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From the Ground

Posts documenting the earliest, scrappiest days of the build—where every click, view, and signal carries exponential meaning.

Startup Systems Empire Signals zero-to-one Build in Public Digital Empire Signal Catching Growth Metrics Empire Log Week-in-Review From the Ground Founder Diary builder blueprint

Build in PublicBuild in Public

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Empire Log #003 - The Spark That Scales

Week 3 of building a $1B empire: The system is gaining traction, the signals are looping, and the flywheel is starting to move.

Michael Rider

Build in PublicBuild in Public

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🏗️ Empire Log #002 — The Click That Changed Everything

8 days ago, nobody knew we existed. Then someone searched for us — and clicked.

Michael Rider

Empire SignalsEmpire Signals

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Empire Signals #001

The First Clicks: Our First Subscribers, Searches & Signals

Michael Rider