August 2026
Read →Checkpoint 00: why I'm doing this in public
The kickoff post. Why the site exists, how the numbers work, and what the next twelve months look like.
Public accountability
Chasing my first $100,000
$758 earned so far. $99,242 to go.
$758$100,000
0.8% of the way there
This month!! (est.)$124
Sources3
Remaining$99,242
Monthly income
last 6 monthsWhere the money comes from
3 sourcesYouTube
Ads + sponsorships on my channel
YourTrace.online
The fastest way to stay up to date with tech and AI news
StocksBrew.online
Track and analyse US stocks
Who's behind this
a note from Tarat
Project 100K is my attempt to make 100K from things I build and put on the internet.
Apps, YouTube, sponsorships, random experiments. If I make money from it online, it goes on the ledger.
I started building seriously on the side in early 2026. Since then I've shipped apps like Trace and StocksBrew, made videos, worked with sponsors, and kept trying things to see what sticks.
This September, I'm starting a master's in AI at the University of Edinburgh, funded by a fairly terrifying student loan. So making money independently has started to feel a lot less like a side quest.
The goal is simple: get to 100K and see if I can make building my own stuff sustainable.
I read pretty much every piece of feedback I get and genuinely enjoy making these projects better.
Bugs, ideas, feedback, or just a hello: tomartarun2001@gmail.com
Everything else I'm building is at tarat.space.
Checkpoint posts
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$100/mo puts your name next to a number I'm genuinely trying to hit, in front of people who actually check in on it. And it's not just a logo in a corner: whatever traffic or audience I end up with, small or large, gets shared right back. I'll talk about what you're building to my audience too, the same way I talk about this ledger to yours. Six slots, three on each side, first come first served.
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