NeetCode: "I Quit Google… Then Accidentally Built a $10M+ Business!"

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Lift Off with Aman Manazir

Aman Manazir

6 episodes

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Lift Off with Aman Manazir helps ambitious people escape the 9-to-5 and build businesses that give them freedom. Through interviews with top founders and straight-to-the-point educational content, Aman shares the exact lessons, systems, and mindset shifts that took him from a six-figure software engineer to a millionaire entrepreneur in his 20s. If you want to think bigger, build faster, and create a life on your own terms, this show will give you the playbook.

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NeetCode: "I Quit Google… Then Accidentally Built a $10M+ Business!"

Lift Off with Aman Manazir

1 hour 1 minute

4 days ago

NeetCode: "I Quit Google… Then Accidentally Built a $10M+ Business!"

Today, Aman sits down with NeetCode — the creator behind one of the most successful faceless education brands in tech, to unpack how he built a multi-million-dollar business without chasing ego, hype, or visibility.

They break down the psychology of scaling quietly, why simplicity beats feature-bloat in education products, and how NeetCode approached monetization, sponsorships, and growth differently from most creators. The conversation also explores staying faceless, living simply despite financial success, and why long-term leverage matters more than short-term attention.

This episode is for engineers, creators, and builders who want to turn expertise into a durable business — without burning out, selling out, or making themselves the product.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:00 Building a Creator-Focused Education Business
03:06 Approached for Multi-Million Dollar Acquisition
06:10 Living Simple Despite Multi-Million Dollar Success
07:22 Enjoying Learning Over Retirement
07:55 Why He Doesn't Live Lavishly
09:35 The Levels of Wealth Explained
11:50 What Percent of Income He Saves
14:03 Fear of Returning to Poverty
16:00 The American Dream Still Exists
17:14 Why the US is Special
18:29 US Culture Creates More Entrepreneurs
20:23 NeetCode's Origin Story Year by Year
24:50 Alex Hormozi Giveaway
25:48 Competing with LeetCode Directly
27:48 Getting Screwed Over by Sponsors
29:07 The Value of Selling Courses
31:47 College is Overrated Compared to Courses
34:28 Education System is the Biggest Problem
36:11 Would He Recommend College Today
37:02 Why He Stayed Faceless
38:30 Getting Recognized in Public
41:31 Still Tells Family He Works at Google
43:00 How NeetCode Beat LeetCode
45:11 Network Effects and Market Dominance
47:00 250 Problems vs 4,000 Problems
48:13 The Power of Gamification
49:10 How to Decide What to Scale
50:42 Organic Growth vs Paid Marketing
55:20 Managing People is Hardest
59:03 Why He Codes Everything Himself
59:42 Advice for Engineers Starting Businesses
1:01:27 Outro