my usual start up
i have the two miners mine till i get about 700, then i buy two sword wrath and two more miners, then after i get a little more i buy two miner two pray , then buy castle archers and miner wall to set up defenses [study everything for miners and archers], then you build one wall in front of the second group of gold then, one in front of the first, build up money nice and easy and start building up your army. [always research passive gold all the way]. also if you plan on getting giants research their tower to the max very early on in the game because they cost little and you wont have to worry about it later.