An AI agent as boss: $0 revenue after 7 days and $19.08 spent
Thomas Kanze gave an AI agent $200 and made it his boss for 30 days: it picks and runs the business, and he only approves spending and posts.
Day-7 update from the post: $0 revenue, $19.08 spent, 245 landing page views, 5 cold emails and 0 replies. The agent's own rule was 2 paid reports by that Wednesday or change the plan. He says the agent now wants to pivot to a vibe-code-with-your-kid pack, and he asks whether to let it. The experiment's start post (22 Oct) sets the $200 budget and the 30-day window.
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- Thomas Kanze on X (x.com)
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- Figure dated
- 29 Oct 2026
- We checked it
- 30 Oct 2026
- Verification
- Self-reported. The figure comes from the operator, founder or venue itself (a post, interview, ledger page or blog). Nobody independent has checked it.
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