Ujwal S

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[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@ablejoseph @IntrvwBuddy Thanks for the mention @ablejoseph! Building @IntrvwBuddy & @intrvwbuddypro have been exciting, challenging, rewarding, life-changing and whatnot. On a path to 10X scale-up...💪

[Able Joseph @ablejoseph]

Almost everybody you meet just wants to marry a good person, get a nice 2BHK, a compact SUV, maybe a dog, have kids eventually, and talk about how their day went building their low-drama, self-sufficient, profitable startup while having dinner together

If you have only been following VC funded companies, their founders, their funding stats, their progress, their lawsuits, all this via mainstream publications, then this dream may seem distant, even unpractical

But there is a wave of founders who are showing us an alternative path by choosing to do things differently. They don't want VC funding. They don't want hypergrowth. They don't want large teams. They don't care to be on Forbes 40under40. They rather watch TED talks on their plasmas than give one

All they want is to be independent and be in control of their own destiny

These champs are as cool, as calculated, and as important to the GDP as the folks from hyperfunded companies. They make enough money for themselves and their employees to have a comfortable life

I would even argue that it may be more rewarding for youngsters looking for employment to work with such founders and teams than spend their youth away in pointless meetings that could simply have been emails

Sure they have their ups and downs, and wins and failures. Risks are high and the struggles are real. But they are not nearly as dramatic as a life at a valuation chaser

Here are a few such Indian indie builders. There are 100s more talking about their learnings, earnings, spendings, etc in public on their social feeds. Their posts may be more up-to-date than a college syllabus. Look for #buildinpublic

1. @_skris - https://t.co/9ZnNlpnJwK
Founded: 2021
Team size: 1
Monthly income: INR 3.4L

2. Ujwal Surampalli - @IntrvwBuddy
Founded: 2017
Team: 10
MRR: INR 20L+

3. @sqlhorror & Deep Shah - Makkajai
Founded: 2014
Team: 13

4. @hSanat & Nikhil Kachare - https://t.co/naS53y8ovg
Founded: 2022
Team: 2
MRR: INR 3.8L

5. @louispereira - https://t.co/TIYwN7zeZt
Founded: 2023
Team: 1

6. Saurav Pathak - @BagistoShop
Founded: 2018
Team: 25
MRR: INR 24L+

With the kind of growth trajectory they are on, some of their MRRs will 2-5x in the next 24 months

There may be a play here for angel investors too. If termsheets can be drafted such that a return on investment is the focus rather than valuations, these founders may be open to outside capital. No board seats, drag alongs, etc. Just basic info rights and an agreed method of calculating return which could come via profits or a sale. Perhaps a 1.5-5x ROI based on the number of years from the investment. I'm trying my luck

This movement is not new. But with Aisle focused on serving serious daters, and AI giving us the ability to somewhat 10x our productivity, it may be more possible than ever to marry a good person, get a nice 2BHK, a compact SUV, maybe a dog, have kids eventually, and talk about how your day went building your low-drama, self-sufficient, profitable startup while having dinner together

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

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@IntrvwBuddy @YourStoryCo @haiujwal Great meeting you 🙏 and all the very best 👍👍

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[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

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[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

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[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@oneplus @OnePlus_IN @OnePlus_Support @OnePlus_USA @OnePlus_UK It has been 3 days now & I've been constantly trying 2 reach out 2 u on chat, customer care no., email FB, Twitter DM on my issue reg my recent order but no response! It's time sensitive, when will u resolve/help?!!!

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@KhaliDevallah Sure, please DM me. I'm not on WhatsApp currently

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

Student Competitions - AwardsCV for Sai Ujwal Surampalli http://t.co/AbQelqRb7N

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@KhaliDevallah Sure, an you connect with me via a DM?

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@KhaliDevallah Sure, let me know how I can help

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

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[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@OnePlus_IN Need help with my order M112************6139. Tried reaching out to you on phone & chat, waited for an hour to connect but no response. Please help!

[Ujwal S @haiujwal]

@EurekaForbes Hi, received a message that my Aquaguard's AMC is about to end. But it was only serviced 2 times by you. What about the remaining 2? When will u service it?!