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Faceless: From Immigrant to $1M/Year
Starter Story
Sep 1, 2024
This is the story of how Nick Buzz went from immigrant to $1M/year as a designer, all without showing his face on the internet.
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What's
your
story
I'm
an
anonymous
designer
on
X
and
I
make
1
2
million
a
year
Being
anonymous
gives
me
some
peace
This
is
Nik
Buzz
an
immigrant
turned
millionaire
who
started
his
journey
in
India
But
in
the
beginning
nobody
believed
in
him
I
went
back
to
my
dad
and
I
said
OK
I'm
not
doing
engineering
I'll
do
animation
And
the
instant
reaction
was
these
scribbles
or
paintings
will
not
make
you
any
money
Don't
come
back
to
me
crying
if
things
don't
work
out
With
all
the
odds
stacked
against
him
Nik
left
India
to
chase
his
dreams
at
just
17
years
old
I
didn't
have
any
plans
around
what
I'd
be
doing
in
Canada
what's
the
future
like
I
never
took
a
plane
anywhere
It
was
just
escape
I
have
to
prove
him
and
myself
that
I
can
make
a
living
out
of
design
After
months
of
struggle
Nik's
dreams
started
to
come
to
life
So
I
was
making
around
80
000
or
90
000
a
year
just
doing
freelancing
I
was
happy
I
was
burnt
out
I
was
working
16
to
18
hours
at
some
point
20
hours
a
day
just
working
working
working
No
friends
no
personal
life
never
going
out
to
do
anything
I
didn't
like
the
direction
that
I
was
going
in
When
he
thought
he
finally
had
it
figured
out
it
all
came
crashing
down
I
couldn't
even
spend
money
because
I
didn't
have
any
money
If
I
had
to
do
something
it
has
to
be
now
I
had
like
I
think
two
months
of
savings
That's
when
I
was
like
okay
I'm
leaving
With
everything
on
the
line
Nik
takes
the
leap
and
decides
to
finally
build
a
business
that
changes
his
life
But
this
time
he'll
do
it
differently
I
didn't
want
any
attention
on
who
I
am
and
where
I'm
coming
from
I
don't
want
anyone
in
my
family
to
know
that
I
was
doing
something
Being
anonymous
I
don't
have
to
think
about
all
of
that
And
that's
when
everything
changed
In
August
we
took
it
to
24
000
Next
month
we
made
48
000
recurring
revenue
94
000
110
000
120
000
160
000
This
is
the
story
of
how
Nik
Buzz
went
from
immigrant
to
making
1
million
a
year
year
without
ever
having
to
show
his
face
online
Welcome
to
Starter
Story
I
come
from
a
lower
middle
class
family
My
dad
is
a
police
He
always
wanted
me
to
do
engineering
or
doctor
or
anything
that
has
to
do
with
computers
or
finance
because
that's
the
usual
direction
every
kid
takes
But
I
was
into
arts
a
lot
I
used
to
draw
Arts
was
one
way
I
could
just
go
deep
and
be
me
So
I
went
back
to
my
dad
when
I
was
sleeping
around
I
think
1
or
2
a
m
I
woke
him
up
and
I
said
OK
I'm
not
doing
engineering
This
is
not
going
to
happen
I'll
do
animation
And
instant
reaction
was
these
scribbles
or
paintings
will
not
make
you
any
money
Don't
come
back
to
me
crying
if
things
don't
work
out
When
that
happened
I
was
like
OK
I
have
to
prove
him
and
myself
that
I
can
make
a
living
out
of
design
To
do
that
I
used
to
always
be
in
my
room
just
working
working
working
No
friends
no
personal
life
never
going
out
to
do
anything
I
have
to
do
this
make
this
happen
make
money
pay
things
see
how
far
I
can
go
Nick
decides
that
he
doesn't
want
to
take
the
traditional
path
Instead
while
still
in
India
he
chooses
to
learn
design
And
to
sharpen
his
skills
and
make
his
first
