its not impossible but sure damn hard.
your friend could have a really great idea for a product and pay $8k towards making some samples then go in with someone to market and sell it to total $2mm, split it and walk away
he/she could start a small business doing some type of high end consulting. rich people are always looking to be better, so maybe some "karma consulting" at $10k session
likewise I met a guy a few months ago who had an enormous ebook/lead gen business. was actually a pretty good plan and he ended up selling it for just under $1mm in about 9 months and cost him around $10k initial investment... but he did work 7 days a week to get there and his wife left him. but he has enough money to buy many wife
