Animesh Mishra · Growth

Growth results for the US market.

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3Bn+
views from influencer and UGC videos
13/19
marketing channels started from zero
3M+
organic visits each month
0→9M
users, August AI
IIT Kanpur · B.Tech
Animesh Mishra speaking at a community meetup
ChannelsInfluencer · UGC · SEO · Reddit · TikTok Shop · Paid ads
August AI0 to 9M users. 791K organic visits each month. Merlin AI1.6M organic visits each month. 3M signups. RocketARR from $200K to $11M in 10 weeks. $15M raised. TikTok Shop brands$12.49M creator GMV. 164K videos. Video-editing SaaSCited in 83.2K AI answers. Thine · Emergent · RunableInfluencer and UGC videos. 3Bn+ views. Ultrahuman · Higgsfield · DrizzReddit. 10M+ views. 30+ enterprise demos each month. Segwise · Nudge HQSEO and B2B sales. Demos from search traffic.
Results

Results by channel

Growth hacks · Rocket.new

ARR from $200K to $11M in 10 weeks

$200K→$11MARR · 10 weeks

The team ran product launches, creator videos, Reddit posts and Product Hunt launches together. Rocket then raised $15M from Salesforce Ventures and Accel.

$15M raised7 Product Hunt #1s in one month2 companies raised funds after launch
PR Newswire: Surat based Rocket raises $15M to redefine production-ready application developmentPR Newswire · 23 Sep 2025
Influencer marketing
27M views in one week at $2 CPM
Thine, Emergent, Runable, August AI
7.5MSelfie testimonial · $53K sales 4.3MClassroom sketch · 158K saves 3.49MMeme skit · 280K likes
UGC
1B+ UGC views at $0.80 CPM
August AI. 100+ creator accounts.
2.2M28.4K likes · 1.4K comments 1.2M22.7K likes · 221 comments 579K59.1K likes · ADHD hook Reeltdao.health · open ↗
August AI
0 → 9M users
August AI, consumer healthcare app
Reddit
10M+ views
30+ enterprise demos each month. Higgsfield, Ultrahuman, Drizz.
PLG · Reddit · SEO
$150K+
Revenue from products I built and sold
SEO · US
3M signups / month
Programmatic SEO. Merlin AI, Segwise, Nudge HQ.
Launches
5 viral launches
On X and LinkedIn. Largest post: 500K views.
PR
30M+
Views from one press story. Rocket.
Community
62+ events
Events with Pan-IIT and Government of India. One event had 10K+ attendees.
Owned media
20K subs
Webinars with 500 attendees. 40% attend again.
Personal brands
50K+ followers
20M views each month for founder accounts
Paid
~$100K / month
US ad spend on Google and Meta. August AI.
Product
4 in 10
Users who referred a friend. Merlin AI, Southeast Asia.
TikTok Shop
~$3M / month
Creator and affiliate programs. Plix, AstroTalk.
VC
1 year
Eximius Ventures
Search

SEO and AI search results

Data from Ahrefs for August AI and Merlin AI.

Ameetaugust.ai · Ahrefs Site Explorer
Changes: last 6 months
Organic traffic / mo
791K
▲ +769K
Organic keywords
47K
▲ +24.7K · Top-3: 11.2K
Traffic value
$175K
▲ +$172K / mo equivalent
Domain Rating
59
▲ +13 · UR 49
Backlinks
186K
▲ +161K
Referring domains
4.3K
▲ +3.4K
AI responses citing site
62.5K
▲ +55.9K · AI Overviews 14.5K
Paid keywords
0
100% organic
Ahrefs overview for meetaugust.ai: AI responses 62.5K, DR 59, 791K organic traffic
Ahrefs Site Explorer · meetaugust.ai · last 6 months
Mgetmerlin.in · 2024–2025 results
Ahrefs · Product & Growth, May 2023 → Jul 2025
Organic traffic / mo · 2024–25
1.6M
1.3M clicks a month in Search Console
Organic keywords · 2024–25
96K
7.5K in top-3
Traffic value / mo · 2024–25
$448K
cost of the same traffic from ads
SEO signups (US) · 2024–25
3M
search was the largest channel
Ahrefs overview for getmerlin.in: organic traffic 372K, down 1.2M since Oct 2024; DR 72; 13.6K AI responses
Ahrefs, getmerlin.in. Organic traffic is 372K today. It decreased by 1.2M after 30 Oct 2024. Traffic was 1.6M each month before that date.
Google Search Console performance for Merlin AI
Google Search Console · Merlin AI · monthly clicks
AIAI search (AEO / GEO)
Ahrefs AI responses index

Number of AI answers that cite pages I built. Sources: Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Copilot, Gemini.

