Darrell Stout, arms crossed, smiling at the camera

Building income. Building freedom.

Build systems.
Build assets.
Buy back your freedom.

I’m building my NEXT LEVEL in public—using AI, recurring revenue, and digital assets to create more control over my income, time, and location.

  1. Freedom Number
  2. Building Blocks
  3. 90-Day Plan
  4. Build in Public

Start with the number

How much would it take to buy back your freedom?

Freedom becomes much more useful when it has a number attached to it.

How much recurring monthly income would it take to cover your life, reduce financial pressure, and give you greater control over your time?

Find the number first. Then build toward it.

Calculate My Freedom Number

Example result for illustration. Your number is built from your own life.

The mission

Build your NEXT LEVEL.

Your NEXT LEVEL isn’t someone else’s definition of success.

It’s the income, time, freedom and lifestyle you’re trying to create.

  1. Know where you’re going.
  2. Know what it takes.
  3. Build it.

The framework

Freedom is built one block at a time.

Big outcomes aren’t built in one move.

They’re assembled from smaller, deliberate pieces—each one placed on purpose, each one carrying the next.

NEXT LEVEL

Building in public

$0 → $10K MRR. 90 days.

I’m putting the plan to the test in public.

The goal: build a recurring-revenue business from $0 to $10,000 in monthly recurring revenue in 90 days—and document the decisions, systems, wins, mistakes, and actual progress along the way.

Live build · Scoreboard
Day 1 of 90
Day
1 / 90

Current MRR
$0

Customers
0

Target MRR
$10,000

Days remaining
89

MRR toward target0%

Challenge timelineDay 1 of 90

Real numbers only. Started Sep 28, 2026 · Last updated Sep 28, 2026

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Current build

Field Command

A CRM and automation platform built for home-service businesses.

Field Command is the business I’m using for the public $0 → $10K MRR challenge.


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Darrell Stout at his desk at dusk, looking out over a city skyline

The builder

I’ve spent 30+ years building. Now I’m building for freedom.

For more than three decades I’ve built things you can stand in: construction, contracting, homes, real estate, rentals and flips, and the businesses behind them.

Now I’m taking that same builder/operator mindset to systems, recurring revenue, media, AI and digital assets—building the next chapter in public as it happens.

The goal: real location and time freedom. The build is happening now.

  1. Construction
  2. Contracting
  3. Homes
  4. Real estate
  5. Rentals & flips
  6. Businesses
  7. Now Systems

My Story

The assets

What I’m building.

    Your NEXT LEVEL starts with a number.

    What’s your Freedom Number?

    Find the recurring monthly income that would give you greater control over your money, your time and where you live.

    Find My Freedom Number

    I’m building mine in public.
    Come build yours.