For me it starts with proper kw research. If I've decided on it, then next step is site development and on-page. Decent hand-written content, several pages, blog maybe... website fast and optimized (ssl, mobile, meta, schema etc). Then start with slow link building (PBN, web2.0, socials) on tier 1. From there it's analyzing changes and adding more links, content and socials, converting traffic and making the content valuable for ppl to share. Your title is a good clickbait but for a commercial kw that people search for, it's veeerrry hard to get to #1 in a short time frame. You need to get a lot of attention and good backlinks for it. It's more possible if the time frame is longer and decent budget, or just find low-comp long-tail kw's that bring less traffic but can be ranked even with good content (+ some links).