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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

'I Made Over $1M Selling AI-Generated eBooks': How This 20-Year-Old Built A Million-Dollar Brand

20-year-old Joe Popelas leveraged AI to build a million-dollar book business (Credit: YouTube Screenshot / Starter Story)

With an eye for opportunity and a knack for technology, Joe Popelas, a 20-year-old student from Toronto, has carved out a million-dollar niche selling AI-generated eBooks. In a recent conversation with Pat Walls, founder of Starter Story, Popelas detailed how he transformed a minimum-wage job into a self-made success, building a ChatGPT-powered eBook business that's now valued at over $1 million. So, what's his secret? Here's how he made his way from struggling student to digital publishing mogul.

Finding a Path from $11 an Hour to a Million-Dollar Business

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