Solo Dev Built AI Job Search Bot — $1,225 Revenue With Zero Ad Spend

Dan Zaitsev, a solopreneur who lost marketing clients to AI tools, built LiftmyCV — an AI agent that finds job openings and auto-applies on your behalf.

The numbers, shared on Hacker News:
• 942 signups since beta launch in Feb 2025
• 70 paying users
• $1,225 in revenue — all organic
• $0 ad spend (YouTube, SEO, direct outreach only)
• Hit #3 Product of the Day on Product Hunt

The Chrome extension supports 7 job search sites, uses GPT-4o for auto-fill, and runs on a freemium model. During testing, the founder received multiple interview invites in one week using his own product.

“I started using ChatGPT to speed up applications and realized it could be automated. That’s how LiftmyCV was born.” Proof that a focused AI tool can generate real revenue without VC funding or paid marketing.