How fast can a founder get 10k followers (and more)

As you know, Q4 starts tomorrow.

This is our busiest time of the year at Legacy Builder, for two reasons:

1. Our clients (founders, execs, companies) are in a full sprint and we are supporting them with our content teams.

2. This is the time where we get the most interest in building full content systems/personal brands for founders.

If you fall into the second category, we would love to talk to you about how we can help scale on socials, newsletter, and video to increase your pipeline and position you has the obvious choice in your industry.

Now, on to the main show.

Tiny (Content) Experiments

I’ve been building on socials for 4+ years now.

The question I get asked the most is: How fast will I grow?

Neil Patel put out a post the other day with this chart on how long does it take to get 10k followers by platform.

My first two platforms to get past 10k have been X and LI (each took me less than 12 months).

I am now going long on the other platforms you see below.

Here’s how I am going to do it:

• Long-form videos on how we scale founders, personal stories, and trending topics.
• Short-form videos that cover authority + authenticity driven content
• Funnels built in to grow my email list, drive traffic to offers, and convert

Will report back as I journey down the rabbit hole.

Founder’s Lens

Most founders obsess over what to do next.

But the real leverage is hidden in what to stop doing.

Every “yes” piles weight onto your back. Every “maybe” bleeds focus. The hidden tax of building isn’t bad decisions — it’s unmade ones.

When you ruthlessly subtract, clarity compounds.

• The offer you stop selling makes your best one shine.

• The channel you stop chasing makes your content work harder.

• The client you let go frees the space for the right one.

Founders don’t scale by stacking. They scale by stripping.

Reframe of the Week

Thought: Authority comes from proving you’re the best.
Reframe: Authority comes from proving you care the most.

In every market, there’s a surplus of “experts” but a shortage of people who bleed for the outcome.

Authority isn’t just technical skill — it’s the sense that this person won’t let me down.

• They’ll stay late to fix the detail no one else saw.

• They’ll protect me from problems before I know they exist.

• They’ll raise the bar because they can’t stomach average.

That’s the unfair advantage: not louder marketing, but deeper conviction.

Notes to My Kids

Someday you’ll be tempted to measure your worth by what you have. 

Titles. Houses. Cars. Numbers in an account.

But I hope you remember this instead:

Your worth is measured by what you hold onto when it’s costly.
Your word. Your kindness. Your integrity.

Those are the things no market crash, no mistake, and no person can ever take from you.

Keep building,
Clifton