Saying this title out loud gives me goosebumps. It is something I have fantasized about for far too long. After years of dreaming but never doing, everything changes today.
After a decade of wantrepreneurship, everything changed in just one month. $900 in revenue. Not millions, not even thousands—but it’s real. It’s tangible. And most importantly, it’s proof that I’m no longer just dreaming.
This milestone isn’t about the money. It’s about validation. It’s about finally having the confidence to say: “This is it. I’m going all-in on my business.”
How Did We Get Here?
I’ve wanted to be an entrepreneur my whole life:
From making plans in elementary school with friends to get rich by buying gold mines to selling smoothies with my sister in front of our house at age 12—only to realize that living on a one-way street wasn’t ideal for starting a venture like this.
Everything changed when I was 14. It was 2015—the rise of the internet gurus. Tai Lopez, Russell Brunson—you name it. Making money online? Passive income? $10K per month, fast and easy? Count me in!
I launched my first-ever website—super scammy and shady—selling a digital weight loss product as an affiliate. But hey, that’s what the course I bought told me to do.
I managed to collect a dozen emails from interested people, but I couldn’t afford MailChimp, so I sent every email manually. Then it hit me: you need a way to process payments, and you have to be of legal age. Not wanting to explain this to my mom 😅, I shut the whole thing down.
A Spiral of Inconsistency
At 16, I made a bold move: I cold DM’ed an investment banker-turned-influencer and somehow landed a day shadowing him. There I was, following him through real estate deals in a neighboring city.
But instead of the get-rich-quick secrets I hoped for, he served hard truths that hit me like a brick in the face:
“If you think you can make money without creating value, you’re completely stupid.”
“Being lazy is choosing to be poor—simple as that.”
“A 40-hour work week? That’s part-time. You won’t get rich that way.”
My entrepreneurial journey reads like the greatest hits of startup attempts: 5 e-commerce stores, 1 newsletter, and 1 affiliate review site. Each venture followed the same predictable script:
Week 1: “This is it! I’m going to crush it!”
Week 2: No results!
Week 3: “Maybe the next business idea will be better…”
Rinse. Repeat. Fail.
Ironically, this same pattern of chasing the next shiny object actually led me to discover no-code and automation. Only this time, something was different—I was exhausted and sick of watching myself giving up over and over again.
I owe a massive debt of gratitude to Nick Saraev. He was the catalyst who finally helped me break this self-defeating cycle. Nick, if you’re reading this—thank you.
I Just Crossed the Starting Line
As I write this blog post, I’m standing at the true starting line of entrepreneurship for the first time. Those failures? They weren’t setbacks. They were preparation. Those false starts? They weren’t wasted time. They were training.
The starting gun has finally fired, and this time, I’m not just participating. I’m competing.
I’m looking forward to the race.