AI can do almost anything now.
Except get a stranger to say yes.
That one skill — earning trust and turning it into a sale — is the most valuable thing you can learn right now, and the one thing AI can’t hand you. Learn it in four weeks the only way that sticks: working alongside real Bharat builders, selling a real product, for real money.
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Rhea · Home Baker
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This is the work. And it’s learnable.
You’d be learning inside a real, working company
500+
Indian businesses already run on HeyHomie
4 yrs
Building for Bharat, not for Silicon Valley
100%
Growth from referrals — zero paid ads
22+
Categories: bakers, sarees, salons, tutors…
Everyone has the same AI now. The edge is human.
“The most basic thing turns out to be the most important one: learn to empower others, and the rest of your career has somewhere to stand.”
AI can write your essay, your code, your cover letter. So can everyone else’s. When the tools are the same for all, the people who win are the ones who can do the thing software still can’t: walk into a shop in Surat, understand a stranger’s problem, and earn their trust.
That’s selling. Not the pushy kind — the kind where you understand someone so well that the right move becomes obvious to both of you. It’s the foundation under every career worth having: founder, marketer, operator, leader. Most people pick it up by accident over a decade. You’ll build it on purpose, in four weeks, with a mentor watching every move.
Durable
A skill that doesn’t get automated away next year.
Transferable
Works in any job, any startup, any market you ever enter.
Provable
You leave with numbers and a story, not a vibe.
Scared? Good. Here’s the honest version.
Every reason you have not to apply, we’ve heard — usually from the people who went on to do best. Here are the four that stop most people, answered straight.
“I’ve never sold anything in my life.”
Good — that’s the point. Nobody is born knowing this. You start with a full week just watching a real seller, then make your first calls with a mentor reviewing every one. You learn it the way it’s actually learned: with your hands, slowly, then suddenly.
“What if I waste a month and get nothing?”
You can’t, by design. Even in the worst case you walk away with a credential, a regional insights report, and the single most transferable skill there is. And you’re paid a stipend plus commission along the way — this isn’t an unpaid ‘exposure’ internship.
“Is this even legit?”
HeyHomie is an Official Meta Technology Partner with 500+ businesses running on it. Your mentor is a real team member. The stipend, bounties and refund are written into the program, not promised in a pitch. You shadow a real seller and sell a real product to real people.
“I’m not the confident, salesy type.”
Neither are most of the best sellers we know. This isn’t about being loud — it’s about listening so well that the right thing becomes obvious to both of you. Quiet, curious, coachable people thrive here. Confidence is the output, not the entry requirement.
You can’t sell a product you don’t understand to a customer you’ve never met.
So before you sell a single thing, you spend five days inside one real seller’s business. A home baker. A saree seller. A tailor. This week is non-negotiable — and it’s the one most builders never forget.
The Day 5 question you’ll ask her
“If you could change one thing about how you run your business today, what would it be?”
You write her answer down word for word. 250 builders, 250 answers — your shared library of how Bharat really sells.
Day 2
Just watch
Your first day is only listening. No pitching, no advice. What do you actually see?
Day 3
How orders arrive
WhatsApp? Instagram DM? A walk-in? How fast does she reply — and what does a late reply cost?
Day 4
Where money sticks
How she takes payment, manages stock, ships. The friction she lives with every single day.
Day 5
Her customers
You sit in on real conversations. The complaints, the repeat orders, the language of trust.
From watching, to selling, to leading.
Before you sell anything, you live a week inside one real seller’s business.
Five days with a home baker, a saree seller, a tailor — watching orders arrive, money get stuck, customers won and lost. You observe. You don’t pitch.
You become a HeyHomie expert and make your first real calls.
Get demo-certified, build a list of 100+ sellers in your region, send your first outreach, and record your first discovery calls.
The real selling begins — and your first sellers go live.
A daily selling rhythm, a masterclass on selling to someone who’s never paid for software, and a 1-on-1 to fix your top two things.
You have a motion. Now you make it sharp.
Live call teardowns with the cohort, an AI co-pilot lab to draft at 5× without losing your voice, and the real reasons sellers churn.
Finish strong, keep your sellers happy, and tell your story.
A retention push, a masterclass on going from doer to operator, and prep for your final presentation in front of founders and advisors.
You don’t leave with a certificate. You leave with proof.
Three things you can put in front of any founder, recruiter or investor — and watch their eyebrows go up.
A book of business
Real sellers you brought onto HeyHomie — worth real money, with trail commission landing every month for a year.
Regional insights · your market
A regional insights report
A one-page read on how commerce really works in your part of India — the kind of document that makes a founder want to hire you.
A recorded final presentation
Your numbers, your most surprising customer story, your plan. Proof you can stand up and own a room — on tape, forever.
It’s not an unpaid internship dressed up. It pays.
No tuition. Every rupee is written down in the program, not promised in a pitch.
End of Week 2
₹500
First stipend installment
Once you’ve certified and activated your first seller.
After the program
₹1,500
Second stipend installment
On finishing your reflections, report and final presentation.
Per seller
Bounty
Activation bounty
An additional payout for every paying seller you bring on.
Every month, 12×
Trail
Trail commission
Monthly, for a year, from each seller’s activation date.
