How I Work: $77K/Month Solopreneur
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Apr 29, 2026
Marc Lou makes $77K/month as a solopreneur. Everyone who follows him wonders the same thing: how does he ship so much? This is a day in his life and how he actually works.
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So
basically
I
work
all
days
all
year
long
I
love
my
day
so
much
that
I
want
to
repeat
it
every
single
day
I
don't
like
Sundays
because
my
fun
is
actually
making
stuff
So
I
don't
see
why
I
would
take
a
day
off
And
when
I
go
on
a
holiday
usually
I
go
mad
I've
met
like
hundreds
of
people
who
talked
about
their
brilliant
idea
The
idea
is
in
their
head
or
maybe
on
their
computer
but
they
haven't
shipped
it
And
on
the
other
side
I
cannot
recall
a
single
person
who
told
me
like
hey
you
know
I
have
tried
10
times
and
it
never
worked
Just
remember
to
keep
shipping
Hey
I'm
Marc
Lieu
I
make
77
000
a
month
as
a
solo
entrepreneur
I
have
built
35
startups
and
people
often
ask
me
how
do
I
get
so
much
done
So
today
I'm
excited
to
tell
you
about
how
I
work
My
days
might
sound
boring
for
some
people
but
I
leave
the
exact
same
day
almost
every
day
365
days
a
year
I
always
start
the
day
with
a
coffee
and
breakfast
with
wife
And
then
I
hit
the
gym
right
after
We
train
at
the
gym
together
These
days
we're
practicing
for
high
rocks
We
did
a
little
bit
of
a
sled
push
and
some
squat
and
some
running
Then
we
go
back
home
That's
the
moment
where
I
start
to
put
myself
in
work
mode
I
don't
check
my
phone
I
don't
do
emails
I
don't
go
online
I
stay
completely
offline
at
the
beginning
of
the
day
I
just
want
to
have
this
big
block
of
time
that
is
usually
four
to
six
hours
where
I
really
dig
work
The
reason
that
you
don't
check
social
medias
is
because
I
feel
like
there
is
a
there's
so
much
going
on
at
the
moment
especially
with
AI
that
I
get
this
fear
of
missing
out
that
I'm
not
fast
enough
that
I
should
do
more
And
then
it's
one
hour
later
and
I
lost
one
hour
of
my
day
And
I
feel
like
I
lack
some
motivation
to
go
back
to
work
and
stuff
The
deep
work
is
basically
a
moment
of
time
that
I
protect
because
that's
what
got
me
here
And
I
know
that
I
need
to
get
this
deep
work
done
if
I
want
to
go
further
So
this
little
boy
here
is
completely
off
because
that's
the
worst
enemy
And
then
I
open
the
computer
here
at
his
desk
I
open
my
code
editor
and
I
spend
the
next
four
or
six
hours
coding
stuff
So
I
only
create
things
I
don't
check
my
emails
I
don't
check
customer
support
Because
sometimes
you
read
an
email
that
something
is
broken
in
my
app
and
I
have
to
fix
it
If
that
happens
at
the
beginning
of
the
day
then
I'll
fix
this
bug
bug
instead
of
actually
working
on
what
truly
matters
for
me
which
is
creating
more
stuff
I
shipped
about
35
startups
And
on
those
35
30
of
them
are
nothing
They
don't
work
They
barely
don't
make
any
money
They
barely
don't
have
any
users
So
the
hit
rate
is
about
5
So
if
you
want
to
roll
the
dice
once
and
stick
with
that
dice
roll
nothing
crazy
will
happen
But
if
you
keep
playing
you
keep
playing
playing
playing
and
playing
at
some
point
one
dice
one
roll
of
dice
will
work
You
will
have
happy
users
You'll
start
to
make
money
You
can
leave
your
job
You
can
roll
the
dice
more
often
When
I
was
a
student
if
you
tell
me
that
my
routine
is
waking
up
at
6
a
m
and
working
all
day
on
my
computer
and
not
playing
video
games
I
would
I
would
