Ask HN: You have one year to make $1M. What's your plan?
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jqpabc123
49 minutes ago
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If anyone really had a workable, get rich quick plan, why would they waste their time reading or sharing with HN?

Maybe if the real plan was to sell access to "the plan"?

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JumpinJack_Cash
30 minutes ago
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You can get there in about 12 hours.

Just fly wherever your current wealth amount figure equates to $1M in local purchasing power vs. where you live right now.

That way you'd also fulfill the next step in the hedonistic tradmill after you make $1M:

"It's not sufficient that I win, everyone else must lose"

2 birds with one stone.

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lordkrandel
1 hour ago
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Anybody who answers and hasn't like, tried and succeded at least 8 times starting from 0, is not adding to any discussion. So good luck in finding relevant answers.
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HarHarVeryFunny
43 minutes ago
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Maybe true, but one armchair observation that may go against the YC-bias is that it's more about execution than idea, and probably half of that is participation not exceptional execution.

Look at all the highstreet nail salons - no innovation, and not a whole lot to differentiate them. They are just providing a product/service where there is known demand, and taking a slice of the pie.

$1M in 1 year seem a pretty high bar starting from scratch, but on a longer timeframe things like real-estate rental and franchise businesses seem an all but guaranteed way to get rich just "taking a slice of the pie" beyond what you'll do working for someone else.

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carlosjobim
21 minutes ago
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First think about what it is you actually want to do with that money.

Then do that thing instead of trying to make a million.

Want to have a sailing yacht? You can go as crew and sail on yachts as much as your heart desires and pretty much anywhere you want. I mean actually piloting the yacht at the steering wheel. You'll had enough of sailing in much shorter time than it takes to make a million.

Want to be a millionaire so that you can sleep with the most beautiful girls? You can do that by going to whores for much less than a million, if you're only focusing on the money route.

Want to be a millionaire so you can live on the beach? You can live on the beach for much less, as evident by millions of poor people living on the beach.

And you can usually have the highest quality of anything it is you desire in the world, for a fair price.

Want to be a millionaire to have a Ferrari? If you want to go fast you can have a sports motorcycle for a fraction of that cost, and much more fun to ride.

Whatever it is that your million bucks can bring you, you can have it easier if you clear your mind and ask yourself what it is you really want.

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