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Marketing November 6, 2025 · 1 min read

My $25,000 Marketing Experiment

Rand Larsen
Rand Larsen
Founder, SMB Community · Writing from the van
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I invested $25,000 into a marketing experiment that is either going to make me look like a genius or a complete idiot.

Let me explain what I did.

The Project

I created a collectible card series for entrepreneurs.

All generated with artificial intelligence.

This was not a joke.

This was not a product.

This was a marketing experiment for my peer group business, Scalepath.

The Numbers

121 unique designs.

250 decks.

12,500 cards total.

I did it for most of the speakers at Main Street Summit and a few friends and members of my business, Scalepath.

The Design

Each card transforms real entrepreneurs into pop culture icons that reflect who they are and what they do.

The Gamble

If this works, I am a genius.

This experiment was possible because of the community I've built meeting over a thousand business owners. See 1083 People.

If this flops, I am an idiot.

There is no middle ground here.

Time will tell if this marketing experiment for Scalepath pays off or crashes and burns.

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TopicMarketing
DateNov 6, 2025
Read1 min
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Rand Larsen
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I run peer groups for SMB owners and host no-pitch meetups across North America — these days from a camper van. Come find the real version.
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