think
you
know
I'm
crazy
stupid
But
the
thing
is
at
some
point
I
started
to
see
people
liking
the
work
I
started
to
see
my
apps
having
users
who
were
happy
about
the
product
And
then
the
routine
came
in
in
place
as
a
part
of
like
oh
OK
so
if
you
stick
to
a
routine
then
more
of
this
will
happen
So
stick
to
Now
I
really
try
to
think
less
about
what
would
be
the
output
I
just
try
to
think
what
is
the
thing
I
want
to
exist
recently
I
launched
this
little
macOS
app
that
analyzes
your
poster
poster
with
a
webcam
and
tells
me
if
I'm
sitting
straight
or
if
I'm
just
slouching
like
a
shrimp
like
this
I
did
that
because
I
spend
so
much
time
on
my
computer
and
I
know
it
sucks
to
sit
like
a
shrimp
So
I
was
like
oh
this
app
must
exist
And
it's
a
new
type
of
app
for
me
It's
like
an
electron
app
it's
macOS
so
I'm
not
used
to
macOS
apps
So
before
I
released
it
on
that
day
I
wanted
to
do
you
know
a
last
few
checks
Like
is
the
licensing
system
works
When
people
get
a
checkout
do
they
get
the
email
3
p
m
ish
I
think
I
launched
the
app
So
it
went
live
with
a
tweet
I
also
shared
on
LinkedIn
Threads
and
Reddit
and
got
the
first
customers
It
was
amazing
I
think
on
Thursday
we
did
about
a
thousand
in
revenue
Got
also
some
good
feedback
People
started
to
post
stuff
on
Twitter
I
started
to
see
like
my
app
in
use
in
my
users
hands
which
is
the
ultimate
happy
moment
for
me
There's
the
other
type
of
apps
that
I
like
to
make
They
spark
my
curiosity
For
instance
one
of
them
was
TrustMR
And
it
started
because
I
saw
a
tweet
from
Peter
Lebel
that
said
that
so
many
people
are
faking
their
revenue
But
I
felt
like
oh
you
know
it's
fun
Like
what
if
I
make
a
little
little
board
that
showcase
you
know
all
the
verified
revenues
of
all
those
people
so
we
can
see
who's
a
scammer
and
who's
telling
the
truth
And
just
like
this
was
born
an
app
that
turned
into
a
marketplace
now
that
in
itself
it
makes
like
35
plus
K
per
month
I
have
a
big
list
of
things
I
have
to
make
So
I
have
a
few
apps
that
are
already
running
Among
them
there
are
features
like
important
features
I
have
to
ship
Initially
I
didn't
have
many
problems
But
as
you
start
to
make
stuff
you
will
get
feedback
from
people
You
will
discover
problems
and
I'll
give
you
ideas
Now
I
have
a
to
do
list
that
even
if
I
live
200
years
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
make
all
my
deals
real
every
single
day
At
the
end
of
the
day
I
have
more
stuff
on
my
to
do
list
than
I
did
at
the
beginning
And
then
once
I'm
done
with
the
cycle
so
now
I've
released
this
macOS
app
I
can
move
on
I
will
just
go
over
my
list
And
there's
this
good
feeling
over
like
among
those
features
among
those
things
which
one
would
have
the
most
impact
on
the
users
Which
one
would
make
me
the
happiest
I
would
just
pick
whatever
comes
next
We're
always
afraid
to
show
our
new
creation
and
your
ideals
to
the
world
in
the
first
thing
Just
keep
in
mind
that
that's
the
biggest
barrier
to
your
success
ever
There's
this
little
voice
inside
of
your
head
telling
you
that
it's
too
early
or
it's
not
good
enough
It's
a
bit
like
going
to
the
gym
for
the
first
time
You
see
people
on
Instagram
They
lift
super
heavy
and
then
you
enter
the
gym
You
don't
know
the
machines
You
don't
know
how
it
works
and
all
that
But
the
moment
you
step
in
and
you
do
one
session
everything
is
not
new
It's
like
you've
done
it
And
then
the
next
session
is
completely
different
So
it's
a
one
