He Turned $500 Into $10M

[@brandontsai4717]

this kid is the real deal. i like how humble he is even after all this success. great interview!

[@ItsAuntieKaren]

Love how punchy your videos are. You tell a tight story. Skillful editing Concise, quick, no fluff and superfluous nonsense -- only the info I need.

[@andreroberts2472]

You produce excellent value driven content. The fact that there is so many resources to get an online business started, with relatively very little capital is outstanding. Definitely will stay tuned for future content from you.

[@toddnfinley]

Starter story just may be the best in the game when it comes to real entrepreneurs, giving tactical insight and uncovering real numbers. Keep doing your thing! I appreciate you

[@starterstory]

Your comment made my day 😁 that's exactly what we're trying to do and it's dope to hear it back. Thanks for the support.

[@angelas8451]

That "real" in the statement is a game changer. Could not agree more ♥

[@TaraWeber-h5x]

Pat you've built something so amazing, thanks for starting Starter Story! My fav

[@Pholin7391]

Where’s the link of The Starter Stroy pat

[@mehiarsammar6579]

finally a guy that actually tells what businesses he owns

[@starterstory]

I kno right...

[@agenda3853]

So happy you are finally on YT, one of the most insightful websites for business owners that exists. Tired of these "buy my course on how to get rich" bullshit. Actual stories, from real businesses.

[@starterstory]

Thank you 🙏 this is exactly what we're doing

[@reclusivegamer3609]

Those paid courses are what makes THEM rich, not you

[@junileejoenes2175]

Exactly like jt hustles

[@jiramtwentytwo]

Binge watched all your videos, excited to see the channel grow!

[@starterstory]

Thank you 🙏 Got some really good videos in the pipeline stay tuned!

[@CoastyCody]

Super relatable, hope to see bigger success like you

[@jayeagans5097]

I ran a food trailer and worked full time at Amazon. I remember working for 24 hours straight... hard work pays off...

[@samxia7008]

Wow i am so inspired from his story and character. A true grounded entrepreneur with humility.

[@LammyGaming]

Karthik is really well spoken and gets his ideas across clearly and concisely ! great video !

[@kgal1298]

He started with $500, but he had the skills to build out multiple websites, supply chain, design of products and so forth without those skills you could easily end up spending 100s of thousands in acquiring those skills sets so I'm not sure it's always fair to put a number to starting a business because it's a bit of an illusion. It's not that someone doesn't work hard, but we're talking about years of acquiring the skills and connections to do that which for many is invaluable. I really do think these interviews should start with what the labor costs would be if they didn't do the labor themselves or at least go over those skill sets to do it and how they were acquired. My best guess is his partners have some of those skills because I'll be honest design is one of the harder areas I've ran into, but I've seen some people with amazing skills in design, but just kind of subpar organization skills so they usually do need a partner to get businesses like this started.

[@saifur4323]

The main reason for the title is to attract people to watch the video. It was the reason for why I and I am sure others clicked on the video, but I definitely agree with what you are saying, there is so much more to it.

[@TomikaKelly]

That's what I'm realizing with most of these interviews. They all seem like brilliant entrepreneurs who can teach a lot but realistically they all possess SOMETHING that the next person doesn't have that allows them to make the money they make.

[@donaldlyons17]

They don't want to tell the F*CKING TRUTH about what is needed. It might not get many views and what KZbinr do you see saying well it is impossible to do X for the majority of people unless it is a comparison video.....

[@calebplumleeoutdoors]

Also he said he started with $500, but his family owned 24 restaurants in India... and his family gave up everything "from a family perspective" to send him away... Sincerely wonder if he had lots of personal money and only put $500 in the business, but had the rest of life's expenses covered

[@TheRealKCKay]

All of the skills you mentioned do not cost much to learn and doesn’t take years either. You can design on canvas for free. You can build websites on Wix for free and learn from that. You can learn about supply chain from KZbin. He networked with people he went to school with. Don’t make excuses. Just face your fears and get to work

[@vitorferreira3391]

Keep on men, giving you my congrats from Portugal, excellent content, excellent chat!!!

[@fullyleaded]

Of all these types of videos this one feels the most honest.

[@maheshshanadi7772]

This is amazing insight and valuable information, especially for those who are on the same path.

[@starterstory]

Thanks Mahesh!

