Hi, I'm faizur—I'm a designer turned solopreneur making six figures from a one-person business. I help designers level up their skills so you can live on your own terms.

Hi, I'm faizur—I grew up in India's smallest city.

As a teenager, I started working at a mobile repair shop. Because we didn't even have a computer at home , that shop is where I discovered design—messing around with Photoshop 7.0 on the shop floor.

By 16, I landed my first real design job making $200 a month.

I spent the next few years at big companies, building products worth half a billion dollars. Yet, I was making only $500 a month. I couldn't afford the things I was building.

So, I started freelancing in 2016.

My income grew fast—fast enough that I quit my job in 2018. But I traded one trap for another. The "hustle" turned into anxiety and panic attacks. I had to walk away.

I tried to go back to a normal job, helping companies in design and leading design teams to raise millions in funding. But deep down, I knew I couldn't go back to the 9-to-5 forever.

I felt I had to start again, but this time, on my own terms.

That was the day I stopped asking for permission.

I spent 12 months figuring out how to turn design skills into a real business. I went from $0 to six figures in one year. Solo. no-team.

Since then, I've helped 50+ clients design products that raise capital—brands like Podcastle, Clockout, and Vinita.

Now, I'm on a mission to help 10,000 designers build a one-person business and live life on their own terms. 5,000 people have already joined my letter—You should too.

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