A 12-week working studio

Independent
by Design.

Turn what makes you different into work that supports you. Find your direction, shape one clear offer, build it with AI, establish proof, and take it to the people who need it.

For whom

Capable people ready to build around who they are.

This is designed for experienced professionals, domain experts, creators and operators who carry valuable skills and lived insight—and feel a strong pull toward independent work.

The mid-career professional

You have experience and credibility. You want an income path with more agency, meaning and ownership.

The expert with many interests

Your value sits in an unusual combination. You want to turn that combination into a coherent offer people understand.

The early independent

You have already started consulting, creating or building. You want sharper positioning, proof and a repeatable path to customers.

The offering

From inner clarity to market reality.

In 12 weeks, you will leave with a direction rooted in your values, one specific paid offer, a live digital asset, a portfolio that proves your value, a launch story, and a plan for your first customer conversations.

The 12-week path

Every phase produces something real.

  1. 01 · Weeks 1–2

    Find your unique combination

    Surface your values, strengths, lived experiences, preferred way of working and the people you feel called to help.

    Output: your Independent Direction Map

  2. 02 · Weeks 3–4

    Choose a problem and shape the offer

    Identify a reachable audience, a costly problem and one transformation you can credibly deliver.

    Output: one audience, promise, scope and price

  3. 03 · Weeks 5–7

    Build the income asset

    Use AI and Cursor to build the landing page, workflow, tool, prototype or delivery system your offer needs.

    Output: a live, usable version of your offer

  4. 04 · Weeks 8–9

    Turn your path into proof

    Create a DTD-style portfolio that makes your story, expertise, work and offer clear to the people who matter.

    Output: a public portfolio and proof package

  5. 05 · Weeks 10–12

    Launch and begin conversations

    Develop your story, publish launch content, activate warm introductions and reach the first 20 relevant people.

    Output: distribution plan and active customer pipeline

The connected engine

Every DTD branch has one job in your journey.

These branches become shared infrastructure around one person and one commercial outcome.

Clarity

True to Myself + DTD Journey

Discover your values, your unique combination and the path you want to own—with coaching and peers around you.

Capability

Cursor AI School

Learn the AI building skill needed to create your own digital assets and operate with greater independence.

Credibility

DTD Portfolio & Promotion

Package your path and proof into a portfolio, then put it in front of people who value what you do.

Distribution

DTD Media + YouTube + Instagram

Turn your story and ideas into content, conversations, podcasts and collaborations that create relevant reach.

Commerce lab

The Honest Shelf

For product-led paths, test positioning, customer trust and distribution through a real commerce environment.

Continuity

The peer circle

Stay connected to people building their own path, sharing introductions, lessons and momentum beyond the 12 weeks.

How we work

Guidance, building and market contact every week.

  • Private direction and offer sessions with Ankit
  • Cohort: weekly group working room with your founding circle
  • 1:1: denser private coaching instead of group rooms
  • Cursor AI School build sessions and practical support
  • Portfolio writing, design and launch collaboration
  • Customer conversation review and weekly decisions

What you carry forward

An operating system for independent work.

Direction

A clear understanding of what you want to build around and why it fits you.

Income asset

A specific offer and live system ready to serve real customers.

Proof

A portfolio and body of work that make your value visible.

Capability

The AI building skill to keep creating and improving independently.

Distribution

A story, content base, introductions and a practical route to customers.

People

A small circle of peers and collaborators who understand the path.

Two tracks

Join a cohort, or work 1:1 with Ankit.

Same 12-week path and outcome. Different intensity of attention. Pick the format that fits how you want to build.

Founding cohort

Join a cohort

Build alongside five other people shaping the first circle. Peer energy, shared working rooms, and close guidance.

  • 6 seats in the founding circle
  • Weekly group working room
  • Private sessions with Ankit
  • Peer circle through the full 12 weeks

₹49,00012 weeks · two-part payment available

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