[@ReignMediainc]

I like how Karthik waits for the interviewer to finish his questions before he proceeds to answer.

[@BizBob2]

Love starter story! Thank you for sharing it.

[@Happymejoyus]

man this guy is cute, humble and super dedicated. Amazed to get to know his journey.

[@DylanSigleydropservice]

This story telling is 🔥

[@nisebiggs6572]

The benefits of starting young and sticking to it! Well done.

[@peetgikeri5245]

Thanks pat for bringing on these stories.. ❤

[@rabihaze9169]

Nice content! Few years back i was assistant to a wealthy pen artist and within the short period i worked with him i observed that he had quite a chunk of invp everywhere, stocks, crypto, dividend investing to name a few, so he had revenues coming in from all angles. And in a year his worth doubled. With this i learned that the rich stay rich by investing.

[@sammiller01]

i agree with this but the problem now is getting to make the right investments, Lots of people tend to lose their money while investing thereby making them lose interest and also end up discouraging other individuals around them.

[@morrisjohnson2544]

I think the major challenges investors face may range from controlling impulsiveness to the frail of compulsion. Most newbies and would-be investors often undermine and most often neglect the importance of technical analysis with regards to investing. Technical analysis overly predicts the movement of asset prices regardless of what is happening in the wider or broader market. Essentially, the process involves studying the paths of a particular asset movement in the past so as to establish a sustainable pattern that can be used to predict future movements or better still get an investment advisor who'd guide you and help you manage your portfolio just like my boss back then, He was working with an IA Shana Heckel and i would bet he still does. I can boldly recommend him because i've witnessed his performance first hand. he's the real deal.

[@rufuslorenzo4092]

How can I get across to her?

[@rufuslorenzo4092]

i've come across her on a cnbc broadcast

[@morrisjohnson2544]

you can communicate with her on tel'gram

[@cristianflaminzeanu3317]

Great content ! 🔥🔥 These interviews are really good for getting valuable insights and also very motivational

[@starterstory]

Thank you! What do you wanna see more of?

[@cristianflaminzeanu3317]

@@starterstory exactly this type, with maybe not so popular brands and businesses, but real stories and insights about their way into the market,👍 thank you

[@starterstory]

@@cristianflaminzeanu3317 That's exactly what we're trying to do.

[@RedEyeification]

LOL.

[@trollwarlord4556]

your channel is going to get big, people like to listen success stories, it's so tiring to see and hear bad news all around

[@starterstory]

What do you mean?

[@guifawksian6261]

Also in any business your almost absolutely lucky to break-even in the 1st 2-3 years for all the expenses, costs, and fees generated for starting a business, the operations of a business is to extinguish all of your liabilities, so it outweighs your costs. (That is a fact.)

[@donaldlyons17]

Yep your not lying either..... I know at leas one millionaire that had their first business fail. And they have the ability to run a business which is not talked about a bunch......

[@prolificlife1710]

Keep these contents coming 💯

[@jcchann]

Subbed immediately since im having a feeling this channel is going get big!

[@James_m7]

Thanks for sharing!! 👍

[@jeremyp3589]

This is just another form of free advertising. Genius way to build more awareness.

[@alexanderprokhorov9346]

nice!! Thank you for the content

[@tebogokhanye7035]

Amazing story, resilient guy.

[@guillaumebrdet]

Very nice video, Pat 👏 Looking forward to seeing more in this format!

[@starterstory]

Thanks Guillaume, what kind of content or startups do you want to see?

[@kpfutsal2609]

Great interview 👏🏼 love the hustle !

[@adamrocks529]

Love you are doing videos now Pat! 👍🏽🎥

[@starterstory]

Thanks! What do you want to see more of?

[@adamrocks529]

@@starterstory This is a good story but I'd like to see solo founders who are successful. Doesn't even have to huge revenue they just replaced a full-time income with a business.

[@niccolosebastiancino1798]

Amazing content, keep it up!!!

[@starterstory]

Thank you!!

[@Billionaireben]

5:25 "I was born in Bangalore when I was 7 years old." I want what he's smoking!

[@thepoetsway]

I love the video keep posting starter story's

[@dalitsoandrekamwendo9567]

Didn’t even think twice about subscribing, the channel resonates highly with where i am right now and what i want to do, can learn so much from these interviews

[@starterstory]

Where are you at now / what do you want to do??

