Thoughts & Learnings

Lessons from building internet businesses, directories, and everything in between.

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Forget the AI Hype: Here’s What Really Makes Your AI Product Stand Out

You’re One $20 Subscription Away—So What’s Left to Master? In 2025, AI feels like magic on demand. Need a voice clone? $20. Image upscaling? $20. Code...

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Embracing My Inner Generalist: How I’m Turning Distraction into Deep, Focused Wins

I’ll be honest—I’m that classic generalist with a runaway ego. My brain screams, “Work on everything!” while reality whispers, “Pick one or two projects...

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How AI Voiceovers and Naval’s Principles Powered a 4K-Subscriber Magic Channel

Naval Ravikant’s startup mantra—Do what you love → Scale it → Make it uniquely yours—isn’t just philosophy; it’s a repeatable playbook for turning passion into...

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Figuring It Out: My Superpower for Building Businesses

Back in 2021, I quit my day job with equal parts excitement and terror. I had no blueprint—just a stubborn belief that I could figure it out. Since then, I’ve:...

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Being a Generalist Is Your AI Superpower👑

When I look back, I realize my biggest advantage wasn’t fancy credentials—it was my curiosity. I came into tech knowing SEO and marketing inside out, but no...

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Build a “Boring” App to Cut Through the AI Noise

Everyone’s racing to slap “AI-powered” on their homepage. They’re chasing the next big model, the shiniest demo, the flashiest acronym. Meanwhile, I keep...

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8 Incredible Apps You Can Build with Vibe-Coding and AI

I get asked all the time, “What can you actually build with vibe-coding?” Here’s my no-fluff list—once you see the possibilities, your only limit is your next...

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My Two-Phase Sales Strategy: Hustle First, Scale Later

When I launched Affiliate Corner, I knew I couldn’t wait around for customers to magically discover me. Instead, I leaned into Paul Graham’s famous advice: “Do...

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Content Repurposing: The Ultimate Flywheel Growth Hack

I used to churn out standalone blog posts, tweets, videos, and newsletters in separate silos—and burn out. Then I discovered the magic of content...

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Is Your Product a Pain-Killer or a Vitamin? A Simple Test for Startup Success

Ever poured your heart (and bank balance) into a product that…well, people just didn’t care about? Before you ship the next shiny feature, ask yourself one...

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From Prompting to MCP Servers: Essential AI Skills for Every Professional

The explosive rise of generative AI has reshaped workplaces and product development alike. To stay competitive, professionals must broaden their toolkits...

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Are We All Suffering from AI Subscription Fatigue?

Remember the early days of streaming, when one subscription per person felt decadent—and now we juggle half a dozen video services? Welcome to 2025’s version...

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How to Optimize Your UX Process with Cursor | Toggle-Driven Layout Testing

Pro tip on Cursor for UI/UX changes. Tell Cursor to make atleast 6-7 variations of layout for your app and add toggles. Then you can just toggle and play...

Personal Thoughts

The Life of Mediocrity or The Life That You Want | You Decide

I am 28 as of writing this post, and it's a weird age to be in. The upcoming 3-5 years might decide the trajectory of my life. Back in 2018, I was a very...

Niche Sites

I Sold my Blog for 5-Figures

The time was December 2021. I had just left my high-paying remote SEO job. I wanted to be an entrepreneur and build stuff. So I started a blog in Dec 2021,...

Entrepreneurship

How I Sold my Startup for a 5-Figure Exit!

This was a project that I started in April 2022 with Rishabh Garg, my tech cofounder. I am talking about "Affiliate Corner". We sold it for a 5-figure exit in...

Entrepreneurship

3 Frameworks on How to Get Product Ideas Quickly

What's more important: Idea or Execution? I would still say idea. They say ideas are cheap. Yes, they are. But getting the right idea is worth more than...

Entrepreneurship

SaaS is Great, but RaaP is Simple

For those who don't know, RaaP is Research as a Product Business Model. It's this: Curate or gather important data in your niche. Make it even more...

Personal Thoughts

On Anxiety & Burnout

If you are a founder or a creator, or even an employee trying to build something on the side, there must be times you will feel anxious and burnt out. Today...

Entrepreneurship

What is a RaaP Business Model?

There is no such terminology in business. I coined this. I felt that I should explain the logic and the simplicity behind this business model. In simple...

Personal Thoughts

Be Different. Don't Listen to the Society

The average lifespan of a human in this generation is around 75-80. If you are healthy and lucky, you might live up to 90-95 maximum. Do you want to live a...

Entrepreneurship

The Idea About Calm Business Model

I have a question for you. Why do we start a business? Is it because you want more freedom, feel more relaxed, and calm, or want some thrill? Do you...

Entrepreneurship

My learnings from the last 5 months in 2024

I started this year with some goals in mind. Lots of things have happened since then. Here are some of my learnings from January to May 2024 as a Solo...

Personal Thoughts

Create Your Life Design

Design your life. You are not forced to do anything. You can change right now. You can change your location, profession, hobbies, health, and habits....

Personal Thoughts

Why Extra Efforts Will Pay You Dividends

Whatever you do, try to make extra effort. It will always pay dividends. Example: Let’s suppose you want to tweet. Tweet without Extra Efforts:...

Personal Thoughts

There is no such thing called as "Risk"

In life, I would say, there is no such thing as risk. Only "Risk-appetite". It's about how much you can take on and when. When I take risks, I often...

Personal Thoughts

On Self-Confidence

I think you can tackle challenges and life battles with just one thing: Self-confidence. If you back yourself and what you're doing, you're going to see...

Personal Thoughts

Why I left my job to pursue full time on my side businesses?

"Growth is uncomfortable and I want to be in an uncomfortable position". This is what I told my Manager the day I resigned from the position of SEO Growth...

SEO

SaaS SEO - A Definitive Guide for SaaS Marketers & Founders For 2025 & Beyond

Growing a SaaS business from scratch is difficult. It's even more difficult when you are bootstrapping it without any outside investment. You will need...