A 20-year-old Indian college dropout has gone viral after claiming he secured a remote job at a San Francisco-based startup with a Rs 70 LPA package.
“I did freelancing when I was like 16 because I genuinely had no clue what else to do. Did random projects at first, got underpaid a lot, worked with terrible clients too, but over time got better at growth + marketing stuff,” the techie wrote on Reddit
“Eventually worked on 12+ projects and even got to contribute with the growth team of one of the largest companies as a freelancer. Never had a crazy degree or anything, just kept learning by doing things on the internet everyday. Around that time I also started posting on X consistently,” he added.
However, things changed when the OP came across a start-up hiring for a role offering nearly Rs 70 LPA.
“The company had recently raised almost $50M in San Francisco and honestly I thought there was no way they’d even consider me. I still applied. Got rejected,” the OP said.
Despite facing multiple rejections, the techie continued applying for jobs. Their persistence eventually helped them connect directly with the start-up founder, leading to an unexpected opportunity.
“They scheduled an interview. We spoke mostly about execution, growth ideas, psychology behind marketing, things I’d already done before etc, and a few days later I got the offer,” the techie said.
“Still feels weird sometimes because a few years back I was just some kid sitting at home learning stuff from random internet rabbit holes at 2 am. So grateful for everything universe: I love you,” he added.
The Reddit post soon went viral, with users flooding the comments section with reactions.
One user wrote, “Sounds like something I’d want to learn in time, cool prospect ngl. Great work and send me a dm if you have time every now and then to connect.”
Another person said, “Hey congrats OP, can I know more about you like some links or something or can you give me some resources or how exactly you sold yourself. I have some pages of my own. But it’s just that.”