From a YouTube Channel to an EdTech Startup In 2020, I started a YouTube channel called alamaaraa to help distance education ๐ students. I had no big plans back then. Just a simple goal, to support students who need guidance in distance education. Today, that small step has turned into something bigger than I ever imagined. ๐ We just crossed 65,000 subscribers on Youtube๐! But the story doesnโt stop there. ๐Seed of building a startup came from here ๐ Middle-class Kerala boy who was building something in the AI space back in 2020 & explaining it to my parents was like ๐คฏ ๐ When my friends were flying abroad for studies & settling there, I stayed back here ๐ Took my idea to incorporate a startup alamaaraa.(with the money I borrowed) ๐ Got Idea grant from Kerala Startup Mission ๐ As a first gen entrepreneur things were like climbing a mountain every day ๐ I listened to my customers & did not run behind building apps ( networking helped me learn from other founders) ๐ Now we impacted 1.25 lakh students across 25+ countriesโwithout even having a product ready. ๐ Over 4,200 students trusted us enough to become paying customers, all through bootstrapping(zero marketing, completely organic). ๐ Now, we got the real picture of what should be done, (not a spray & pray technique) The process ๐ด hasnโt been easy ๐ค There were days I doubted myself, and nights ๐when the challenges felt overwhelming. ๐ But every morning ๐ , Iโd wake up to 100+ messages from students asking for help. ๐ก Those messages became my fuel โฝ Today, our mission is crystal clear: To make quality, affordable education ๐ accessible to every student ๐จโ๐ , everywhere ๐ . Weโve just started, the journey ahead is even longer ๐ฃ๏ธ . Iโm not emotional about the dream anymore. Instead, I listen to my customers & my team who believe me Just like our vision, one person always stood with me Harisankar M (from college days till now, now he is the Chief People Officer ๐ฌ) Thanks to each & every one who criticized me when I started my Youtube, to all who teased me while I was editing videos on my phone. No rest until this mission is accomplished, enjoy every step in this journey. ๐
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