PhotoAI 峰值约 ~$105k/月(2024.3);其后约 ~$600k ARR 量级(2025 中披露)。组合论:上线、留下、自动化——不卖公司。
LinkedIn headshots as AI SKU
领英证件照做成 AI 商品
Reported ~$300k MRR / ~$3.6M ARR class within ~1 year of launch — narrow job (pro headshots), affiliate + SEO distribution.
报道约 ~$300k MRR / ~$3.6M ARR 量级(上线约一年内)——窄任务(职业证件照),联盟 + SEO 分发。
Website chatbot trained on your content
用你自己内容训练的网站客服机器人
Bootstrapped site chatbot product; public narrative of climbing toward high five-figure / ~$100k MRR class with product-led + X distribution.
自举网站聊天机器人;公开叙事向高五位数 / ~$100k MRR 量级爬升,产品驱动 + X 分发。
Last year · Traditional industry remade by AI
近 1 年 · 被 AI 改造的传统行业
Same headcount (or less admin). More throughput in quote / lead / consult.
人不增(或少行政)。报价/线索/咨询吞吐上升。
Epoxy flooring ops automation
环氧地坪运营自动化
Case narrative: ~$1.2M → ~$3.6M after AI on leads, quoting, scheduling, dispatch — owner time freed to growth.
案例叙事:AI 上线索/报价/排程/调度后约 $1.2M → $3.6M——老板时间回到增长。
Quote drafting AI for engineers
工程师报价起草 AI
Reported: hundreds of hours/mo saved on quotes, faster tender response, documented ROI in months — humans redeployed to visits & follow-up.
报道:每月节省数百小时报价、更快应标、数月内可见 ROI——人转去拜访与跟进。
AI product consultation for pools
泳池品类 AI 产品咨询
Advice-heavy retail: AI consultant live after hours; A/B reported lift in revenue per visitor.
强咨询零售:下班后 AI 顾问在线;A/B 报道提升单位访客收入。
Recent months · Agencies & AI discovery money
近几个月 · 代理商与 AI 发现搞钱
From landing pages → $100k+ deals
从落地页做到六位数成交
Public interview case (~$124k in 6 months): climb price by packaging chatbots, workflows, dashboards — sell systems not pretty pages.
公开访谈案例(约 6 个月 $124k):用机器人、工作流、后台打包抬价——卖系统,不卖漂亮页。
4-day AI creative production
4 天 AI 创意产能
Agency narrative: catalog-scale product photos/ads with Claude stack in days → five-figure project + retainer.
代理商叙事:用 Claude 栈数天做出目录级产品图/广告 → 五位数项目 + 月费。
Inbound from ChatGPT
从 ChatGPT 来的进线
Brand cases (e.g. Gumlet / agency reports): measurable share of inbound from AI assistants after entity-rich content.
品牌案例(如 Gumlet / 代理商报告):实体丰富内容后,可测量的 AI 助手进线占比。
This week / yesterday · Living rules
本周 / 昨天 · 活规则
We only pin a “yesterday” card when there is a public P&L, Stripe screenshot culture, or operator write-up with offer + channel + ownership. Prefer boring proof over viral claims. Students: publish your own weekly case note in Course 001.
「昨天」卡片只在有公开损益、Stripe 截图文化或带报价+渠道+拥有权的作业笔记时钉上。 宁要无聊证据,不要病毒口号。学员:在 Course 001 发自己的每周案例笔记。