Honest first 90 days of an AI service business: $750 revenue
An unusually honest 90-day log of an AI service business: Google Business Profile setup at $300 per client plus $150/mo retainers, totaling $750 revenue and about $655 net after $95 in costs. Month one was $0 on 12 outreach messages; the retainer only started compounding in month three. No hype, just arithmetic — and a realistic template for starting with zero capital.