dollar
Nick
starts
to
compete
in
logo
design
contests
I
think
I
participated
in
around
200
odd
competitions
Just
work
work
work
The
friend
who
suggested
that
I
should
get
into
logo
designing
around
six
month
mark
he
asked
me
what's
happened
I
said
no
I'm
not
making
any
money
He
said
give
up
It's
not
going
to
happen
That's
too
long
I
think
you
should
know
when
to
back
out
I
didn't
say
anything
to
him
I
just
said
OK
let
me
try
What's
there
to
lose
Six
months
into
his
design
journey
despite
all
the
efforts
Nick
saw
no
results
Then
one
day
it
all
changed
My
parents
were
out
and
they
asked
me
do
you
want
to
come
to
us
as
a
party
I
said
no
I
think
I'll
stay
here
try
to
see
if
I
can
win
this
contest
And
I
won
the
contest
I
was
jumping
on
the
bed
It
was
too
much
for
me
for
a
17
year
old
to
earn
I
think
10
000
rupees
or
200
back
then
Parents
came
home
I
told
them
I
won
200
They're
like
skeptic
No
way
No
one
is
paying
you
on
internet
Nick
knows
that
design
can
make
him
a
living
so
he
decides
to
enroll
in
a
local
college
But
there's
still
a
problem
His
friends
and
family
in
India
are
doubtful
that
this
is
anything
more
than
a
fun
passion
project
So
he
starts
looking
for
an
escape
They
had
a
college
affiliated
in
Canada
in
Toronto
I
didn't
have
any
plans
around
what
I'd
be
doing
in
Canada
what's
the
future
like
I
never
took
a
plane
to
anywhere
anywhere
It
was
just
escape
My
parents
people
around
them
my
friends
and
people
around
them
A
lot
of
them
doubted
that
you
could
actually
make
money
or
design
is
a
thing
Canada
was
an
escape
In
Nick's
head
Canada
is
the
ticket
to
living
his
dream
People
are
way
more
open
minded
there's
lots
of
design
jobs
and
it's
going
to
be
easier
to
land
a
position
with
his
skill
set
So
he
scrapes
together
all
the
money
he
made
so
far
with
freelancing
and
moves
to
another
side
of
the
planet
by
himself
at
17
years
old
I
thought
like
I
could
coming
to
Canada
I
would
have
more
opportunities
The
problem
was
I
was
still
17
I
used
to
send
resumes
I
used
to
contact
people
like
no
one
cared
no
one
replied
back
because
there's
no
experience
and
I'm
still
a
teenager
I
was
not
actively
designing
so
I
didn't
make
any
money
Didn't
even
have
100
I
went
to
this
hair
salon
in
Vancouver
After
the
haircut
she
said
it
cost
150
I
didn't
have
150
so
I
called
my
dad
He
was
sleeping
again
at
midnight
in
India
Asked
him
to
transfer
money
so
I
could
pay
for
the
haircut
It
was
bad
I
said
yeah
I'm
going
to
make
my
own
living
I
don't
need
anyone's
money
And
then
having
to
go
back
to
him
just
to
pay
for
a
haircut
Yeah
it
was
not
good
Nick
is
proof
that
entrepreneurship
can
be
a
lonely
journey
at
the
beginning
especially
when
you
aren't
making
any
money
yet
And
that's
because
when
you're
starting
a
new
business
you
don't
really
know
a
whole
lot
You
don't
know
if
your
product
is
good
You
don't
know
how
to
validate
it
You
don't
know
how
to
market
it
You
don't
know
how
to
monetize
or
sell
But
these
are
all
things
you
can
learn
And
the
best
way
to
learn
is
by
studying
people
that
have
already
done
it
And
that's
what
Starter
Story
is
all
about
It's
a
library
of
inspiration
practical
advice
and
actual
case
studies
that
you
can
learn
from
and
use
to
grow
your
business
So
if
you
want
to
check
out
Starter
Story
and
learn
how
thousands
of
founders
just
like
you
turned
a
simple
side
project
into
a
business
that
completely
changed
their
lives
