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Nick Saraev (@nicksaraev)

Education / community · last checked 15 Oct 2026

Maker School

● ClaimedMonthly revenue

TL;DR

  • Figure: $300K/month (Monthly revenue · Sep 2026 · founder X post)
  • Proof level: Claimed. Founder self-reports on X and the Skool page; no payment-provider verification. The Skool page mixes agency and community figures.
  • Our verdict (3/10, opinion): Large self-reported numbers, but this is education revenue ("selling shovels") built on a personal brand and YouTube audience.

Reported figure

$300K/month

Proof level

Claimed

Agentic-ness (opinion)

3/5

Replicability (opinion)

3/10

The story

Nick Saraev ran AI automation agencies, then packaged the know-how into a Skool community.

  1. Undated (page checked 15 Oct 2026) — "$160K/m across two agencies" — claim on the Skool about page (agency figure, separate from the community)
  2. 26 Aug 2026 — $275,777 per month — founder post on X
  3. 3 Sep 2026 — 2,493 members (audience, not revenue) — founder post on X
  4. 17 Sep 2026 — "$300k/mo achieved" — founder post on X
  5. 24 Sep 2026 — Says the $300K/mo business takes "30 minutes a day" — founder post on X

Business model

  • What it sells: a paid community teaching AI automation services.
  • To whom: aspiring automation freelancers/agency owners.
  • Pricing: $184/month (Skool page, 15 Oct 2026).
  • Acquisition: YouTube (AI automation tutorials) and social video.

Proof

Sources:

Why "Claimed": founder self-reports on X and the Skool page; no payment-provider verification. The Skool page mixes agency and community figures.

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Agent blueprint

Our suggestion — not how the founder did it

  1. Step 1

    Content agent

    Drafts YouTube tutorial scripts

  2. Step 2

    Community agent

    Answers member questions and surfaces common problems

  3. Step 3

    Curriculum agent

    Updates lessons as tools change

  4. Step 4

    Analyst agent

    Tracks churn and refunds

Human in charge

A person approves money, public posts and key decisions. We don't estimate how much human work this saves.

Agentic-ness today (our estimate): 3/5 · Difficulty: Hard

Our take (opinion)

  1. Do the work first (run real automation projects).
  2. Teach it on YouTube consistently.
  3. Open a paid community with a clear curriculum.
  • Skills: Teaching, real agency experience, video
  • Audience needed: Yes — biggest factor

Risks & limits

  • "Teach the gold rush" business model.
  • Refunds and churn.
  • Platform dependency (Skool, YouTube).
  • Self-reported figures.

Our verdict

Editorial opinion

3/10

Replicability today: 3/10. Large self-reported numbers, but this is education revenue ("selling shovels") built on a personal brand and YouTube audience. (Editorial opinion.)

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Figures as reported by the cited sources on the dates shown. Verdict, ratings and blueprint are editorial opinion. Not financial advice. No income guarantees.