time
fear
You
kill
80
of
it
by
doing
it
once
and
then
the
remaining
20
will
just
kill
it
with
more
iterations
But
it
just
becomes
easier
and
easier
The
only
way
to
validate
an
idea
is
to
ship
it
with
a
buy
button
Now
with
AI
that's
it's
even
easier
to
ship
stuff
that's
even
more
true
I
have
a
slightly
controversial
take
on
AI
is
that
there's
a
bunch
of
people
who
are
obsessed
with
productivity
and
want
to
do
more
You
know
they
start
to
have
their
open
clothes
like
teams
of
agents
running
in
the
background
But
I
think
the
single
KPI
that
matters
hasn't
changed
in
the
AI
era
It's
still
the
number
of
things
you
ship
Right
now
my
setup
is
the
most
boring
setup
ever
Like
I
code
I
see
my
same
code
editor
And
on
the
right
side
I
have
the
chat
Single
threaded
like
I
talk
to
an
AI
It
makes
a
new
feature
I
release
it
I
move
on
to
the
next
one
I've
shipped
like
300
features
on
my
marketplace
in
the
last
three
months
and
six
new
apps
this
year
in
2026
with
it
And
people
fall
for
the
productivity
thing
trick
When
in
fact
you
could
do
a
lot
of
things
with
one
of
the
first
versions
of
chat
GPT
and
a
basic
code
editor
Towards
the
end
of
the
day
maybe
4
p
m
I'll
go
online
I'll
check
Twitter
I'll
check
my
emails
I'll
do
the
work
that
I
find
a
little
bit
more
boring
Something
that
is
less
creative
5
30
dinner
Usually
we
spend
way
too
much
time
eating
because
we
watched
again
Better
Call
Saul
And
then
usually
we
have
a
nice
walk
And
that's
the
moment
where
I
switch
everything
completely
off
I'm
very
radical
So
I
turn
my
phone
off
I
go
offline
The
computer
is
off
There's
no
talk
about
work
Sometimes
we
watch
a
movie
Sometimes
we
read
a
book
before
going
to
bed
And
we
go
on
bed
at
the
exact
same
time
every
single
day
at
9
p
m
6
30
bed
time
It's
a
bit
religious
Before
bed
we
have
a
wind
down
routine
that
lasts
30
minutes
to
one
hour
We
start
to
dim
the
light
at
home
And
then
when
you
go
to
bed
you
fall
asleep
instantly
I
never
set
up
an
alarm
and
I
would
always
wake
up
around
six
to
seven
Since
I
was
a
student
like
the
first
10
years
like
18
to
28
years
old
I
would
always
be
sleepy
like
I
would
be
on
my
computer
And
as
soon
as
I
had
to
focus
on
some
tasks
I
would
fall
asleep
With
a
good
sleep
I
feel
like
I'm
so
much
more
emotionally
stable
I
have
like
super
locked
in
focus
I
could
spend
like
four
hours
on
the
same
thing
So
I
think
sleep
is
really
underrated
I
think
it's
so
important
One
thing
I
see
people
making
that
mistake
too
often
is
they
got
this
idea
this
brilliant
idea
they
spent
six
months
shipping
it
and
once
they
ship
it
they
get
a
few
users
maybe
they
make
a
little
bit
of
money
online
That
is
like
become
their
very
pet
project
It
becomes
very
important
for
them
that
they're
so
emotionally
attached
to
it
and
they
will
still
focusing
on
something
that
maybe
it
will
take
three
years
until
it
takes
off
and
pays
enough
for
you
to
quit
your
job
But
it's
much
easier
to
keep
rolling
the
dice
and
ship
a
new
idea
because
that
idea
might
take
off
like
100x
faster
than
the
previous
one
And
every
time
you
ship
something
you
learn
more
stuff
you
share
about
it
So
you
grow
a
little
audience
of
people
who
discover
your
work
So
I
really
think
that
playing
the
game
of
launching
stuff
is
the
recipe
to
have
something
that
at
some
point
will
work
Shit
Don't
you
dare
give
Don't
you
dare
give
up
Don't
you
dare
give
up
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