How I built a $1M business in 1 year

A 19-year-old from Kazakhstan built a million-dollar design agency in just 10 months by strategically working in public and going viral. This approach attracted clients overnight and fueled rapid business growth. The agency specializes in creating viral designs for websites, launch videos, and billboards, focusing on making brands noticed rather than just conversions.

The success hinges on a "work in public" formula, starting with building an audience on X through consistent engagement and giveaways. This strategy allows for experimentation with content in a growth phase where the audience is large enough to gain traction but not so large that mistakes are overly scrutinized. The core idea is to produce high-quality work for trending brands and share it publicly, generating viral attention and client bookings.

The agency achieves an average monthly revenue of $80,000, doubling its income every two months. Key tools for this operation include Figma, Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Slack, and Notion, with X being central to their marketing strategy. The advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is to underestimate neither the work required nor the repetitive nature of tasks needed to achieve zero client acquisition risk.

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