Sherman: Made $20K–$30K Monthly Within First Year of Entrepreneurship
Sam Sherman · 95% Referral Growth and He Almost Did It Alone · Apr 16, 2024 · at 32:20
Sam Sherman, co-founder of Socium Media, discusses choosing between remaining a high-earning solo lifestyle operator and building a scaled enterprise.
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“When I was making like 20, 30 K a month and I I'd only been doing it for less than a year. I'm like, wow, this is pretty sick. I could continue doing it this way. Or there was even more higher figures that I was earning.”
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