Books

How I made $1M from my personal projects 📚

A series of 12 free books, compiled from my daily blog posts written from 2018 to 2025.
Don't worry, they only take 30 mins to 1 hour each to read.

📕 Book 1: Screaming into the void ($100/month, 2018 and 2019)

This is not a success story. This is not a "humble brag". Two years ago, I start with a goal of reaching $500 MRR through my side projects. Six months in, I am at $50 MRR, riding a huge wave of momentum. Fourteen months in, I am at $200 MRR and have three profitable products. Now I'm two years in, I have shut...

📗 Book 2: Breaking through the ceiling ($2k/month, early 2020)

At last I did it! After more than 2 years of launching failure after failure, I managed to build a successful, profitable product and achieve financial independence. In this book I will explain in detail what happened and how I went from no idea to $2k MRR with CyberLeads in 6 months...

📘 Book 3: Learning through scars ($3k/month, late 2020)

I can smell freedom. It's close. After many years of trying and failing, I finally had one good product and one good distribution channel. Things were changing. Fast. Now I was able to niche down. Escape competition. Double down. Surpass my salary. And quit my job. Here is what happened...

📙 Book 4: Quitting my job ($4k/month, early 2021)

That's it. It's done. I just quit my job to go full time on Cyberleads. It's been a long time coming. I launched CyberLeads nearly one year ago. But it's been three years years since I first started building products seriously and dreaming about this moment. My first 19 products failed. CyberLeads was...

📕 Book 5: Into the wild ($5k/month, mid 2021)

Yoohoo! It actually happened. I have officially quit my job. I am about to experience complete freedom for the first time in my life and be self employed. Hopefully forever. Let's talk about what comes right after gaining your freedom. Maybe it can help you be prepared when it's your time...

📗 Book 6: Next lever of growth ($6k/month, late 2021)

It's been almost a year since I quit my day job. And I'm living the dream. Waking up without an alarm clock. Having free time. Enjoying life and exploring new hobbies. Dating. Life is good. But I'm starting to feel agitated. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I've been so used to experiencing...

📙 Book 7: Incorporating and investing ($8k/month, early 2022)

This book contains infomation on taxes and investing. And as you already know, I am not an economist or accountant. So there are mistakes in this book for sure. Actually, I almost didn't publish it. But I shared some drafts with friends (which I never do) and they told me that it's very interesting...

📕 Book 8: Slowly, then all at once ($40k/month, late 2022)

Coming soon... November 2025.

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Thank you to everyone that has been reading throughout the years 🖤

