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02 //THE FOUNDER

I didn't create AwakeBit because I had everything figured out.

“Over the last few years I tried a lot of different things. NFTs. Crypto. Memecoins. Sales. Working with friends on businesses. Software. AI. Building products. Some things worked. Some didn't. Every one of them taught me something.”

Over time I realized I'd collected a strange combination of skills and lessons: how to sell, how to find opportunities, how to build with technology, how to use AI, how to test ideas, and how to figure things out when there isn't a manual.

But I was still doing almost everything alone.

“So I started thinking: what happens if I build with other people instead?”

I wanted to share what I had learned, create opportunities, work on real projects, help people earn from useful skills, and eventually help some of them build businesses of their own.

I shared the idea publicly. A Reddit post unexpectedly received thousands of views, and a large number of people said they wanted to learn and be part of something.

That became the beginning of AwakeBit.

// THE PROGRESSION TIMELINE (9 PHASES)TRIAL → LESSON → SYNTHESIS
STAGE 01

NFTs

Caught in the early web3 momentum. Learned rapidly that speculation is not lasting value.

“Attention without utility vanishes.”
STAGE 02

CRYPTO

Studied liquidity dynamics, market psychology, and how decentralized networks coordinate capital.

“Systems must survive bear markets.”
STAGE 03

MEMECOINS

Observed wild volatility and extreme viral distribution. Saw that community is powerful, but dangerous without structure.

“Hype burns out; culture remains.”
STAGE 04

SALES & OUTREACH

Initiated thousands of cold DMs, emails, and calls. Built custom rebuttals, handled rejections, and discovered how businesses buy.

“Sales is the foundational survival skill.”
STAGE 05

BUILDING & GIGS

Moved completely from trading to making. Took on freelance deliverables, client sprints, and business problems with friends.

“Real output replaces anxiety with competence.”
STAGE 06

SOFTWARE & WEBSITES

Constructed custom business software, client landing pages, CRMs, and internal operations engines across different sectors.

“Clients do not care about tools; they care about solved problems.”
STAGE 07

AI & AUTOMATION

Adopted LLMs, API automations, scrapers, and AI workflows to multiply output and replace 40 hours of manual tasks with code.

“AI rewards operators who know what to build.”
STAGE 08

PRODUCTS

Explored standalone products and startup ideas. Figuring things out without a playbook, roadmap, or institutional backing.

“Validation must happen before heavy code.”
STAGE 09

AWAKEBIT

The synthesis. Realizing that building alone is limiting, and creating a community where craft, work, and revenue converge.

“Built together in the open.”
// CURRENT MOMENTUM

We're still early. That's intentional. We're building it together.

— Suraj Makode

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