ben aratame

three non-negotiables: having fun (i never do anything i don't enjoy), working extremely hard out of passion (not for status, money, or fame), and experiencing everything this world has to offer with people i enjoy working with. i spent two years obsessed with early-stage consumer growth, now learning design and product. i started methods which grew to 400,000+ users, #26 app store in 3mo, 2b+ views. first startup was airchat with naval ravikant in april 2024. ive hit #1 on the app store 5+ times. previously growth at cluely, airchat, arcade.ai, cal ai, retro, coconote, turbo & more. at 15, i founded a discord marketplace for high ranked accounts on valorant and overwatch (hit rank #8 on ow & top 500 on val) which had 50k+ users and $200k+ revenue. now building something new in serious games. on the side: consulting, x/li ghostwriting, angel investing, micro grants (aratame.org), content (350k+ followers, 1b+ views), bodybuilding.