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Marshall Hargrave

@marshallhargrave.bsky.social

Serial entrepreneur. Startups. Finance. Event-driven. Hip hop vigilante. On the quest for the best hot chicken. https://t.co/cNdYKwvgPK

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10 Startup Ideas from Reddit with 50K+ Upvotes What if the next billion-dollar startup idea is just sitting on Reddit, waiting to be built?

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19.08.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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19 Tools That Replace Expensive Startup Software After analyzing the tool stacks of successful startups and testing hundreds of free alternatives, we found that there are about 20 tools…

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19.08.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Silent Solopreneur Advantage: Case Studies of 3 Bootstrapped Exits How Quiet Builders Outsold VC-Backed Competitors Without a Single Pitch Meeting

The Silent Solopreneur Advantage: Case Studies of 3 Bootstrapped Exits medium.com/startup-insi...

17.08.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Profit-First SaaS: How Micro-Niches Hit $10k MRR in 90 Days The Counterintuitive Blueprint That Values Profit Over Hustle (With Revenue Proof)

Profit-First SaaS: How Micro-Niches Hit $10k MRR in 90 Days medium.com/startup-insi...

17.08.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The $300K Validation Framework: How to Pressure-Test Ideas Before They Break You The brutal testing system that saved me from three expensive failuresβ€Šβ€”β€Šand revealed the counterintuitive truth about what customers…

The $300K Validation Framework: How to Pressure-Test Ideas Before They Break You medium.com/startup-insi...

17.08.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Micro-SaaS Ideas for Aging Populations (2M+ Reddit Demand Signals) How to Tap the trillion-dollar β€œSilver Economy” with Under-$500 Tools.

5 Micro-SaaS Ideas for Aging Populations (2M+ Reddit Demand Signals) medium.com/startup-insi...

17.08.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The $300K Validation Framework: How to Pressure-Test Ideas Before They Break You The brutal testing system that saved me from three expensive failuresβ€Šβ€”β€Šand revealed the counterintuitive truth about what customers…

The $300K Validation Framework: How to Pressure-Test Ideas Before They Break You medium.com/startup-insi...

13.08.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Co-Founder Fantasy That Destroys Most Partnerships Therapy Notes Reveal the 3 Neurological Traps.

The Co-Founder Fantasy That Destroys Most Partnerships medium.com/startup-insi...

12.08.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Profit-First SaaS: How Micro-Niches Hit $10k MRR in 90 Days The Counterintuitive Blueprint That Values Profit Over Hustle (With Revenue Proof)

Profit-First SaaS: How Micro-Niches Hit $10k MRR in 90 Days medium.com/startup-insi...

06.08.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1,000 Hours Saved: My Documented Solo Founder Automation System Replace 87% of Manual Work with this $47/Month AI Stack.

1,000 Hours Saved: My Documented Solo Founder Automation System medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Solo Founder’s $1M Revenue Blueprint (No Co-Founder Needed) How 100+ entrepreneurs built million-dollar businesses without partners, investors, or teams.

The Solo Founder’s $1M Revenue Blueprint (No Co-Founder Needed) medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond Subscriptions: 3 Alternative Monetization Models Crushing SaaS in 2026 How Innovators Are Printing Revenue While Others Drown in Churn.

Beyond Subscriptions: 3 Alternative Monetization Models Crushing SaaS in 2026 medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Automated Validation: How I Tested 7 SaaS Ideas in 14 Days Using AI The system that replaced months of manual research with AI-powered validationβ€Šβ€”β€Šand the surprising results that changed everything I…

Automated Validation: How I Tested 7 SaaS Ideas in 14 Days Using AI medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Toxic Legacy of β€˜Fake It Till You Make It’ How Startup Culture’s Favorite Lie Became a $14B Psychological Crisis

The Toxic Legacy of β€˜Fake It Till You Make It’ medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reddit’s Top 10 Recurring Startup Trends (With 6-Month Validation Data) How to Ride the $17B Wave of Predictable Market Demand

Reddit’s Top 10 Recurring Startup Trends (With 6-Month Validation Data) medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ultimate Reddit Idea Sourcing Guide: 2026 Edition How to Mine $100k+ Startup Concepts from Forgotten Threads & Rising Trends.

