Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Late-Night DM Helped JEE Aspirant Reach ₹1 Crore by 22
Aditya Bansal was 17 and studying for the JEE when he wanted to try online work.
He had already tried graphic design and website development without success.
After watching a video by Raj Shamani, he wrote a Twitter thread about its ideas.
He sent it to Shamani late at night without expecting a job.
Shamani replied and offered to hire him if the thread performed well.
Bansal then wrote several threads and was sometimes paid with Amazon gift cards because he had no bank account.
Shamani later gave him a testimonial, which Bansal says helped him find another client.
Bansal says he eventually worked with more than 45 founders and earned ₹1 crore by age 22.
Aditya Bansal contacted entrepreneur and podcaster Raj Shamani in 2021 while preparing for the JEE.
Bansal sent Shamani a Twitter thread at 10:41 p.m.; Shamani replied at 3:53 a.m. and offered him work.
The thread received around 1,200 likes, leading Shamani to hire Bansal for five or six threads.
Because Bansal had no bank account, he received some payments as Amazon gift cards.
Bansal says Shamani’s testimonial helped him secure a retainer client and eventually earn ₹1 crore by age 22.
- Who
- Aditya Bansal and entrepreneur-podcaster Raj Shamani.
- What
- A direct message led to Bansal’s first paid writing opportunity and later freelance work.
- When
- The message was sent in 2021, when Bansal was 17; he says he reached ₹1 crore in earnings by age 22.
- Where
- The interaction took place online through a direct message and Twitter.
- Why
- Bansal contacted Shamani after watching a video about income streams and turning its ideas into a Twitter thread.
- Initial message time
- 10:41 p.m.
- Reply time
- 3:53 a.m.
- Bansal’s age at first contact
- 17
- Thread engagement
- Around 1,200 likes
- Threads completed
- Five or six
- Later clients
- More than 45 founders
- Claimed earnings by age 22
- ₹1 crore
