This 24-Year-Old Used AI to Make $30M in under a year

Hire cracked offshore devs & assistants: https://foundersarm.com/?the-dock In this episode, Blake Anderson opens up about how he helped scale Cali to over $30M/year —and why that success made him rethink everything. Hear his journey through the ups and downs of early triumph, the hard lessons from setbacks, and the decision to start fresh. This conversation is for anyone curious about what really happens when you achieve what most only dream of, and how you find meaning beyond the numbers. Links: · Omar: https://x.com/omarwasm · Blake:   / blakeandersonw   00:00 How Blake scaled Cal AI to $30M/year 05:40 Why he stepped away after it worked 10:23 The biggest shifts in tech over the last year 14:02 Lessons from failing with Apex 18:10 Building the future of education with 10X 22:40 Why becoming technical is a superpower in 2025 28:15 The real game behind going viral 33:00 Growing a team of under-18 founders 37:55 The danger of taking advice from the wrong people 43:20 Following your gut over popular opinion