then
head
to
the
first
link
in
the
description
Now
back
to
Nick's
story
Nick
starts
doubting
his
decision
to
become
a
designer
for
the
first
time
in
his
life
life
But
he
still
has
the
desire
to
prove
everyone
wrong
So
to
have
a
better
chance
of
making
his
design
dreams
work
he
decides
to
get
a
degree
When
I
joined
the
university
I
was
taught
in
English
but
it's
not
my
first
language
I'm
not
fluent
It's
hard
to
start
a
conversation
It's
hard
to
form
a
sentence
because
every
time
you
have
to
translate
it
in
your
brain
and
then
speak
out
I
also
was
not
making
money
and
spending
three
times
the
amount
that
the
local
student
would
spend
on
education
With
an
empty
bank
account
Nick
makes
a
bold
move
and
enrolls
into
college
But
now
he's
facing
a
16
000
tuition
fee
Then
on
the
first
day
of
his
studies
he
experiences
a
miracle
Around
2016
some
dev
found
me
on
Dribbble
and
the
dev
recommended
me
to
the
client
I
just
worked
with
them
for
like
two
days
and
they
gave
me
3
200
I
was
like
happy
I'm
like
first
day
of
university
and
I
made
3
200
I
think
I
can
pay
half
of
my
tuition
fee
for
the
next
semester
Little
did
I
know
that
the
client
stayed
with
me
for
the
next
three
and
a
half
years
So
I
was
making
around
like
80
000
or
90
000
a
year
year
Just
doing
freelancing
Even
though
Nick
had
a
high
paying
client
the
out
of
state
tuition
still
kept
him
in
the
red
every
month
I
had
a
girlfriend
and
she's
my
wife
now
I
couldn't
buy
her
stuff
I
couldn't
even
spend
money
because
I
didn't
have
any
money
Anytime
people
used
to
be
like
oh
let's
go
out
have
fun
or
just
hang
out
I
didn't
do
that
I
don't
even
have
any
friends
at
the
university
because
I
always
work
work
work
Just
making
sure
that
I
pay
my
bills
and
stay
here
longer
Nick
poured
everything
into
his
freelancing
clients
but
it
still
wasn't
enough
His
luck
had
run
out
and
the
income
wasn't
what
it
used
to
be
But
he
still
wants
to
make
a
career
out
of
his
passion
for
design
So
he
turns
to
the
only
option
left
a
nine
to
five
job
Facebook
came
to
the
university
and
they
had
an
internship
session
I
did
the
interview
and
I
got
the
offer
on
the
same
day
for
an
internship
Facebook
was
out
of
the
world
for
me
I
was
getting
paid
8
000
USD
the
brand
name
When
people
know
that
I
work
for
a
certain
company
they
have
a
different
way
of
talking
to
you
and
they
respect
you
more
than
normal
Nick
successfully
climbs
the
corporate
ladder
proving
everyone
wrong
But
he
quickly
realizes
that
his
job
at
Meta
is
the
exact
opposite
of
the
dreams
that
fueled
him
to
leave
India
in
the
first
place
End
of
2022
is
when
I
was
like
I'm
not
liking
the
job
I
had
to
restrict
myself
There
was
no
creative
freedom
You
get
tired
doing
the
same
thing
for
too
long
So
I
should
move
on
But
I
didn't
know
what
I
should
be
doing
And
I
asked
my
wife
and
she
was
like
oh
you
should
do
business
Try
to
see
if
you
can
make
money
If
you
don't
make
you
can
always
go
back
and
do
a
nine
to
five
I
was
never
a
believer
in
that
Like
I
was
like
I'm
scared
If
I
don't
make
money
I
can't
pay
the
mortgage
bills
the
car
loans
and
all
of
that
So
I
didn't
want
that
on
my
head
But
we're
pregnant
baby's
on
the
way
If
I
had
to
do
something
it
has
to
be
now
I
had
like
I
think
two
months
of
savings
That's
when
I
was
like
okay
I'm
leaving
With
his
back
against
the
wall
Nick
decides
he
has
to
make
this
entrepreneurship
thing
work
So
he
goes
to
the
one
