Hello Steemians! My name is Phalgun Shenoy and I am here after my friend @firepower introduced me to steemit. I got very excited when I got to know about steemit, a blockchain based social media platform, where you get tokens called ‘Steem’ when you contribute to the ecosystem. What’s more interesting is that at the time of writing this, it’s at the 26th position in terms of market capital ($252 mil) and is trading at $1.04 per Steem. I must be dumb to not have started posting already on probably the most rewarding blogging platform of the current time, but better late than never, here I am!
I am originally from a coastal city in India called Mangalore, the same place where @firepower is from. Coincidence? I think not. Currently, I’m residing in Bangalore, which has made me realize the true value of Mangalore. Bangalore is also known as India’s Silicon Valley and is a hotspot for startups. Even my startup, Marvelens Studios, which deals in video production services, is based out of Bangalore. Bangalore is exploding with population & pollution, and it’s not the best place to live on Earth that it used to be once upon a time, I heard. That said, you’ll love it if you’re into clubbing because Bangalore has the largest number of pubs in India. Due to this, you get very good doughnuts over here.
I got in love with computers when I got my first desktop, an 800 MHz intel Celeron, in 8th grade. Playing games on it didn’t interest me much and soon my parents got me a broadband connection. Yeah, that’s right, I was born in 1992 and I’ve never used a dial-up connection. Soon I started exploring various software and stumbled upon Microsoft Frontpage and I got busy designing websites. Exploring deeper got me introduced to the blogging world in 9th grade when I first discovered Wordpress. Wordpress was at a very nascent stage back then and I had it up and running on a server. My blogs were doing well and I was earning a (very) decent amount of money from sponsored articles until 2008 when the Great Recession occurred and it literally wiped off advertisers from the market.
Since then, I’ve mined & sold AdWords coupons on DigitalPoint, took up freelance programming jobs, done eBay affiliate marketing on a large scale, ran an automobile blog (torqueinduction.com), became a professional writer (thedroidguy.com/author/Phalgun), a Software Engineer for an Indian MNC named Infosys, and a YouTuber. My journey in the video space started about 6 years ago when my friend Naeem Mohammed shot a video of me reviewing his car with his new DSLR camera. It was an impromptu satirical car review and people loved to watch me blabber nonsense. I started making videos like this one:
Soon, I made a sketch with my friend Fardhan Ahmed, where we also learned how to edit in Sony Vegas, a software I highly recommend to somebody who’s interested in making videos and has no clue.
At a certain point in time in 2015, I was very unsatisfied by the kind of work I was doing at Infosys, and I think it’s a phase which every Indian IT professional goes through. My IT job was among the “30 Things That Made Me Cringe”, which made me want to join BuzzFeed, and I felt it was relevant because I had been writing articles for a long time and I had a funny brain. All the blogging experience I had was in the technology category, and I wanted to show something relevant. With some help of a colleague, Naresh Kumar, and armed with a new DSLR, I headed to Bangalore to make a comedy video. I had seen Sahil Khattar from BeingIndian do voxpop videos, and I wanted to replicate something similar. Naresh and I hit the streets of Bangalore (MG Road) and I started questioning people about Gandhi Jayanti and chatting with random people, while Naresh kept rolling (camera). I had absolutely no clue what I was doing.
The video got featured on scoopwhoop.com on October 2nd, and that was a major win for us and the video ended up getting about 35k views that day. We headed to Bangalore again and shot a video about Dusshera, which didn’t do well. Not losing any steem, we shot one more video about the November Blackout Hoax that was going on then.
The video was featured on BuzzFeed and StoryPick. Again, it was a major win for me as it got featured on BuzzFeed. Now I was sure I could go to BuzzFeed with a cool portfolio. Soon, I was on a call with somebody from Google, encouraging me to go ahead and make more videos. Then came a call from Culture Machine, the company behind BeingIndian YouTube channel! LOL. They wanted me to freelance for their new South Indian YouTube channel called PutChutney, and all I had to do is continue doing my voxpops and deliver one video weekly. The best part was that I could still keep my IT job, but soon I started finding it hectic because IT job + shooting + editing started taking a toll on my mental health. One had to go, and IT job was the obvious choice.
Post that, I started a company named Marvelens Studios Pvt. Ltd., along with Naresh and a good friend, Satish and we produce corporate videos, advertisements, and engaging videos for brands. My latest voxpop video was for a brand called Tinder. Hah! I got right swiped by Tinder.
I’m also currently working on a new satirical show called What The Week, along with a major brand called YourStory.
As visible, there has been a major improvement in the production quality from when I started, and I’m working towards improving the quality every single day. A lot is left to be achieved and I see a mountain ahead.
