hi. i am vikra.
sad i couldn't say i am ironman :(
i might not be ironman (yet) but i cook stuff
over the last two years, i created content and built products with an honest intent to help people (read: make money so i can travel, buy coffee and own watches)
things turned out pretty okay ig:
making money for creators and brands with newsletter content, growth, and monetization.
4+ years in content
2+ years in newsletters
grew dr pal's newsletter from scratch to 33k subs
working with one of the top ai publications (100k subs)
do this in marketing do that in marketing; people yap about the same old techniques. got sick of it and decided to add nuance and personal experience over acquired, broad, repeated knowledge.
1300+ readers
no fancy jargon
70+ published issues
free community access
i live mildly interesting life and have stories to share with my friends. when i started doing it in public; reader said it has aura.
400+ readers
100+ published issues
making sense of vague, subjective topics
hours of thinking and rethinking in words
coffee culture is growing in india. apparently genz and millennials love getting nerdy about coffee and brew at home. yes, with all the fancy equipment. if this sounds like you - get ready to read a mindbrewing newsletter. building w aravind
coffee science and recipes
25+ issues published
600+ readers
remote work makes me sad. i felt i need to make friends who understand my lifestyle and i can learn from. so i built a community of content marketers because "apes together strong."
200+ members
cheering for you in public
3 online events a month
promote, get feedback on your work
prof convos + personal yaps
deep work sessions
200+ members
chill vibes, zero spam
connects operators, service providers, and devs
man i wish everyone understood telugu. the lyrics are too beautiful and i wish with all my heart you feel what i feel when i listen to telugu music. i wanted to make it easier to discover good, modern telugu music - so i handpicked 900+ songs
one click save on spotify
bangers updated regularly
150+ saves on spotify
i wanted to code. so i made a simple html website with all my newsletter case studies at one place. all you need to read about my work with newsletters is here.
no fancy designs, just plain text
1500+ unique visitors till date
all content from first-hand experience
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