The Ultimate Reddit Idea Sourcing Guide: 2026 Edition medium.com/startup-insi...

05.08.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7 Reddit-Validated Profit Signals That Predict Startup Success (90% Hit Rate) After analyzing failed startups and Reddit threads, I discovered 7 non-negotiable profit signals.

7 Reddit-Validated Profit Signals That Predict Startup Success (90% Hit Rate) medium.com/startup-insi...

29.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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6 β€œUseless” Hobbies That Funded My $47k/Month SaaS (Income Proof) How Turning β€œWasted Time” Into Stealth R&D Prints Money in 2026.

6 β€œUseless” Hobbies That Funded My $47k/Month SaaS (Income Proof) medium.com/startup-insi...

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The Unfiltered VC Fundraising Playbook: Raising $1M in 90 Days or Less β€œVCs don’t fund ideas. They fund traction machines.”

The Unfiltered VC Fundraising Playbook: Raising $1M in 90 Days or Less medium.com/startup-insi...

29.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ultimate Go-to-Market Playbook: How Top Startups Achieve 90% Launch Success Steal these battle-tested frameworks from Dropbox, Slack, and Uber to dominate your market from day one.

The Ultimate Go-to-Market Playbook: How Top Startups Achieve 90% Launch Success medium.com/startup-insi...

26.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Your Startup Vision Might Be Your Biggest Blind Spot How Cognitive Traps Turn Founders into Modern-Day Don Quixotes

Why Your Startup Vision Might Be Your Biggest Blind Spot medium.com/startup-insi...

25.07.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The No-Code Revolution: How Non-Technical Founders Are Building $1M Startups in 2026 Inside the tools, tactics, and timelines that bypass traditional coding forever.

The No-Code Revolution: How Non-Technical Founders Are Building $1M Startups in 2026 medium.com/startup-insi...

23.07.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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7 Reddit-Validated Startup Ideas With Zero Competition (And $1M+ Profit Potential)

7 Reddit-Validated Startup Ideas With Zero Competition medium.com/startup-insi...

23.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Growth Hacks That Turned Startups Into Unicorns How Dropbox, Airbnb, and Spotify Used Viral Loops, Freemium, and UGC to Scale Faster Than Their Competition.

The Growth Hacks That Turned Startups Into Unicorns medium.com/startup-insi...

22.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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8 AI-Proof Service Businesses Thriving (While Others Panic) The automation apocalypse everyone’s worried about? These entrepreneurs are laughing all the way to the bank.

8 AI-Proof Service Businesses Thriving (While Others Panic) medium.com/startup-insi...

22.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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9 Microniche SaaS Ideas With No Competition (But Massive Demand) How to Build a $50k/Month Business in Overlooked Markets

9 Microniche SaaS Ideas With No Competition (But Massive Demand) medium.com/startup-insi...

21.07.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dark Funnel Strategy: 3 Tactics Driving Viral Startups How to Hack Algorithmic Attention When Traditional Marketing Fails.

The Dark Funnel Strategy: 3 Tactics Driving Viral Startups medium.com/startup-insi...

21.07.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When Pivoting Becomes Avoidance The 3 Neuroscience Traps That Turn Course-Correction Into Self-Sabotage.

When Pivoting Becomes Avoidance marshallhargrave.medium.com/when-pivotin...

18.07.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1-Page Validation Template That Landed $2M in Funding While competitors spent months on 40-page business plans, this founder used one simple framework to prove market demand and close investors…

The 1-Page Validation Template That Landed $2M in Funding marshallhargrave.medium.com/the-1-page-v...

17.07.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The VC-Founder Power Dynamic Everyone Denies β€œIt’s a partnership” is the biggest lie in Silicon Valley. Here’s what happens when you take venture money.

The VC-Founder Power Dynamic Everyone Denies marshallhargrave.medium.com/the-vc-found...

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