Oh and, did I mention that I’m a biker as well?
On Steemit, I’ll be regularly sharing my comedy videos, my thoughts on current affairs, and some resourceful articles. I currently hold no cryptocurrency, and I see me joining steemit as my first step into the Crypto land. Please follow me @shenoy and stay tuned; and wear helmet.
Way to go pal. Welcome to the wild world of crypto and steemit. You'll love it.
Already loving it @evoman1. Do check out my new videos I've posted on @shenoy
Nice views, alot to learn here from this post, interesting videosas well
very Nice Welcome In Steemit .Awesom Web
Welcome to Steem
very Nice Welcome In Steemit
welcome in steemit comunity if you need help just leave a comment here or on my post i'm happy to help .
welcome
It's great to have you here dude! Happy to see you finally on Steemit! :D yay!
Thanks for letting me know about Steemit. A lot of posts are lined up for Steemit.
welcome to the steemit
i followed you ,,, u can now
wow! crazy welcome to the world of crypto! I loved your intro post! im following you!
Thank you. Please give me feedback on my videos.
Welcome to steemit. Hopefully you feel at home here.
Definitely. Steemit is awesome.
Welcome to Steemit community @shenoy !, Really, this is awesome post !
Thank you @stillrock
Hi i read your blog and its nice. Welcome to steemit and I'm Sakib from Bangladesh. I'm also new in steemit. I'm also vote and followed you. So can you please vote and follow me also ?? Best of luck.
Thank you @sakib656.
Quite good and interesting intro brother. Good to read your post. Welcome on the board.
Thank you @helpingbudha. Do watch my new videos that I've on @shenoy
welcome dude dont forget use your equipments before ride / drive again welcome . +1
Which equipment are we talking about?
Hi... Phalgun.... You!!!
It's so nice to see you here! A warm welcome.....
thank you Geetha @geetharao
Hi I am from Mangalore!!
@firepower's mother...(Mother power of course)
It's so nice to see you on this platform, finally.....
If you have time, you can check my posts... #A Few words from my heart
#Do you pray? What is a prayer?
#Infinite love, a poem
#Sentiments, a poem....,
Am waiting for more blogs from you.... Wishing you a great future here!!
Hi, welcome aboard it's nice to have you here please feel free to follow and like other articles here. See you around
Thank you. I'll go through your articles first.
Nice intro @shenoy. And congrats on stepping into the crypto-land! It's a subject that you'll enjoy for sure. Good luck on steemit :)
Thank you @weewee. Do check out my new videos I've posted on @shenoy
Hi, nice to meet you!
Your post is very interesting and useful.
Greetings from Croatia!
welcome
you are welcome @shenoy, here is a place where we explore our world together.
Yes. Do check out my new videos I've posted on @shenoy
A new Steemian ^^ hello @shenoy I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
Thank you. Following.
Cool! This seems like a brand new account so I'm feeling generous. Here's your upvote and keep up the good work!
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I enjoyed reading your post. Welcome to Steemit @shenoy. Cheers, @rebele93
Welcome to steem @shenoy
i follwed you so u an follow me,,
thank you
Hello Phalgun Shenoy.
I am vishnu from bangladesh. i followed you and i will upvote you daily,
so you ca also follow me.
i want to make a friendship via following together
Thank you @vishnu111. Looking forward for posts on your blog.
Hello @shenoy, welcome luck and sucess!
Welcome to steemit @shenoy. It is good to see Indians here. Upvoted and followed. Feel free to ask any question.
@jatinhota namaste. Aur sab, badiya?
Han. Actually Hume DM me yes normal baat karna chahiye, khamokha Blockchain ki data badhega.
Anyway Thanks.
Welcome to Steemit community @shenoy !, Really, this is awesome post !
That's an awesome intro @shenoy!
Quite good and interesting intro brother. Good to read your post. Welcome on the board.
Congratulations @shenoy!
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Hi @shenoy
very nice post ! Welcome to Steemit!
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Welcome @shenoy. Liked your interesting intro. @firepower thanks for introducing interesting persons
Welcome @shenoy. Liked your interesting intro. @firepower thanks for introducing interesting persons
Welcome to Steemit!
Enjoy the ride this is a great platform!
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Hi Shenoy i am Chandresh from Mumbai, i really like your post and i follow you . I am new in steemit and like you to follow me to increase my followers :) , Hope you are find and doing good. team you can follow me i will follow you
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Really nice
Thank you @phuresh
Upvote me back & follow my accoun please!! @shenoy
Welcome to Steem @mewe I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Thank you :)