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How to Turn $10K into a 7-Figure Business

(Do It in 13 Months)

Marshall Hargrave
2 min readJan 30, 2025
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First, let’s break down how to spend that initial $10K:

  • $2K: Website + BasicTech
  • $3K: Initial Marketing Tests
  • $3K: Product Development
  • $2K: Emergency Buffer

Real talk: Most founders blow their entire budget on products. That’s why they fail. Here’s what works.

Month 1–3: The Foundation

Revenue goal: 0 to 10K MRR

What to do:

  • Built MVP in 2 weeks (1,500)•Tested5marketingchannels(1,500)•Tested5marketingchannels(2,700)
    • Secured first 10 customers (0)•Automatedbasicprocesses(0)•Automatedbasicprocesses(800)

Critical insight: Our winning channel (LinkedIn organic) was found in week 3. Then went all-in.

Months 4–6: The Scale Up

Revenue goal: 10K to 35K MRR

The game changes here. Most founders try to do everything — we did this:

Create a Content Machine

• 2 LinkedIn posts daily
• 1 detailed case study weekly
• 3 guest podcast appearances
• Daily DM outreach

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Marshall Hargrave
Marshall Hargrave

Written by Marshall Hargrave

Serial entrepreneur. Finance, startups, investing. Catalyst-focused, event-driven. Hip-hop vigilante. On the quest for the best hot chicken.

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