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On 2026-05-02 @scaling_shields claims every person advertising a “$200K/month”…
Brief
Scaling_shields argues that people who advertise “$200K/month” results are usually making that money by selling courses, not from the skill they claim to teach — e.g., 200×$997 ≈ $199,400 — and warns course-selling requires a separate business model; authentic high earners stay quiet while loud promoters pivot to teaching.
Why it matters
On 2026-05-02 @scaling_shields claims every person advertising a “$200K/month” strategy is earning that $200K from selling the course itself (e.g., 200 students × $997 = $199,400) — the Stripe screenshot in pinned tweets is course revenue framed as proof.
Key details
- @scaling_shields (age 19) says he clears $60K/month from cold email and could launch a $5K “cold email accelerator” and pre-sell ~40 spots before lunch, but hasn’t — arguing course-selling is a different business (supply chain, fulfillment, refunds, ad funnels) and true high earners are quiet while loud accounts have pivoted to teaching.