I think the article's title question has to be restated as 'How much value can you build up from $10K?' Obviously the title amount is in 'retrospect'. Also it

I think the article's title question has to be restated as 'How much value can you build up from $10K?' Obviously the title amount is in 'retrospect'. Also it does not imply any specific time-period. A lot of ground work is put into a business idea prior to even forming a company. This is often an undisclosed cost of success. In retrospecitve with astronomical exits like RxBar's this just sounds like an angel's dream.