This summer I started a challenge I made myself: Hustle2Grand. The goal is to make £1,000 online before school starts again. Week 1 is now done.
What I Did This Week
Most of my time went into LogicLore, an interactive learning platform that teaches computer science to kids using themed tasks. It's kind of like a story-based game, but educational.
Here's what I worked on:
- Built the main student view (the core challenge screen)
- Got most of the MVP done — it should be finished next week
- Started thinking about how to market it to parents and teachers
I didn’t validate the idea properly before building. No landing page or early feedback, which might have helped. But I wanted to launch quickly and improve it as I go.
How I’m Structuring Hustle2Grand
Right now the plan looks like this:
- Focus on one idea for three weeks at a time
- After that, switch to a new idea while continuing to market the first
- Use the final week of the challenge just for marketing everything I've built
I'm also mixing in a few side projects. I applied to two hackathons and might revive my YouTube piano cover channel (mainly for fun, not income).
I also looked into freelancing, but platforms like Fiverr and Upwork didn’t appeal to me. I’m still considering offering my own freelance service later on, but for now LogicLore is my main focus.
Early Lessons
- Coding full-time feels very different from working on side projects. It's less fun unless you manage your time well.
- It's easy to get pulled in too many directions. I'm going to need to stay focused if I want to actually reach the £1,000 goal.
- Launching quickly feels better than spending forever planning. Even if it's not perfect, it's out there.
What is LogicLore?
LogicLore is a learning platform that teaches computer science to children through themed, interactive challenges. Each theme covers different computing topics and is designed to feel like a story or adventure.
If you're a parent or teacher (or know someone who is) and you’d like to try it with your kids or students, let me know. I’m launching the MVP next week and looking for early users.
Next Week’s Plan
- Finish and launch LogicLore
- Start marketing it to parents and teachers
- Try to get my first few users or customers
- Stay consistent and track my progress
I’ll be posting a weekly update for Hustle2Grand, so feel free to follow along if you’re interested in building, education, or just want to see how this goes.
If you want to try Hustle2Grand yourself, you can start anytime — just pick an idea and go for it: hustle2grand.vercel.app
Top comments (2)
This is awesome!
this is extremely impressive, the hustle and honesty come through strong for me
you think staying focused gets easier or tougher as you start to juggle more projects