I still do demos myself, four years in — because every call with a seller teaches me more than any report. This program is me handing you that same classroom.
You’re the founding cohort. We’ll be in the room with you, your feedback will shape what 10,000 builders after you experience — and if we ever waste your time, I want to hear it directly.
Anuj Mehta
Founder & CEO · HeyHomie
If it’s not for you, you leave clean.
Don’t clear Week 0? We refund any sign-up fee in full and part as friends — no hard feelings, no fine print. The only thing you risk is a week of your curiosity.
- Graded 33% output, 33% craft, 33% thinking — so corners never pay
- Every call you make reviewed by a real human mentor
- AI is a co-pilot, never a substitute — faked work is disqualifying
Four weeks in. A career’s worth out.
Most internships end with a PDF and a thank-you. You leave with the experience, the exposure, the money and the network — and a credential to prove all of it.
Real experience
Weeks of selling to real customers, not case studies. You leave with a book of business you actually built — and the muscle memory of closing.
Rare exposure
Present your numbers to founders, mentors and investors. Top performers are flown to Bharat Builders Day at HQ and featured on our channels.
Real money
A ₹2,000 stipend, an activation bounty for every paying seller, and trail commission every month for a full 12 months. No tuition.
Deep learning
Four founder-led masterclasses, an AI co-pilot you keep, and lifetime access to the HeyHomie sales playbook and 50-objection library.
A network for life
A permanent alumni community of builders across Bharat — your future co-founders, hires and references — plus a reunion every year in Bangalore.
A career on-ramp
A LinkedIn recommendation, the certified credential below, and — for Champions — a pre-placement offer interview with an ESOP grant.
And the proof you keep
An officially certified credential — for life.
Certified Bharat Builder
Awarded in recognition of completing the Bharat Builders Program, Cohort 01 — going into the market and helping real Indian businesses grow on WhatsApp.
Credential ID · HH-BB01-0001 | Issued · Cohort 01
Authorised Signatory · HeyHomie
Official Technology Partner
We’re not for everyone. On purpose.
You’ll thrive here if
- You’d rather do than sit — you learn by selling, not by watching slides
- You can talk to a stranger and actually listen
- You want a skill that compounds, not a line on a CV
- You’re coachable — feedback makes you faster, not defensive
- You can give four focused weeks the real hours they need
This isn’t your month if
- You want a certificate you can get without doing the work
- You’d rather talk about impact than be measured on it
- You go quiet the moment a conversation gets uncomfortable
- This month is too full to commit real time
The best builders travel in packs.
Everyone here is placed in a pod of four. So why not bring your own? Four weeks is easier — and a lot more fun — with the friend who’d be great at this. We read applications that arrive together first.
Send it to the friend you already thought of.
One tap. We read applications that come in pairs and pods first — bring your people.
The questions you’re actually asking.
Who is this for?
Students and early-career folks who want a real skill, not a certificate. You don't need a sales background or a fancy college. You need to be coachable, willing to talk to strangers, and ready to put in four focused weeks. We've built it especially for people figuring out their path in an AI-shaped job market.
Does it cost anything?
No tuition. You earn while you learn — a ₹2,000 base stipend across the program, plus an activation bounty for every paying seller you bring on, plus trail commission every month for 12 months. If there's ever a refundable sign-up fee, we return it in full if you don't clear Week 0.
Is the stipend and commission real?
Yes, and it's written down. ₹500 lands at the end of Week 2 (once you've passed certification and activated at least one seller) and ₹1,500 after the program. Activation bounties and tier bonuses are tallied and paid within 45 days. Trail commission flows monthly for 12 months from each seller's activation date.
Do I need to be in Bangalore?
The program is remote-first, so most of it runs from wherever you are. The one in-person-where-possible part is Bharat Shadow Week — five days inside a real seller's business near you (virtual ride-along if your seller is remote). Top performers are flown to Bharat Builders Day at HQ after the program.
What if I don't manage to close many sellers?
You still pass and still grow. Only a third of your grade is the number of sellers you activate. The other two-thirds are the quality of your work (reviewed by your mentor) and the quality of your thinking (your reflections and final report). We measure 33-33-33 on purpose — so the right behaviour and the right outcome happen together.
How much time does it take?
Treat it like a real 4-week sprint: a daily 15-minute standup, masterclasses and mentor 1-on-1s through the week, and focused selling blocks. The weeks are intense and Sundays are rest days, on purpose. If you can't give it real hours, this isn't the right month for you.
Is AI allowed, or is it cheating?
Allowed and encouraged — you'll use an AI co-pilot daily. But you're measured on what comes out of your hands and your voice. AI is a co-pilot, not a substitute, and faked outputs are immediately detectable and immediately disqualifying.
What do I actually walk away with?
Three things you can show anyone: a book of business worth real money, a one-page regional insights report on your market, and a recorded final presentation. Plus a HeyHomie Certified Bharat Builder credential for life, lifetime alumni access, and — for Champions — a shot at a PPO with an ESOP grant.
We read every application. We accept around 1 in 20.
Learn the one skill AI can’t replace.
Four weeks. Real customers. Real money. A book of business and a credential for life. Cohort 01 is open.