Florin Pop
@florinpop1705 ·
Got a long day ahead traveling back home so I got myself some nice books to read
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Vlad
@Andrei0Vlad ·
Finished all of them in one go. I could not stop. Oh, the pain!! The anger!! Such an eye opener..😑 I am on my 3rd (failed) project in 6 months, but now I feel @alexwestco saved me months, possibly years. thanks
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Tejas Rane
@tejas3732 ·
That is the most inspirational piece of content I read. Bookmarking this for my future references ☺️👍
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Rodrigo
@consolerod ·
The most honest, powerful and inspiring thing I've read all year. Gives me so much hope to see that I can have a stable life without giving my life to a boring 9-5 desk job. Congratulations man.
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Agus Velazquez
@AgustinVqz ·
When I was a child I remember reading The Eternaut comic at night I was completely hooked up, waiting for the next night to read again and continue the story. Yesterday I had the same feeling reading @alexwestco books and I woke up desperately to finish the sixth book. Looking forward to the rest of the books
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Dzung
@dzung_fz ·
Reading @alexwestco's third book and it's blowing my mind. His mini books aren't playbooks, but I've learned a ton from them. Really appreciate it.
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Bheart Shrestha
@ShresthaBheart ·
This is really a great read for aspiring indie hackers. Raw, authentic and super honest. I used to read @alexwestco blogs 4 years ago and this part feels super relatable to me. Yeah, those cute little side projects.
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Hasan Cagli
@HsanC_ ·
Just started reading Alex's books. Finished the first 2 today. So much value + it's FREE. Thank you so much Alex!! 🙏
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Ognen Todorovski
@todorovskiognxn ·
halfway through @alexwestco's book one, and i gotta say im surprised how brutally honest it is. wish for more books to show the real mess of being an entrepreneur instead of handpicked highlights
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Luis
@luisgnet ·
this feels like holding a mirror this isn't some polished picture-perfect fairytale just a raw, gritty, and accurate depiction of what figuring it out looks and feels like reminds me that this shit is hard for everyone
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Lovish
@lovish888 ·
Book 2 done, on to Book 3 but maybe I should get some work done first 😆 Thanks for sharing all this knowledge Alex.
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Sumit Kumar
@TweetsOfSumit ·
I'm currently reading the books of @alexwestco and I had to laugh very loud in public at this part 😂 The lesson every indiehacker/founder has to learn the hard way.
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Yasin Sancaktutan
@mysancaktutan ·
Feels illegal to read all these for free! Amazing stuff, zero BS, great work. Already waiting for the last two books.
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Max Drago
@MaximilianDrago ·
been reading @alexwestco books and they are fire. so authentic and real, you feel like he's talking directly to you. hella inspiring brother, keep going!
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Ahmer Sultan
@cyphorous ·
On to book 3 @alexwestco This speaks a lot as well to me 😌 Humbling. "The world is random and chaotic" I can't go around and making sense of everything.
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Kevin Miguet
@kevin_miguet ·
These words from the book 1 of @alexwestco hits different for the perfectionist I used to be. Reading is a leverage for your actions. Without action it's just a form of procrastination. Damn, it's even a good sign, it means you're growing. Show more
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Ylan
@YAVIIIN ·
I am only fishing up the book 1 @alexwestco but I can see myself at the very beginning of this journey. Thanks for sharing, it gives me the strength to build and document as well🫰
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Jay Mac
@JayMacPPC ·
Such a good read again @alexwestco! Just a few of the 🔥 lines...
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sundar
@sundarbp ·
reading Book:2 of @alexwestco reminded me of this movie line, youtu.be/u6aPgA5549g
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Luis Lorente
@luisetelo ·
"Life is chaotic. And you shouldn't try to change that. Embrace it's unpredictability and make it work for you. Not against you." Please, never stop writing man. Thank you very much for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻
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Vincenzo Territo
@lastFitStanding ·
Exited to dive into @alexwestco's second book. I am a total newbie and I find it interesting to read his experience when starting out.
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Rodrigo Rocco
@rrmdp ·
Yesterday went to the beach, brought the tablet with me to start reading N1, got so hooked, read until 50% of N5 😂 Thanks for such a nice write!
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fisher
@fisheryeah ·
I'm reading the first one now. Great writing and very honest. Love it!
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Spencer
@scalingspencer ·
Loved the book - been reading your tweets for years now, and it was really interesting to hear the whole story. Can't wait for the next one :)
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Alexander Swan
@alexanderaeswan ·
Loved reading this, excited for the next one. Remember reading your blogs from when you were working in Milan. Inspired me to pursue my own thing and very happy I did
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Jacob Schwarz
@JacobSchwarz963 ·
I read this in one sitting thanks for sharing man. It is really eye opening the amount of struggle that is required to building something. Thank you for being this honest.
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Kevin Sidwar
@KevinSidwar ·
Hey Alex, anxiously awaiting the next drop. Didn't see it yesterday. Any idea when we might expect it?
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Cole Striler
@colestriler ·
"It's easier to become 10x luckier by increasing your exposure, than it is to become 10x better at understanding and predicting the world." Love this, man.
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swyx
@swyx ·
great read. you write very concisely yet cover a lot of ideas. it also shows that you are building mental fortitude to handle anything. congrats!
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Ruben Akenes
@rubenkenes ·
Mate, at the end of your article "Two Years" I was like: This is so sad 😞, but here comes the happy part about the sales😃...nothing. Great read. I'm literally in the exact same spot!
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Vadim Savin
@VadimNotJustDev ·
Reviewing 300 applications for notJust Incubator, I saw many founders doing the same mistakes we all go through at the beginning Just read the first book by @alexwestco, and this hits home
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Davide Agostini
@ ·
Just finished @alexwestco Book 3. Learning Through Scars - a raw, unfiltered journey of building a $3K/month business without selling courses. No fluff, just real talk about failure, luck, and the grind. If you're tired of gurus and want a real story, this one's for you.
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Amigov
@Amigov_AI ·
Amigos, this is my truth that I have been drowning in for the last five years Alex's book are a must-read
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flavio
@flaviocopes ·
Had to add @alexwestco as a case study in my upcoming Solopreneur Masterclass, among other incredible solopreneurs and small business owners we can all get inspiration from!
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Diogo Matos
@matosdfm ·
My highlights from @alexwestco book 3 (Best one so far imo. Awesome and super honest read ❤️) More notes in next tweet
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Loubel
@bel4dm ·
I've never read a book in my life but I'm halfway on book 1. It's inspiring and makes me want to start a business.
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Martin
@martinrue ·
I'm getting a lot of motivation out of these. Seems like all of builder X is reading them right now Alex! 👏
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Gavin
@gavin_wiener ·
Recently read @alexwestco's two Kindle books 🔥 Really is a great reminder that it may seem like everyone knows what they're doing... But we usually see only the successes, not the uncertainty, building + getting no traction, etc You just gotta keep moving forward + building
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Rodrigo Rocco
@rrmdp ·
Last Sunday evening downloaded all @alexwestco books by chance opened the number 6 and started to read it I couldn't stop until I finished it such a nice, authentic and hooking reading a real not BS entrepreneurship story Nice one Alex 👏
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Jason Leow
@jasonleowsg ·
Just read your blog post. Had me at "having pimps, scammers, arms dealers and pornstars as customers"! Great stuff
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