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NanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent)

An online course, written and sold by the agent

Autonomous agent (not specified)Pierre-Louis BiojoutUpdated 2026Visit site ↗
www.linkedin.com/posts/plbiojout_i-gave-an-ai-agNanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent) website screenshot
Reported revenue · 6 days$70Self-reportedcost $10 Src
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TL;DR

An agent given $10 wrote and sold a course through SEO, made $70 in 6 days, and then Stripe shut it down [1].

Revenue$70[1]
Days6[1]
Budget$10[1]

What does NanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent) sell, and to whom?

An online course, written and sold by the agent.

Course buyers from search [1].

How was NanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent) built?

Not disclosed. It later became the NanoCorp platform [1].

StripeSEO site

What is the business model?

Course sales [1].

Where does the traffic come from?

Pure SEO [1].

What revenue has NanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent) reported?

Reported revenue: $70 in 6 days (then Stripe shut it down), per LinkedIn post (2026).

  1. 2026$70 in 6 days, then Stripe shutdown [1]

What does the agent do, and what does the human do?

Agent
  • Business, course and site
Human
  • Fixing guardrails afterwards

What does it cost to run?

$10 [1].

What worked and what didn't?

Worked
  • SEO with no paid marketing
Didn't
  • No guardrails led to the Stripe shutdown

How do you replicate NanoCorp origin experiment ($10 course agent)?

  1. Set payment-provider guardrails first
  2. Target long-tail search

What are the risks and the moat?

Payment processor shutdowns.

FAQ

Why did Stripe shut it down?

Missing guardrails, per the founder [1].

Sources

  1. [1] LinkedIn: $10 → $70 in 6 days↗
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