place
online
where
entrepreneurs
thrive
Twitter
But
he
doesn't
want
to
be
in
the
spotlight
He
doesn't
want
to
share
his
identity
He
wonders
if
there's
another
way
Being
anonymous
gives
me
some
peace
I
didn't
want
any
attention
on
who
I
am
and
where
I'm
coming
from
So
I
just
wanted
to
like
post
whatever
I
want
I
get
really
bad
migraines
where
there's
too
much
attention
And
I
don't
want
anyone
in
my
family
to
know
that
I
was
doing
something
Again
the
same
people
will
come
back
saying
why
did
you
leave
Meta
Like
that's
a
good
job
Being
anonymous
I
don't
have
to
think
about
all
of
that
I'm
still
me
My
personal
life
is
not
affected
Also
the
main
reason
was
being
an
introvert
People
used
to
post
their
landing
pages
saying
oh
I
just
designed
this
landing
page
and
this
is
my
new
website
So
I
just
took
someone's
post
co
tweeted
it
said
roasted
and
then
added
a
few
things
that
I
thought
I
improved
And
it
worked
People
started
like
seeing
it
a
lot
of
co
tweets
And
no
one
reached
out
to
me
saying
they're
going
to
give
me
money
but
people
can
see
that
I
can
do
something
At
this
point
Nick
has
an
audience
and
he's
getting
his
name
out
there
but
still
isn't
making
money
from
his
online
business
Yet
he's
having
fun
again
reigniting
his
passion
for
design
that
he's
had
since
he
was
a
kid
He's
waking
up
every
day
excited
ready
to
crack
the
code
code
to
finally
making
money
with
his
own
business
I
said
okay
I'll
launch
this
design
kit
which
will
have
around
like
50
landing
pages
And
I'll
charge
you
9
People
bought
it
That
actually
gave
me
some
assurance
that
okay
I
can
make
money
from
this
venture
And
then
moved
into
the
entire
get
paid
where
we
started
charging
50
at
one
point
for
a
landing
page
and
then
100
150
200
250
300
We
made
around
6
000
or
7
000
in
one
month
at
peak
Nick
gets
his
first
taste
of
entrepreneurial
success
This
is
what
he
was
looking
for
all
along
Anonymity
creative
freedom
stable
income
all
while
doing
what
he
loves
He
was
launching
projects
one
after
another
following
his
curiosity
and
diversifying
his
income
even
further
But
as
they
say
what
comes
up
must
come
down
At
some
point
I
was
doing
18
to
10
different
projects
max
I
think
12
projects
I
was
burnt
out
like
I
was
working
16
to
18
hours
at
some
point
20
hours
a
day
It
was
good
to
have
so
many
income
streams
coming
in
but
your
focus
is
also
all
over
the
place
You
don't
know
what
to
do
I
was
doing
too
many
things
I
didn't
like
the
direction
that
I
was
going
in
Nick
realized
that
he
had
way
too
many
projects
If
he
wanted
to
become
successful
he'd
have
to
focus
on
just
one
of
them
But
he
couldn't
decide
which
one
had
the
most
potential
Luckily
one
day
he
got
a
recommendation
from
a
fellow
designer
named
Alex
When
she
said
we
should
start
Baked
I
said
no
I
don't
believe
that
the
market
needs
one
more
design
subscription
agency
She
said
oh
yeah
okay
But
after
one
or
two
weeks
she
came
back
saying
oh
yeah
I
have
the
website
People
liked
it
and
all
of
that
but
no
one
paid
for
it
No
one
wants
to
pay
5
000
or
6
000
or
even
2
000
So
we
went
back
to
roasting
Nick
and
Alex
launch
a
design
service
where
the
clients
pay
monthly
But
because
of
the
premium
price
tag
it
didn't
take
off
right
away
But
then
Nick
would
post
something
that
would
change
everything
One
client
just
like
one
lead
just
booked
a
call
Next
day
I
got
on
the
call
and
I
asked
him
how
did
you
see
our
work
