Year 1 of Kalakrit.
₹10 lakhs. Total.

I remember transferring salaries one month and checking my account after.

₹4,200 left.

I went home and didn't tell anyone.

Made chai. 
Sat alone. 
Opened the laptop.

Sent follow up emails to clients who hadn't responded in 2 weeks.

One replied that night.
Small project. ₹15,000.
I took it.
That's what year 1 looked like.

Not pitch decks and investor meetings.
₹15,000 projects and chai at midnight.

Today Kalakrit does ₹10 to ₹15 lakhs every single month.

I didn't celebrate when we hit that number.
I just sat with it for a while.

And thought about the guy checking his account at ₹4,200.

He'd have cried if he knew.
Honestly so did I.

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