Bobby Axelrod

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Ecom is the #1 best business in the world in 2026.

And I'm not saying that because we built one to $260M.

I'm saying it because the math is undeniable:

→ No cap on revenue — we went from $0 to $103M in annual revenue in under 5 years

→ No physical location required — we ran a global business from a laptop

→ No inventory risk if you structure it right — subscription model means predictable demand

→ No VC required — we raised $0 and kept virtually all the equity

→ Customers pay you before you fulfill : unlike almost every other business model

→ Retention compounds — every subscriber you keep is revenue you don't have to re-earn

→ Data ownership — you know exactly who your customer is, what they buy, and when they churn

→ Exit multiples are extraordinary — we sold for $260M on $103M revenue

I've been in mobile technology. Fitness. Cannabis. Children's health.

Nothing compounds like a well-structured ecom brand with a subscription model and strong unit economics.

The ceiling doesn't exist.

The only question is whether you pick the right category, build the right product, and have the patience to let it compound.

Most people quit before the compounding becomes visible.

The ones who don't — build $260M companies.

Comment "X" if you want me to send a full playbook of everything I learned while building my business and how you can too :)

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If I was forced to make $100K/month with ecom in 30 days starting from zero, here's exactly what I would do in 20 steps:

Days 1-3:

Pick the right category and build the foundation

Find a category where the buying decision has a strong trust component — supplements, kids products, beauty, pet, health-adjacent

Validate the market size before touching anything — minimum $500M+ addressable market

Find a white label manufacturer — target 80% gross margins before spending $1 on marketing

Build a 100% subscription offer — no one time purchases ever

Price at premium from day one — $10 signals $10 quality. Never apologize for your price.

Days 4-7:

Build the product and brand

Design packaging that makes customers want to display it proudly — your packaging is your #1 silent salesperson

Build a simple DTC website — no Amazon, no retail, own the customer relationship completely

Offer 50% off month one — this is the highest converting offer structure I have ever tested across two 9-figure businesses

Write 5 core educational pieces about what is wrong with your category — education builds trust faster than any ad

Days 8-15:

Launch influencer machine

Find 25 micro influencers in your category — mommy bloggers if kids, health creators if wellness

Pay flat fees — expect only 10% to convert, kill the other 90% fast

Give them guardrails on what they can and cannot claim — then let them speak in their own voice

Track every post — views, clicks, sales, hold rate. The market is voting every day. Your job is to listen.

Whitelist the 2-3 winners immediately as paid ads from their handle — this is where the real leverage lives

Days 16-30:

Scale what is working

Take winning influencer creative and run it as paid ads — 20-40% of budget behind whitelisted content

Text every new subscriber personally within 24 hours — not a bot, a real human

Let customers customize their order — it raises costs slightly but creates a moat billion dollar companies cannot replicate

Survey every customer who churns — their reason is your next product improvement

Pour everything behind the 1-2 channels converting — kill everything else immediately

The conservative math:

25 influencers × 10% conversion rate = 2-3 winners 2-3 winners whitelisted as paid ads = dramatically lower CAC Lower CAC + 80% gross margins = profitable from month one Profitable from month one = no VC needed, ever

$30/month subscription × 3,000 subscribers = $90,000 MRR At 200 new subscribers per day = $100K MRR in under 30 days

That is the floor.

One viral post can add 500 subscribers in 24 hours alone.

I did this with $0 venture capital.

$103M annual revenue.

$260M exit.

The playbook works.

Comment "ECOM" and I'll send you the full breakdown.

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Every Wednesday at 3:30PM EST I host a free 30 minute open call where anyone can ask me anything about ecom, business, or building from scratch.

Link to register: https://t.co/sExcRo2qzY

Or interested in working with me 1-1 ?
Here's the link to apply:

https://t.co/h9RYPMtama

Let me know if you need anything else :)

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@AdamGillman ECOM

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@AdamGillman X

[Adam Gillman @AdamGillman]

Ecom is the #1 best business in the world in 2026.

And I'm not saying that because I built one to $260M.

I'm saying it because the math is undeniable:

1. No cap on revenue
— we went from $0 to $103M in annual revenue in under 5 years

2. No one physical location required
— we ran a global business from a laptop

3. No inventory risk if you structure it right
— subscription model means predictable demand

4. No VC required
— we raised $0 and kept virtually all the equity

5. Customers pay you before you fulfill
— unlike almost every other business model

6. Retention compounds
— every subscriber you keep is revenue you don't have to re-earn

7. Data ownership
— you know exactly who your customer is, what they buy, and when they churn

8. Exit multiples are extraordinary
— we sold for $260M on $103M revenue

I've been in mobile technology. Fitness. Cannabis. Children's health.

Nothing compounds like a well-structured ecom brand with a subscription model and strong unit economics.

The ceiling doesn't exist.

The only question is whether you pick the right category, build the right product, and have the patience to let it compound.

Most people quit before the compounding becomes visible.

Comment "X" if you want my full playbook of everything I learned while building my business and how you can too :)

**must be following + retweet to receive.

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@matthucius Been going through this the past year and a half my dad is in palliative care at the moment. Multiple death scares, multiple times where we had to say goodbye but he’s still holding on. Gives you a MUCH BIGGER perspective on what really matters. Hope all is well!

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0-$1m sales in 30 days ecom - DAY 12

DSL finally went back up, doubled budgets again (like a degen).

Main scaling campaign is currently at $8.5k. Margin today only 11% but like I said plenty of optimisations to do in the next few days.

Also keeps competitors out.

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0-$1m sales in 30 days ecom - DAY 11

No changes again, DSL still maxxing out.

14.5% margin today.

Few things to work on the next few days

- Raise DSL
- Optimise cogs further
- Remove any underperforming countries
- Add a shipping charge to my top bundle (at the moment i've got free shipping)
- Adding more products
- Testing Upsell product prices

There's always so much you can do before moving on or giving up on a product. Back to work.

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0-$1m sales in 30 days ecom - DAY 10

No changes from previous day. 16% margin.

Realised I hit DSL (daily spend limit) on this ad account, need it to go up so can keep scaling.