I was spending way too much time on side projects and forever putting off freelancing, so my girlfriend called me out on it. She bet me I couldn't make $3,000 in a week.
Unlucky for her, I'm really good.
After 7 months away from my tech lead role to focus on indie hacking and side projects, I'm putting my skills to the test in this 7-day sprint.
Challenge ends in:
Money Earned
$2,200
Goal
$3,000
Have another development gig in mind?
Hit me up! I'll give you a super quick quote.
I have many more private projects - just ask if you want to see more proof of work for your tech stack!
Ready to help me win this challenge? Reach out through any channel:
Response times during the challenge: under 30 minutes if I'm awake.
I just accepted a challenge from my girlfriend: make $3000 in freelance dev work in 7 days.
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 9, 2025
Unlucky for her, I'm really good. Clock starts now!
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update on the $3k challenge:
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 10, 2025
1.5 days in, and I haven't really done much. set up the landing page and an Upwork profile. but some personal stuff came up and I was busy scouting rental properties🤦♂️
setting that aside for this week now though. ready to jump back into this fully.…
finding leads is difficult.
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 11, 2025
i can't slack anymore, the pressure is building.
just made my first $80 on Upwork (only 1 day after creating my profile)!
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 11, 2025
it was just setting up payments for a client, but hey that's $80/$3000 for my 7 day challenge.
learning a lot about optimizing for Upwork and will definitely share a blog post after this challenge.
back…
update on the 3k challenge:
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 13, 2025
just landed a $1420 contract (got 25% down!) for a landing page redesign + content management setup + custom AI chatbot.
time to hustle. planning a full sprint tomorrow to knock out as much as possible before the first review. let's go.
I just secured another $700 (100% upfront!) for a landing page.
— Tanay Karnik (@tanayvk) March 14, 2025
Super excited about this one - it's for a 6k member private community that I'm actually part of myself.
I'm now fully booked until mid next week.
Progress update: $2,200/$3,000 for our $3k challenge. Just $800…
Absolutely. This is a genuine challenge with a hard 7-day deadline.
The urgency of the challenge means I'm offering competitive rates for quick-start projects.
Yes! With 12+ years of experience and my background as a tech lead at fast-paced startups, I can rapidly assess problems and implement efficient solutions. I'm used to tight deadlines and quick turnarounds.
Projects started during the challenge will be completed to specification. My normal rates will apply for new projects after the challenge ends.