A book by Sanjay Nediyara · Free to read

How to start a Million Dollar Business in 24 Months

No bullshit. Just how I did it.

I did it without productivity apps, cold showers, or fancy morning routines. This is the honest, step by step account of how I built an internet business to profitability, and exactly how you can too.

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Contents

  1. 01 Why not committing suicide was the best decision of my life Losing my hearing, hitting the lowest point at the end of college, and the two reasons I chose to keep going. The story everything else in this book grew out of. 4 min read
  2. 02 About me: Why should you listen? A no-nonsense look at my decade of failures, setbacks and the persistence that eventually built a multi-million dollar business. 4 min read
  3. 03 Finding the light The philosophy behind the book: finding your light, taking risks, the power of compounding, and dealing with sadness on the long road. 18 min read
  4. 04 What is an Internet business? What an internet business actually is, the models you can start with, where to find inspiration, and why one person can now build what used to take a team. 6 min read
  5. 05 The Small Business Opportunity in the US Beyond the unicorn hype: the world of indie makers quietly building profitable internet businesses, the communities behind the movement, and why the fundamentals still hold in the AI era. 9 min read
  6. 06 Eighty Twenty: the 20% that makes 80% of the results The handful of high-leverage moves that drove most of my results: landing pages, simple SEO, copy that sells, cheap branding, your first ten customers, and a stack you can launch with for almost nothing. 18 min read
  7. 07 How to write good emails The exact approach I used to get replies from Mark Cuban, Biz Stone and Balaji Srinivasan: research, subject lines, content and tools. 12 min read
  8. 08 Hiring and Finding Help When to hire, when to do it yourself, and when to let AI do it. Where to find global talent, how to vet them with a paid test, how to pay them across borders, and how tiny teams build huge businesses. 16 min read
  9. 09 How to set up your business in the US Why a founder anywhere in the world would incorporate in the US, LLC versus C-Corp, where to register, how to get an EIN without an SSN, banking and payments, and the taxes nobody warns you about. 17 min read
  10. 10 DeltaHub Global Launchpad A 6-month founder program in two parts. Build your product in our space in India, then go to Silicon Valley in person to meet the investors, founders, and accelerators who can change your trajectory. 8 min read
  11. 11 Conclusion The few things that actually matter, and the one that matters most: getting back up. 4 min read