Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth
Apr 26, 2026 · 15 min · 13 segments
**What would you build today if you had to start from zero?** I asked 6 founders the same question: with just a laptop, AI, and no funding — what would get you to $10,000 a month in 90 days? In…
Marina MogilkoHost
Over the past few months, I've been talking to a lot of people building with AI, which is super exciting right now, right? Founders, investors, CEOs.
And asked them one question: if you had to start from zero in 2026 with no code, no team, no funding, just AI and a laptop, what would you build to make your first $10,000 a month? And here's what I noticed.
We keep reading headlines about someone raising 100 million for their idea or reaching crazy valuations, and we look at that and think, "Oh, that's what success looks like.
That's the goal." But the thing is, there are many more people quietly making real money somewhere else entirely.
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Over the past few months, I've been talking to a lot of people building with AI, which is super exciting right now, right? Founders, investors, CEOs.
And asked them one question: if you had to start from zero in 2026 with no code, no team, no funding, just AI and a laptop, what would you build to make your first $10,000 a month? And here's what I noticed.
We keep reading headlines about someone raising 100 million for their idea or reaching crazy valuations, and we look at that and think, "Oh, that's what success looks like.
That's the goal." But the thing is, there are many more people quietly making real money somewhere else entirely.