$1,000,000 Engine From 3 Overnight Success Stories

Overnight success isn’t pure luck. It’s an engine.

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The stories

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The Million Dollar Homepage

The Million Dollar Homepage. Source: www.milliondollarhomepage.com.

The $4 Million Pet Rock

Pet Rock. Source: Mental Floss.

The World Record Egg

The World Record Egg. Source: @world_record_egg.

The pattern

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[Did] what’s outside of the box

Created [value]

Set the right [pricing]

Grew out of [network effects]

Created [fear of missing out] and [desire for inclusion]

Had a [simple] yet [unique] tagline

  • Pick up on the idea in under 10 seconds → simple
  • Remember it → unique and simple
  • Talk about it to others accurately → unique and simple
The Million Dollar Homepage tagline. Source: www.milliondollarhomepage.com.

Put efforts from the [get-go]

A how-to bonus and summary

  • What can’t millions of people do? By answering this, you know what value can attract millions of people. For example: to be in a million-liked Instagram photo.
  • What value can have a network effect? By answering this, you force yourself to create something that may grow by itself.
  • How much is the value? How much is a fraction? By answering this, you know if it’s worth doing. (Keep in mind that capturing value doesn’t always mean charging for money)
  • What to do from the get-go? By answering this, you know what “fuels” you need to put in until the engine starts running by itself. (No engine can start running by itself)

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Minh-Phuc Tran

Software Engineer. Documenting my journey at 𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐦𝟗𝟕.𝐜𝐨𝐦