**MELANIE PERKINS: THE BILLIONAIRE BADASS WHO DESTROYED THE TECH GAME (AND WHY YOU’RE STILL BROKE)**
Listen up, keyboard warriors. You want to talk about winning? About grinding? About laughing in the face of 100 “NOs” and still building a BILLION-DOLLAR EMPIRE? Buckle up. I’m about to school you on Melanie Perkins—the QUEEN of Canva, the woman who turned “impossible” into “I’m possible” while you were busy scrolling TikTok.
**HER HUSTLE WOULD MAKE YOU CRY**
Imagine this: A 19-year-old girl in Australia, teaching design classes, watching students struggle with clunky software like Photoshop. Weak-minded people would’ve whined, “This sucks!” and quit. Not Melanie. She said, “I’ll FIX IT MYSELF.”
She started with Fusion Books—a yearbook design company—out of her mom’s freaking LIVING ROOM. No investors. No fancy Silicon Valley connections. Just a laptop, a dream, and the work ethic of a Navy SEAL. She hustled until Fusion Books DOMINATED Australia’s yearbook market. But she wasn’t done.
**SHE BATTLED REJECTION LIKE A WARRIOR**
Here’s where 99% of you would’ve folded. Melanie wanted to build Canva—a tool to democratize design. Investors LAUGHED. “Too ambitious.” “You’re too young.” “No market.” LOSER TALK. She got rejected OVER 100 TIMES.
Did she quit? Hell no. She stalked a tech investor for a YEAR. Tracked him to a conference. Pitched him in an elevator. Got her foot in the door. Then BAM—landed her first major investment. You think rejection hurts? Melanie turned every “NO” into jet fuel.
**SHE’S OUTWORKING YOU RIGHT NOW (WHILE YOU NAP)**
Canva launched in 2013. Today? 135 MILLION users. $40 BILLION valuation. Over 500 MILLION designs created. And Melanie? She’s worth $6.5 BILLION. But here’s the kicker—she did it in a tech world dominated by men, suits, and naysayers.
She didn’t whine about “systemic barriers.” She didn’t beg for handouts. She EARNED IT. She built a product so simple, so powerful, that grandmas and CEOs alike use it. Canva’s a FREIGHT TRAIN—crushing Adobe’s monopoly, laughing at the “experts” who said it couldn’t be done.
**WHY YOU’RE NOT HER (AND HOW TO FIX IT)**
You want the cold, hard truth? Melanie’s a BEAST because she’s got THREE THINGS you lack:
1. **VISION:** She saw the future of design while you were stuck in the past.
2. **GRIT:** 100 rejections? She ate them for breakfast.
3. **SPEED:** She didn’t wait for “perfect.” She LAUNCHED. Iterated. Scaled.
Meanwhile, you’re scared to cold-call a client. You quit after one “no.” You’re waiting for “motivation.” Pathetic.
**THE BOTTOM LINE**
Melanie Perkins isn’t lucky. She’s a WARRIOR. A strategist. A CEO who looked at the tech giants and said, “Move. I’LL SIT HERE.” And if you think her story’s “inspirational” but won’t change your life, you’re missing the point.
The world’s divided into TWO PEOPLE: Those who make excuses and those who MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Melanie’s in the second group. Which one are you?
Get off your a$$. Stop complaining. Start BUILDING. Or stay broke. Your choice.
*- The Top SLAYLEBRITY of Hustle (You’re Welcome)*
**P.S.** Canva’s free plan? Probably how you’ll design your first “business logo.” Meanwhile, Melanie’s on a yacht. Let that sink in.
You’re waiting for ‘motivation.’ Pathetic. You want to talk about winning? About grinding? About laughing in the face of 100 ‘NOs’ and still building a BILLION-DOLLAR EMPIRE? Buckle up. I’m about to school you on Melanie Perkins—the QUEEN of Canva, the woman who turned ‘impossible’ into ‘I’m possible’ while you were busy scrolling TikTok.
MELANIE PERKINS: THE BILLIONAIRE BADASS WHO DESTROYED THE TECH GAME