[@dalitsoandrekamwendo9567]

@@starterstoryi am running a small business, but have major plans for more businesses. And i can use inspiration from fellow entrepreneurs

[@MrKennykyle1]

might be one of the best channels i found

[@starterstory]

Thanks 👍❤

[@AcesizOfficial]

legend

[@tomshott7826]

Good interview. Very inspiring.

[@starterstory]

Thanks Tom!

[@wishboxretailinc8474]

great , keep going like your videos, These are real ones

[@starterstory]

Thank you!!

[@zukk1838]

Quality production 💯🔥

[@Worklood-oz1ln]

You really inspired me I want just things how this video blow up , Love from india❤

[@ww82417]

Looks like 50 West in NYC? Lived right next to that building for years, sick location.

[@anir3647]

GOOD LUCK BROTHER , YOU ARE DOING GREAT

[@SharathPawar-o5f]

Thanks man for making this video. It has a lot of information for anyone who wants to start their own clothing brand. I hope you'll continue to upload such good content videos ❤❤

[@ashachoudhary7409]

I don't know why did I read the title as he turned 500 million into 10 million 😂 And I was like what 😂

[@starterstory]

Lmao! Only Michael Scott could do that.

[@realguruvn]

Amazing guy!!!!

[@AT-mv2mr]

This channel is the *REAL* deal. These are authentic stories, not these *E-con* _"I dropped out a high school and was dELivEr1nG pIZzAs!"_ stories

[@starterstory]

Thank you 🙏 that's exactly what we're doing :)

[@1mindset1]

Love the channel!

[@Wheelztotheworld]

Great video keep it up

[@Treyz16]

I enjoyed the interview

[@donutrangerr]

I'm just mind blown how he can manage all that information in that head. It's definitely something I need to learn from

[@mikayrjonen372]

use excel

[@daryllang4430]

Living in NYC while starting - it’s crazy expensive and yet he did it

[@hitmanhart22]

I'm amazed at how this guy went through the process

[@LouiDali]

Just found your channel, great stuff so far! :D love these types of come up stories

[@starterstory]

Thank you, we got a ton more coming!

[@itsorcus649]

damn quality content, keep it up

[@starterstory]

Thanks!! Much more on the way.

[@eugeniocg3079]

this is the best 🤝🤝🤝

[@average312]

Karthick a tamil guy from india . Great work anna.

[@pranavtripathi791]

Isn't he a kanada guy?

[@Story_Crow]

Discovering your Channel

[@himanshubharti5103]

Hey fam. Blessed to be here 🙏 btw i came through IG 😁

[@donaldva]

Damn. Inspiring.

[@jordanislandwebdesign]

I'm going to be on Starter Story one day!

[@starterstory]

LFG

[@kartiksuryawanshi4035]

In India having 24 restaurants comes under top 2%. I can assure he doesn’t have any humble beginning. But I appreciate the determination and consistency.

[@newenso2780]

Same thought, can't take away from his hard work but his family was already at the top.

[@hassanayo6368]

Your content is great, it inspires me for sure, Keep up the good work.

[@starterstory]

I appreciate that! More to come :)

[@happytreefriends9976]

Had this idea in college and I literally was just too lazy to execute. Feels bad mane

[@Cripsandbloodsaresellouts]

You could still do it mane

[@JPGSMEDIA]

Dude do you edit these Videos yourself? Really sick Another question, are you in need of a video editor

[@corrinvestors3303]

This guy is a genius

[@mrshaunling]

How smart and hard work

[@afeefkhateeb]

nice video!!!!

[@llallib8804]

bro your editing is amazing , is this your first youtube channel???

[@starterstory]

Yup 😁 Come along for the ride :)

[@llallib8804]

how did you lernd it ? is there something special that you did to reach such a level?

[@ConklinOfficial]

Love your content!

[@starterstory]

Appreciate that. What do you like about it?

[@crwnc1775]

Holy shit I went to middle school with him and his twin kaushik, I was very friendly with both of them, very funny guys. Crazy how this came across my feed, small world

[@LearnCommercialRealEstate]

Good stuff

[@abdeljalil6642]

Awesome content

[@starterstory]

Thank you :)

[@franzpants6655]

subscribed!

[@United_Wings]

Amazing ❤

[@vibrantlife8888]

Very interesting

[@MichaelDauria-j3g]

I want to get involved in businesses like that.

