Mona

@babystepstothemic on Insta & TikTok

[Mona @monasuj]

@raymondhechen @justoutquan @BainCapVC @tomo Congrats Raymond! Can’t wait to see where it goes 🚀

[Mona @monasuj]

@nairvarun18 @raymondhechen Huge congrats to u and Raymond!!! making cube proud 🫶

[Justin Quan @justoutquan]

It's been 3 years since AI exploded, but nobody's life has improved outside of Silicon Valley.

Tomo is for real humans, like my little brother Lucas

and 10,000 other humans taking a chance on themselves every single day.

[Mona @monasuj]

I made a lil website to pick a random topic for impromptu speaking that went viral!

95k visitors in 2 weeks

Just added some fun categories (defend your worst take, roast a popular thing, etc) that I will try tmr for my day 15/30 of talking for 1 min on random topic :)

[Mona @monasuj]

In the past 3 weeks I've

- gained 70.5k followers on Insta and 21k on TikTok
- made a paid discord channel and made my first $1000
- build a impromptu topic generator site that went viral and got 85k visitors

but I feel weirdly numb to it…

[Mona @monasuj]

HOLLYYYY SHIIIIITTTTTTT

just made my first dollar online this is the best feeling ever. I’m never getting off as high.

I made a public speaking accountability group with a $20 buy-in fee. Been going viral on Instagram and TikTok for these speaking exercises I’m doing, so this felt like the natural next step.

[Mona @monasuj]

Day 2/30 of talking for 1 min on random topic

[Mona @monasuj]

Holy this video day 1/30 of talking for 1 min on random topic popped off

1M views on Insta and 854k on TikTok in 72 hours.

I replicated the format for day 2, 3, 4 and they’ve all exploded (100k+ views)

Insta handle: @ babystepstothemic

[Mona @monasuj]

Good read if you want to feel less dooms day about AI as a young postgrad in tech

[Connor Boyack ��� @cboyack]

https://t.co/4SMw7birVU

[Mona @monasuj]

My last 3 videos in this format have consistently blown up.

Combined almost 500 K views and brought in 7K followers.

There’s really a big demand for public speaking content.

Insta handle: @ babystepstothemic

[Mona @monasuj]

It feels too easy to blow up on Instagram.

I posted the same videos on Instagram and TikTok.

Insta got me 272K views and 4.5k follower. TikTok got me 200 views and 16 followers.

[Mona @monasuj]

Wow, my video hit 132K views in two days. 1.7k new followers.

It’s a 1 min vid of me shadowing a TEDTalk speaker to learn how to get better at speaking.

Been getting tons of DMs of people asking me my process for shadowing

Insta handle: @ babystepstothemic

[Mona @monasuj]

First viral video on my public speaking account! I posted yesterday and alrdy hit 45K views.

It’s an easy to replicate format that I’m excited to continue for 100 days.

This verified my suspicion that there’s a huge demand for people who want to get better at public speaking.

Insta handle: @ babystepstothemic

[Mona @monasuj]

I don't know how to draw. I don't know what colors look good. I realized I am design blind when design is now is the most important skill in app building.

So, today I made a decision. I invested in an iPad and will be learning Procreate for the foreseeable future. I want to make cute little drawings for my app that are true to me, not just whatever AI can come up with.

Day 16/30 of posting everyday on X!

[Mona @monasuj]

I got a comment last night that changed how I view myself forever.

A girl that I've never met before came up after my Toastmasters speech and said:

"Wow, you had such a presence on stage. There was a glow around you."

In that moment, she shattered all the self doubt I had about being a public speaker. I'd been trying so hard to prove that my voice mattered, and she, in one comment, made me feel seen in a way I'd never been seen before.

This kind stranger made me realize that I 'm still playing too small. If I'd just give myself the chance to show that I can be this bigger, better version of me, then I will get there with no problem.