The 7 Day Startup Challenge

What it does

Serial entrepreneur, author of The 7 Day Startup (70K+ copies, 13 languages), and founder of WP Curve (sold to GoDaddy) and Black Hops Brewing (Australia's #1 craft beer). Now building software with AI on the Gold Coast.

I’ve spent 20+ years building businesses — from a WordPress support company I sold to GoDaddy, to co-founding Australia’s most loved craft beer brewery, to building AI-powered software products. I write about what I learn along the way. Join thousands of smart entrepreneurs following what I’m building, learning, and thinking about — no spam, no affiliate links, no BS. AI Coworker vs AI Agent — What’s the Difference and Which Should You Use? February 26, 2026 Overwhelmed By AI? Sign Up for Viktor Now. February 20, 2026 Building custom business apps using AI — fast, affordable, and no traditional dev team required. Asset tracking and depreciation…from dannorris.me

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  Marketing Week Challenge 2.02022 · makerbox.club · ▲504

  Boost your marketing in 7 days

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  The 7 Day Startup2014 · wpcurve.com · ▲144

  You don't learn until you launch

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  Founders Test2016 · ▲160

  Calculate your level of startupness

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  The 25 Days of Ideas2016 · ▲398

  Free resources for coming up with startup ideas

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  Founders launching startups on Twitch2018 · 24hrstartup.com · ▲265

  One day. Hundreds of livestreamed startups. Cash Prizes.

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  40 Day Startup 2.02015 · 40daystartup.com · ▲131

  From Idea to Launch in 40 Days, without knowing how to code.

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  zCAD AI▲321

  AI 3D that creates real parts, not just shapes

  Work · 12d ago · zcad.ai

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  Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi▲319

  Endless lofi beats composed live in your browser, over pixel-art nights in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and more. Free, no sign-up.

  Work · 30d ago · loficities.com

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  Smooth Recorder▲257

  Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

  Work · 24d ago · smoothrecorder.com

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  Badgey▲226

  Your iPhone becomes a name badge that faces the room

  Work · 19d ago · apps.marcoluthi.com

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  Figma Specs▲225

  A container for your context that lives on the Figma canvas

  Work · 9d ago · figma.com

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  The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read▲190

  Work · 18d ago · readrare.com

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  Siftery▲1,018

  Share products you use at work,explore what others are using

  Work · 2016 · siftery.com

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  Website Grader▲768

  Grade your website's strengths and weaknesses in seconds.

  Growth · 2016 · website.grader.com

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  Truebill▲766

  Find your paid subscriptions and cancel with one click

  Commerce · 2016 · rocketmoney.com

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  Oristand▲749

  A super affordable, portable standing desk

  Work · 2016 · oristand.co

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  Clearbit Connect▲723

  Rapportive on steroids. See data about contacts in Gmail.

  Growth · 2016 · clearbit.com

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  Maître Viral Referral Waiting List▲668

  Create a viral waiting list in 60 seconds

  Growth · 2016 · app.referralhero.com