Snapshot · Excess Returns
If a business is truly exceptional, investors have many 'bites at the apple' and do not need to rush in at the earliest opportunity — waiting for confirmation rarely costs a fatal amount of upside.
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Mayer's 100-bagger research shows that exceptional businesses offer many entry points; waiting for financial proof of traction eliminates most risk without sacrificing most upside. [1] — Chris Mayer "The 100-bagger research is clear: if a business is genuinely exceptional, you'll have many entry points. Waiting a few quarters to see real…" 18:00
The 100-bagger research is clear: if a business is genuinely exceptional, you'll have many entry points. Waiting a few quarters to see real traction show up in the financials is not going to cost you a 100-bagger.
Sam built Algrow from zero to $14,000 in monthly revenue within just six months of shipping his first MVP.
Algrow reached over 10,000 users in roughly six months, driven almost entirely by organic Discord community growth.
Sam acquired his first 400 users entirely through Discord communities, without paid advertising or traditional outreach.
Algrow added exactly 480 new paying customers in its most recent month, demonstrating strong ongoing growth.
Sam's Stripe dashboard showed over £10,000 in revenue in the last four weeks, equivalent to roughly $13,000–$14,000 USD.
Sam gave all early users free access so they could show the tool to friends, turning them into live demos and advocates who helped the product spread virally.
By silently screen-sharing his tool in Discord voice chats rather than posting links, Sam attracted curiosity without violating no-self-promo server rules.
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Bhanu grew SiteGPT to $13,000 monthly recurring revenue entirely through organic channels, spending nothing on paid marketing.
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