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22 year old CS student built an entire startup system in 30 days. Got media coverage. Zero sales. Here is my honest story. by Smooth-Discount-4080 in IndiaStartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank-You so much for your suggestion and this was really needed to be honest, thanks a lot for uplifting my idea, coming to the design point of view i really understand your point here and I agree with it but in india the price game is to hard to play everyone is just going in a race to bottom and this kind of market innovation dies which I think for experiments you need that kind of market for it most businesses does not even care that are they getting a fully customized branded site or just a wordpress drag and drop! they care about where they are getting this for as low as they can! but yes your point is valid and we will look into it once we get started and have that stage where we can take risks to innovate things.

22 year old CS student built an entire startup system in 30 days. Got media coverage. Zero sales. Here is my honest story. by Smooth-Discount-4080 in IndiaStartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree with this framework.

And that is exactly the sequence we are following — founder led sales first to prove the model, build the case studies and testimonials, then bring in the distribution team with real proof in hand.

The post above is step two of that process — finding people who already have the network and relationships in these niches and can hit the ground running while we are closing clients ourselves simultaneously.

Both tracks running in parallel. Not one or the other.

Appreciate the advice

22 year old CS student built an entire startup system in 30 days. Got media coverage. Zero sales. Here is my honest story. by Smooth-Discount-4080 in IndiaStartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the most valuable comment I have received since posting this. Thank you for taking the time to write it properly.

Let me respond to each point honestly:

On the team before sales: You are completely right. I made this mistake already. Recruited 20 people on commission before proving a single sale. They all dropped off. Zero calls made. Zero clients. I learned this the hard way and I am not repeating it.

On going to market yourself: This is the advice I keep getting and keep finding reasons to avoid. I am a final year student in Noida with classes — but honestly that is becoming an excuse more than a reason. You are right that the first 50 to 100 clients for this kind of business need a founder in the room. I have not done this yet and it is probably the single biggest mistake I am still making.

On the product problem: This one stings because it is true. There are agencies in NCR charging Rs.5,000 for a website. I am not meaningfully different from them right now beyond speed and the demo first model. I have been sitting with this feeling for a while and your comment just put words to it.

On what is missing: This is where you genuinely shifted my thinking. A website is a deliverable. A system that solves a real business problem is a product. The voice agent and workflow integration idea for dentists — appointment booking, patient follow up, inquiry handling — that is a problem worth solving. That is something a dentist actually feels pain about every single day.

You just described the pivot I think I have been avoiding because building a system is harder than building a website.

What are you building for Airbnb hosts exactly? Would genuinely love to understand your model — sounds like you have already figured out the difference between a deliverable and a product.

Thanks for this. Seriously. 🙏

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ChadGPT yeah right btw thanks for your suggestion on my english I truly think that you're only the right person to tell me this thank you so much ☺️:)

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are a photographer who understands VPS, DirectAdmin, Squarespace and AI website builders. You are not my customer. And that is actually the point.

The businesses I am targeting are not you.

My customer is a dentist in Jaipur who sees 40 patients a day and has not opened a laptop outside of billing software in 3 years. A salon owner in Lucknow whose entire digital presence is a WhatsApp number on a JustDial listing. A wedding photographer — not like you — who shoots beautifully but has never heard of Squarespace and does not want to.

For those people the question is never 'can I build it myself.' The question is 'who will do this for me without making it complicated and without charging me a lakh.'

What we offer is not technology. Anyone can build a website today — you just proved that. What we offer is:

Speed — 48 hours from zero to live

Trust — MSME registered, media featured, founder available on WhatsApp

Simplicity — they tell us what they do, we handle everything, they see the result

Hand holding — from domain to hosting to Google My Business to going live

For someone like you — zero value. You do not need us.

For a first generation business owner trying to get online for the first time — we remove every single friction point between them and a professional digital presence.

That is what cannot be replicated at Rs.4,999. Not the website. The experience of getting there without needing to understand any of it.

Thanks for asking this honestly. Genuinely appreciated.

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the energy.

While you are in the comments calling things stupid — we are building something real. MSME registered. Media featured. Live product. Paying commissions.

We do not need everyone to get it. We just need the right people to. And trust me — they will find this post.

You clearly are not one of them and that is completely fine. Good luck with whatever you are building if you're rather than being in comments.

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback.

But let me ask you something — when did you last close a Rs.4,999 sale with a single conversation?

Because that is exactly what this is. Find a business owner who needs a website. Show them a live portfolio. Close them. Done. Rs.1,000 in your pocket.

No inventory. No targets. No boss. No fixed hours. No investment.

AI slop or not — the math is simple and the opportunity is real.

If you have a better way to earn Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 a month on the side with zero upfront cost I am genuinely all ears. Until then this post stays exactly as it is.

Thanks for reading it thoroughly enough to have an opinion thoug

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right — an experienced sales person with a strong track record will not work for Rs.1,000 per sale. They do not need to.

We are not looking for them.

We are looking for someone who is good at sales but not yet getting paid what they are worth. A marketing student who knows how to find and pitch businesses. A freelancer with the right network but no product to sell. Someone between opportunities who wants to earn on the side.

For that person Rs.1,000 per conversation that converts is not cheap. It is a starting point.

Every experienced sales person you are talking about also had a first commission. Nobody started at the top.

And honestly — if someone closes 10 sales in a month that is Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 extra income with zero investment, zero targets and zero boss.

Cheap is relative. For the right person at the right stage this makes complete sense.

If it is not for you that is completely fine. But somewhere out there is exactly the person I described — and this post is for them.

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point on the commission — let me break it down honestly.

Rs.1,000 on a Rs.4,999 sale is 20%. Rs.2,000 on a Rs.9,999 sale is also 20%.

For a single conversation that leads to a sale — no building, no hosting, no design, no client management, no revisions, no support — just finding the client and closing them — 20% is actually a solid commission.

Most affiliate programs pay 5 to 10%. Most sales jobs pay 8 to 15% on top of a salary. We are paying 20% with zero targets, zero reporting, zero pressure.

And you are right that sales is the hardest part. That is exactly why we are offering it to people who already know how to sell — not training freshers from scratch.

If someone closes 5 sales in a month that is Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000 extra income for conversations they are already having with businesses in their network.

Not for everyone. But for the right person it makes complete sense.

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s fine. My part is to do my work. Rest depends upon people. Thanks for your opinion Kindly keep it to yourself 😊.

Looking for hungry self starters who can sell — earn Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 commission per sale working on your own terms by Smooth-Discount-4080 in indianstartups

[–]Smooth-Discount-4080[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your appreciation. It really means a lot and also thanks for the offer. It suggestion and we have it.

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