[@kritikusi-666]

I like SharkTank, but this is so much better. You are on to something great.

[@starterstory]

Thank you, this is exactly what we're trying to do! Shark Tank meets MTV Cribs.

[@corrinvestors3303]

And works super hard god bless

[@mubarak1831]

I love itt❤

[@calebplumleeoutdoors]

$10M in revenue or profit? Annually or lifetime? Debt levels? So many questions these guys never answer. Lots of overhead and royalties doing what they are and generally low margin as wholesale. Dude also mentioned his family having 24 restaurants in India... so was it really just $500 he started with, or was it $500 investment plus lots of money in the bank from family supporting his life? (common theme with people claiming "started from nothing") Props to him, but details matter and without that context I can't tell if this is inspiring, a rich kid story, or a guy busting guts just to make ends meet

[@ts.usa.canada25]

Amazing

[@mananarora1697]

is it legal to startup in the US on student visa along college?

[@mananarora1697]

bro liked/ replied everyone except me...hahahhahaha

[@starterstory]

😂 I'm not a lawyer!!

[@HealthyLifeChoices-tg9fn]

It's all luck, destiny, and God's favor - if these 3 things are not with you then success is impossible. This is my experience so far.

[@8305ss]

Dude! How many restaurants did his family have? In the beginning he made it sound like he was coming from a poor income family that sacrificed their lives to have him and his siblings have a better life. Not true. Be truthful on how you started the business.

[@Drew_SocialAcademy]

People are too concerned with if successful people really started from nothing before they’re willing to listen. It’s foolish and prevents you from gaining valuable knowledge. Everyone has their own “built in” advantages and disadvantages in life. Whether it be circumstance, health, ability, that’s why we’re human. The point is thousands of people make something of themselves against impossible odds, and some make it when they had a seemingly “comfortable” life all along. Success is success, and we should learn from it. His family may have done okay for themselves, but we don’t know the demons this man and his family struggled with. Money or being okay financially does not mean you don’t have problems or that success is guaranteed.

[@aymenayech1856]

​@@Drew_SocialAcademywell said , but it still true that if you have money from the beginning it makes things easier

[@karthikshanadi7203]

We have multiple Indian restaraunts, but coming over to the us as an immigrant, my parents didn’t have formal degrees, they worked blue collar jobs, and even two jobs at a time. I was also on free and reduced lunch all through grade school.

[@davidcnoe]

​@karthikshanadi7203 Good for you! Your work ethic is very admirable. Now, you can bless others with your generosity, for generations.

[@pranavbirsingh5295]

​@@karthikshanadi7203Sir inspired by your journey...I'm an aspiring 18 year old entrepreneur from Punjab India...Can you pls tell that can we make million dollar International ecommerce from India and will it still be profitable 5 - 6 years from now...pls reply ❤

[@CleanThingsSolutions]

Very nice video

[@shadowemperor7837]

Your going to boom soon

[@starterstory]

Thank you!!

[@CaptainPlanet007]

That’s how I feel right now being stuck in this California traffic.. Kar Sick 😆

[@LizbethNoble-uf2xr]

Are you racist

[@JamR0ck]

I would encourage every young man to pursue his passion and dreams and maximize his potential before getting into a relationship.

[@Skarrios]

Nice video

[@nayfleww]

Not trying to be "that person", but do you know how difficult and expensive it is to get licensed to sell collegiate? Not to mention hundreds of licenses? Good for them, though.

[@donaldlyons17]

Yeah but they tend to skip over all the important stuff like what you pointed out!!!!

[@sidharthsudheer2104]

Is he from India ?? Specifically asking is he from southern part of India called Kerala??.. Just curious.. :)

[@starterstory]

Yes but not sure what part!

[@nitinsharmatheone2292]

Yes from Bangalore and his family has 24 restaurants in india....of i heard right

[@KamalAhmed-t6y]

The way the video just ended abruptly threw me off. Nice intro but you gotta get an outro buddy

[@jjmstudios]

I want to work for this guy

[@ChristophWalks]

This guy speaks like an execute but in a super chill casual way 👌🏼

[@yadayadayehayeha]

those merch are great quality with excellent print and design. The white theme apartment he lives in gives him further great clarity, calmness and stillness that he continued to build on his inner character.