Hey, I'm Ayush 👋
Cogito, ergo sum – I Think, therefore I Am
Latest posts
My New Adventure: 2 Years On ✈️
2 years after quitting the corporate rate race, here’s how things stand
How to run a mastermind group that actually works!
The mastermind principle is the best way to fast track your growth as an entrepreneur. I highly recommend getting together with your friends and running a mastermind yourself. Here's exactly what you need to do.
1 Year Update ✈️
I quit my job last year, here’s how the last 365 days have gone for me.
34 life tips I would share with a younger version of myself.
How I got 675 people on a waitlist in 24 hours with just a single tweet
It’s all about the damn goals(oh fuck I’m contradicting myself)
As I sit down to review the half year gone by, I realize that I actually work better with goals. I know I’m contradicting myself. But hear me out -
15 Lessons from Dotcom Secrets by Russel Brunson
Have you read "Dotcom Secrets" by Russel Brunson? Its a 6 hour read But it's a must-read marketing and sales book if you want to: Sell Info products Build a personal brand Grow a service business Best quotes and lessons from the book in the next 6 minutes
How I made $430 in sales in 7 days with just a landing page
How should visual artists approach their entrepreneurship journey?
"How should visual artists approach their entrepreneurship journey?”
How to create multiple revenue streams as a creator
How can creator entrepreneurs have a multiple streams of income and build a sustainable business
4 Ways of Building Products and Services
I've identified 4 ways of building products/services 1. Scratch your own itch 2. Follow what's already selling 3. Get pulled in by the market 4. Ask the market Here's how the 4 ways have worked out for me.
32 Lessons from The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco
The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ Demarco is 1 of the most underrated business books of all time. Every startup founder must read it. Incredible ideas around: - Business - Success - Money - Pricing - Wealth creation 33 Quotes that will change your mindset forever
How to get engagement on Twitter
How to get engagement on Twitter, answer from Ayush
Know your “Why” on Twitter
In this post I want to talk about the big questions in your Twitter journey. How do you make a broad plan for this project. Before you even start applying any tactical tips, it’s important to take a broad view of your Twitter goals. This is a 500 feet view of your Twitter journey.
9 Lessons from Show Your Work by Austin Kleon (and how to apply them on Twitter!)
Summary, Notes and Lessons from Ausitn Kleon’s book Show Your Work. With examples of how I am actually applying it’s ideas on Twitter every day.
How to get started with Journaling
This week's 1 question interview is about journaling. Jason is a fellow lover of Journaling and even runs a community of daily writers called Lifelog. How to get started with Journaling
How to start as a Creator-Entrepreneur
1 question interview with Josh Spector - How to start as a creator entrepreneur from 0
The 3 part system to break out of writer’s block (and become a prolific creator)
I never suffer from writer's block. This 3 part system makes sure that I always have interesting ideas to write about: 1. Consuming a lot 2. A note-taking system that works. 3. The transformations in my life. Let's break it down:
❄️ The Creator Economy Winter is coming (And what I’m doing about it)
Over the last couple of years the creator economy has grown exponentially. All of us moved online, so creators building an audience online got a lot of attention, and revenue. Which caused many creator economy startups to flourish in these times. These are startups serving creators build an audience and a business. But now, we're looking at a recession over the 12-24 months.
No, Twitter is not a free university 🤚
It’s become quite common these days for people to start a Twitter thread with the phrase - “Twitter is a free university”. And then go on to share a mundane listicle with no depth.
7 Habits of highly effective Indie Hackers | Listen Up IH
1. They have deep domain knowledge 2. They ship fast 3. They speak to their users 4. They charge more 5. They accrue an audience. 6. They use constraints as superpowers 7. They keep going
Capture the creator economy
Faster iterations coupled with perseverance is the best route to have a successful product — not sleek designs or scalable code.” 👆 That’s Spencer Fry ‘s number 1 insight after running multiple successful startups over the last 19 years.
No Goals, No Resolutions, No Fucking KPIs
Goals and KPIs are side-effects of corporate slavery.🤷♂️
1 Month Update of Going Solo✈
It’s been a month since I quit my full time job and went solo. I’m working as a consultant, freelancer and a solopreneur. The last 30 days have been scary and exciting.
Choosing the right platform for my newsletter and blog✍
I’m setting up a Ghost site for my newsletter Listen Up IH Its past 1300 subs now, I figured high time it had a separate identity.
6 Types of Products that PMs work on
Product Management is a versatile domain. The job you do as a PM depends a lot on the type of product you are working. Your day-to-day activities and and long term responsibilities can vary wildly depending on the kind of job you are doing.
On a new Adventure✈
Why I quit the corporate rat race and why you should too😉
Why David Perell’s Write of Passage writing course works (it’s not what you think!)
David is the most badass writer on the internet. He makes more than $2M a year teaching his course – Write of Passage. Here’s why Write of Passage works –
Why Nathan Barry Build’s in Public and why it can harm you
Do you #BuildInPublic? Why do you do it? To build an audience? to market your product?
My Build In Public Manifesto
This is a way for me to clearly understand why I am doing what I am doing.
#BuildInPublic Status Update – 1
Today is the first day of the rest of your Life. You are the oldest you have ever been, and the youngest you will ever be. Seize the Day — Carpe Diem