Ayan Shaikh

achievement comes from actions, not aspirations

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@edinsoncode Lead generation and traffic

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@vineerpasam That is wayy too much creative, and also helpful at the same time

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

That ended soon though.

But I'm starting again!!

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

Just realised that I am experiencing the butterfly effect. Maybe an upward spiral 👀

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

Is X really better than Linkedin??

[Rana Abrash Umar @rana_abrash]

delhi police are killing their own people.
Share this if you can't at protest.
#संसद_मार्च #CJPProtest

[𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗕𝗷𝗽 🪷 @Game_Of_BJP]

They are insulting the national flag of the country because they are pets of the system.#CJPProtest #संसद_मार्च

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

Every new online business opportunity you see is a "woman in the red dress"

IYKYK

[Sujal @DJAL07]

Samay is genius.

Latent Season 2 did 32 million views on YouTube in 24 hours. 5 million in the first two hours.

> The Netflix deal is reportedly worth 15 to 20 crore. That's the headline number but the real economics are layered underneath.
> YouTube AdSense on Indian CPMs of $1 to $1.5 per thousand views across 68 million monthly views puts his annual ad revenue somewhere around 8 to 12 crore. > Channel memberships during Season 1 peak were pulling 1.5 crore per month independently.
> His rate card right now is 70 to 80 lakh per branded reel, 25 to 35 lakh per static post, 20 lakh per story.
> A single in-show brand integration during Season 1 went for 40 lakh. Season 2 episode one had four visible sponsors.

So a rough annual stack looks something like this. YouTube AdSense at 8 to 12 crore. Netflix deal at 15 to 20 crore across the season. Brand integrations across episodes, reels and posts comfortably another 10 to 15 crore if he does even 20 branded deliverables in a year at current rates. Memberships and live shows adding another 5 to 8 crore conservatively. That puts total annual earnings somewhere in the 40 to 55 crore range.

Not the 200 crore numbers floating around on X but still genuinely absurd for an individual creator operating without a production house or talent agency taking a cut.

Still Alive at 53.4 million views was not monetized as a revenue play. Free on YouTube, no brand integrations.

It was sequenced deliberately before Season 2 to rebuild distribution and trust after 18 months of silence. The Netflix deal that followed was the monetization event. The special was the funnel.

Eighteen months ago he had FIRs against him and his show pulled from the internet. Today he's charging more per Instagram story than most D2C brands spend on a full campaign shoot.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

If I could tell my 22-year-old self one thing about sales: Stop trying to convince people who can't afford it. A broke person who says yes is worse than a rich person who says no.

If you want to get money, go where the money is.

[Chris Dixon @cdixon]

We’re excited to share our 2025 State of Crypto report.

This year’s story: the maturation of the crypto industry — with growing institutional adoption, the rise of stablecoins, better infrastructure, new consumer experiences, and long-awaited regulatory clarity.

Read the full report → https://t.co/P3gzQphOEx

Here are the biggest trends of 2025…

[Luke Belmar 👽 @lukebelmar]

Success must be planned, there is no luck.

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@lukebelmar @gemhuntersco ���

[Iced @IcedKnife]

the opportunity cost of not being glued to your computer every single day is millions of dollars

you need to lock in.

[Luke Belmar 👽 @lukebelmar]

It's better to try and fail than to have never tried at all.

[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

If you believe the #Bitcoin top is already in, you're a fool!

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@barkmeta gimme alpha

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@smtgpt @CoinDCX This is the first transparency report that I've looked at in my life 👀

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@CoinDCX @Parth4vedi Just like the 2020 bullrun, even a minimum wage worker will know the word bitcoin this time. They'll know what a bullish market means

[Ayan Shaikh @execAyan]

@CoinDCX @smtgpt @TheRanveerShow @BeerBicepsGuy didn't make faces in this episode 😂

Enjoyed this one