# He Turned $500 Into $10M | Starter Story

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Published: 2026-06-27T17:57:00+00:00
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## Resource

He Turned $500 Into $10M 📚 Make Your First $1 (10x Faster) with Case Studies - https://www.starterstory.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=karthik&yts=true 📩 Business Ideas Newsletter (free) - https://www.starterstory.com/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=karthik In this episode I went into Karthik Shanadi's New York City apartment to get his story and strategies for building a $10M clothing empire. He's an absolute hustler and has built 4 ecommerce companies in the apparel industry, and he shares his advice on marketing, growing an online apparel company, and how to start a business today. Hope you guys enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - All his businesses 3:10 - Finding the idea 4:20 - Building the business with a full time job 5:13 - How he stays motivated 6:35 - How he started the business (early days) 8:00 - Scariest moments 9:47 - Fulfillment and logistics 11:23 - How to build in saturated markets 12:11 - How to build a brand 13:17 - Marketing strategies 15:30 - 3 required skills for entrepreneurship 17:26 - How to start a business Subscribe for weekly videos: https://www.youtube.com/ @starterstory Sharing ideas that make money! Disclaimer: This podcast is published by a viewer using content from Starter Story's YouTube channel with the goal of making his valuable insights more accessible to those who prefer audio formats, helping more people discover and learn from the insights shared in his videos. It is not an official production of Starter Story. For any requests from Starter Story, please don't hesitate to get in touch. -------------- -------------- Keywords: tech business, entrepreneur podcast, app monetization, startup advice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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