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The $1M trap

Published 5 days ago • 1 min read

Under $1M, you're trapped in two ways at once.

Not enough opportunities coming in. Not enough capacity to handle them if they did. Each problem blocks the other.

Episode 41 breaks down the math to work backwards from $1M, and the five paths agencies actually use to get there.

It took us five years. Hopefully this helps you do it faster.

Who are we?

Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

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