subjects 10 builders
objective make $100k
using AI
prize $100k bonus
experiment pending

idea guys

launching
Q2
2026
rec

The Thesis

Speculation Meets Creation

A 1-person, $1 billion company isn't far-fetched anymore. With AI tools, permissionless distribution, and global markets — the leverage available to a single founder has never been higher.

We want to prove it in the shortest time possible.

The Mission

10 Builders.
One Goal.

Idea Guys is where speculation meets creation. 10 builders enter. A single mission: generate $100,000 in real revenue using AI or be eliminated.

Build anything: an AI OnlyFans, a consumer app, Polymarket arbitrage bots, trading bots, a content agency — whatever tf. You've got Claude Code, Cursor, and every AI tool to make it happen.

First to hit the target wins $100k on top. No teams. No funding rounds. Just raw execution streamed live to the world.

The Proof

Real Builders.
Real Revenue.

These founders proved the thesis. Solo builders making millions with AI. No teams. No VC. Just execution.

Zach
Zach YadegariCal AI
$1M/mo
Pieter
Pieter LevelsPhotoAI
$420K/mo
Tony
Tony DinhTypingMind
$137K/mo
David
David BresslerFormula Bot
$220K/mo

the precedent exists

The Stream

Education at Speed

This is education at the speed of entertainment. Every builder's journey — the wins, the breakdowns, the 3am pivots — becomes a live case study for the next generation.

We're not predicting the future of work. We're streaming it.

Enter The Arena

10 builders. identities classified.

applications are open. builders will be revealed closer to launch. each enters with $1,000 and unlimited time to prove themselves.

subject 01
tba
subject 02
tba
subject 03
tba
subject 04
tba
subject 05
tba
subject 06
tba
subject 07
tba
subject 08
tba
subject 09
tba
subject 10
tba

recommend a builder

know someone who should compete? drop their twitter handle below.

$200,000
we need sponsors to do this well
season 01
status: pending
q2 2026
location: tbd
prize
pool
total prize
$200,000
$100K
winner bonus
on top of revenue
$100K
revenue target
first to hit wins
10
builders
competing
$1K
entry fee
skin in the game