Bengaluru: A Bengaluru man who claimed to have helped building two start-up businesses during the seven-year span of his career, said he left his job to pursue writing on social networking site LinkedIn. Parantap Chowdhury has worked for BYJU’s and Square Yards before. He said he could have churned a whopping amount in the past 90 days, but his current venture could make only 10 per cent of it. Chowdhury further added that though his current job is less-paying, but it allowed him to live more the past three months than in the last three years.
In a post shared on LinkedIn, he said, "I quit the race 6 months ago so that I could have a life, spend time with people I love, and build a business that is remote, digital, and profitable. I needed to get out → figure it out. Writing always fascinated me. The question was: What do I write about? After fumbling for a month, I decided to: Niche down on a topic, Write with authenticity, Write from experience".
From here, his journey started as a writer on LinkedIn. In a lengthy post, Parantap shared a list of activities that he does to maintain engagement on his post. Following which, he achieved "Impressions: 274,730, up by 413.6 per cent. Engagement: 5572, up by 496.6 per cent. New Followers: 2344, up by 58.8 per cent. Total Follower Count: 5404".
He said, "I would have earned ₹9,81,000 in these 90 days if I had stayed at my job. I earned less than 10 per cent of that. But I've lived more in these 3 months, than the 3 years before that".
Netizens Reaction
Reacting to the post, a LinkedIn user said, "Parantap Chowdhury, It is slow, painful, full of self-doubt, anxiety, a bit directionless and a lot more in the beginning. But as you said, all good things take time". "This is a story of growth Looking forward to what your 180 days on LinkedIn would look like🔥Congratulations Parantap Chowdhury,” read another comment.
"From cramming calculus to now calculating the tradeoffs—seems like you've gone from BYJU's to 'BYE-Jobs!' 🤑 Kudos on taking the leap from a cushy paycheck to chasing the dream of building your own digital empire! Remember, no formula for success comes without a little trial and error. Keep up the hustle, you've got this!," a LinkedIn user reacted.