meetaugust.ai · AI answers that cite the site
62.5K
▲ +55.9K in 6 months · 21.9K pages cited
meetaugust.ai · Google AI Overviews
14.5K
▲ +14.5K · 7.6K pages
meetaugust.ai · Perplexity
28.8K
▲ +27.1K · 10.1K pages · AI Mode 12.4K
Video-editing SaaS · AI responses
83.2K
▲ +83.2K · 40.6K AI Overviews · 27.1K pages cited
Ahrefs AI responses for the video-editing client: 83.2K all platforms, 40.6K AI Overviews, Perplexity 23.2K, Copilot 9.2K, AI Mode 7.5K
Ahrefs, video-editing client. 83.2K AI answers cite the site.
AI citations by platformVideo-editAugustMerlin
All platforms83.2K62.5K13.6K
Google AI Overviews40.6K14.5K11.7K
Perplexity23.2K28.8K153
Copilot9.2K3.5K12
Google AI Mode7.5K12.4K1.8K
Gemini2.4K3.3K17
Pages cited27.1K21.9K1.6K
TikTok Shop

TikTok Shop results

Creator and affiliate programs for TikTok Shop brands. Data from the TikTok Shop seller dashboard.

Creator GMV · 12 months · TikTok Shop US$12.49M428,700 items sold. $3.29M in commission.
Creator videos164K+60,269 LIVE streams. 468 creators post each day.
Monthly impressions · last 30 days1.5B+one beauty and personal care brand
Managed creator pool200K+filtered by category and sales history
SSupplement brand · 1 Jun → 28 Aug 2026
Case study
Creator-attributed GMV
$2.2M
in 3 months
Items sold
75,610
$436K est. commission
Videos
24,799
9,014 LIVE streams
Avg daily creators with sales
190
191 posting daily
TikTok Shop seller dashboard, supplement brand, 1 Jun – 28 Aug 2026
TikTok Shop Affiliate Center · Performance · 06/01/2026 – 08/28/2026
BBPC brand · US & UK · 4 months
Case study
Affiliate GMV
$175K
$100K+ via affiliate-led Spark Ads
Orders
6,767
6,692 customers
Creator videos delivered
6,000+
from a 4,000+ creator pool
Markets
US · UK
brief to live in 7 days
TikTok Shop key metrics dashboard, BPC brand, Jun 1 – Aug 31 2026
TikTok Shop · Key metrics · Jun 1 – Aug 31 2026 · GMV & orders
12TikTok Shop US · last 12 months · BPC brand
Seller dashboard
TikTok Shop performance dashboard, last 12 months: $12.49M creator-attributed GMV, 428,700 items, 164K videos
$12,497,517 creator-attributed GMV · 428,700 items · $3,288,004 est. commission · 164,125 videos · 60,269 LIVE streams

Brands we have worked with

August AIAugust AI
Merlin AIMerlin AI
RocketRocket
EmergentEmergent
SegwiseSegwise
DrizzDrizz
UltrahumanUltrahuman
HiggsfieldHiggsfield
AstroTalkAstroTalk
PlixPlix
Government of IndiaGovt. of India
Pan-IITPan-IIT
RedactoRedacto
RunwayRunway AI
ThineThine
Nudge HQNudge HQ
RunableRunable
Creator work

Creator videos and results

The team, then the videos. Videos are sorted by views. Click a video to open it.

TikTok scrollers15+find hooks and creators each day
Creative strategists6write briefs and scripts
Warmed-up Reddit accounts50+aged accounts with karma in each subreddit
Influencer database2M+search by niche, country and price
Reddit

Reddit results

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Community

Community

Founder and marketer groups that I organise.

IITK Startup Community meetup, ~75 founders, operators and investorsIITK Startup Meetup · 6th edition75 founders, operators and investors in one room. US Marketers Club first mixer, 60+ founders and growth marketersUS Marketers Club · first mixer60+ founders and growth marketers who sell in the US UGC People IRL mixerUGC People, IRL30 UGC marketers and funded founders. Some spend $600K each month on UGC. IITK Monsoon Milan, 400+ alumniMonsoon Milan400+ IITK alumni in one evening IITK alumni pickleball meetupAlumni pickleball60 alumni. Partner-switch play.
6 editions
IITK Startup Community

Invite only. Members include Shark Tank founders, Peak XV investors and YC founders.

$1M+ bar to join
US Marketers Club

Members have run $1M+ budgets or made $1M+ in organic revenue in the US.

27K followers
LinkedIn

Posts about growth marketing.

100+ registered, capped at 60 for quality. 11 slots left.306 likes 5% of all videos produced give 90% of results.Influencer marketing The best growth marketers will be paid more than engineers.57 likes · 24 comments
Contact

Contact

Available for growth leadership, part-time growth roles, or one channel built from zero. US market.

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