and
why
did
you
come
to
us
He
said
I
saw
your
tiny
UIs
post
I
was
like
oh
my
God
that's
the
worst
product
I
launched
And
you
had
to
come
through
that
but
I'm
glad
he
did
And
he
was
our
first
client
who
I
think
we
charged
4
317
per
month
4
317
You
constantly
have
to
market
yourself
You
have
to
be
out
there
You
have
to
be
aggressive
You
have
to
have
a
tone
that
brings
people
in
It's
OK
if
you're
controversial
It
works
End
of
July
is
when
we
made
our
first
money
from
Baked
And
then
in
August
we
took
it
to
24
000
monthly
recurring
revenue
Next
month
we
made
48
000
recurring
revenue
94
000
110
000
120
000
160
000
000
And
then
I'd
flatline
to
like
120
000
100
000
And
with
Alex
we
both
worked
together
just
us
only
two
of
us
till
December
When
the
baby
was
born
I
had
to
take
time
off
and
Alex
took
over
And
after
I
came
back
yeah
we
started
hiring
We
always
have
like
one
person
who's
full
time
and
then
a
few
part
time
freelancers
So
life
really
made
me
really
nice
It's
much
better
in
terms
of
quality
of
life
I
can
just
throw
money
at
the
problems
instead
of
thinking
about
them
Oh
nanny
she
wants
4
000
5
000
per
month
No
issues
I
can
pay
for
that
My
dad
was
here
My
mom
was
here
And
he
was
sorry
It's
like
I
shouldn't
have
said
that
I
should
have
at
least
believed
in
you
or
given
you
some
time
to
see
what
you
can
do
you
can
do
Instead
of
just
saying
don't
come
back
home
He
has
no
idea
what
I
do
Mom
has
no
idea
what
I
do
They
just
know
that
I
make
money
and
they're
happy
about
it
That's
it
Coming
from
me
I
think
you
should
never
doubt
yourself
I
know
it's
hard
to
like
not
see
results
instantly
Just
trust
the
process
Believe
in
what
you're
doing
Don't
just
waver
into
like
100
other
things
just
because
you
can
It's
okay
to
start
anonymous
or
just
faceless
account
While
you
do
that
be
as
authentic
as
possible
Don't
be
a
guy
who's
just
pushing
out
marketing
or
money
related
stuff
Talk
to
people
Interact
with
them
Tell
your
story
in
a
way
that
people
are
inclined
to
talk
to
you
Build
a
community
and
be
with
them
And
once
you
feel
like
you
can
come
out
of
it
the
anonymity
feel
free
to
do
it
You
have
to
take
the
leap
No
one's
going
to
do
it
for
you
The
best
part
about
Nick's
story
is
that
he
didn't
wait
for
permission
to
chase
his
dreams
He
just
went
for
it
He
took
the
leap
But
sometimes
it's
scary
to
take
the
leap
especially
when
you're
new
to
entrepreneurship
because
you
don't
know
much
Well
the
best
way
to
learn
what
you
don't
know
is
to
study
people
who
know
what
you
don't
That's
why
I
created
Starter
Story
It's
a
library
of
over
4
000
case
studies
ideas
and
stories
that
you
can
learn
from
and
apply
to
your
own
business
So
if
you're
still
feeling
a
bit
lost
I'm
going
to
be
giving
you
a
free
list
of
160
plus
solopreneur
business
ideas
to
help
you
get
inspired
and
start
building
your
own
thing
It'll
include
a
bunch
of
winning
ideas
strategies
and
other
cool
information
about
how
regular
people
built
businesses
to
millions
of
dollars
Just
click
the
link
in
the
description
Also
if
you
want
to
actually
get
serious
about
building
your
idea
then
consider
joining
Starter
Story
and
we
will
help
you
do
that
I
really
hope
you
guys
enjoyed
this
new
format
this
faceless
millionaire
style
of
video
We're
cooking
up
some
more
new
stuff
so
stay
tuned
All
right
I'll
see
you
guys
in
the
next
one
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