--- title: 'I Asked 100 Millionaires for Advice - Only 1 Replied - Life-Changing Advice! | Vaibhav Kadnar' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=q3TOR3ThmeQ' video_id: 'q3TOR3ThmeQ' date: 2026-08-03 duration_sec: 1041 --- # I Asked 100 Millionaires for Advice - Only 1 Replied - Life-Changing Advice! | Vaibhav Kadnar > Source: [I Asked 100 Millionaires for Advice - Only 1 Replied - Life-Changing Advice! | Vaibhav Kadnar](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q3TOR3ThmeQ) ## Summary In this video, Vaibhav Kadnar shares his experiment of reaching out to 100 millionaires for advice, detailing his initial failures, the strategies he employed, and the single life-changing reply he received. He emphasizes the importance of persistence, professional communication, and a value-driven approach to success. ### Key Points - **The Quest for a Mentor** [00:27] — Vaibhav explains his desire for a mentor, citing examples like Bill Gates being mentored by Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg by Steve Jobs, and his own lack of such guidance. - **Initial Attempts on Social Media** [01:48] — He tried contacting billionaires via LinkedIn and Instagram, but faced issues like fake profiles and PR-managed accounts, leading to zero replies. - **Realization: Email is Key** [03:25] — After realizing that serious business conversations happen via email, he shifted his strategy to cold email outreach, noting that email demands attention and shows effort. - **First Email Failures** [04:45] — His initial emails were unprofessional and desperate, resulting in only 2 replies out of 47, both rejections. He identified key problems: unprofessionalism, desperation, lack of credibility, and poor targeting. - **Using QuillBot to Improve Communication** [05:40] — He discovered QuillBot, a tool that transformed his raw drafts into professional messages, significantly boosting his credibility and response rates. - **Master Email Template** [06:47] — He created a structured email template with sections: subject line, opening (personal connection or achievement), main ask, value proposition, and closing (respectful and honest). - **Targeting the Right People** [07:29] — Instead of directly contacting billionaires, he targeted their founder's office or executive assistants, making it easier to get through. - **The One Reply** [08:23] — After weeks of waiting, he received a personal reply from Prasad Nagarkar, a prominent jeweller, with the advice: 'Build something people can't live without.' - **The Deeper Meaning** [10:40] — Vaibhav explains the shift from a self-centered mindset to a problem-solving, value-driven approach, contrasting the 99% who ask 'what's in it for me?' with millionaires who focus on helping others. - **Meeting Prasad Nagarkar** [11:48] — He met Prasad in person, who shared his life lesson about perspective: embracing past struggles as opportunities for growth, and the importance of adding value. - **Actionable Steps for Viewers** [14:36] — He provides a 3-step framework: identify common problems, develop relevant skills (using the 80-20 rule), and create value for others. He also suggests a 30-day challenge of helping one person daily, building skills, creating free content, and documenting the journey. ### Conclusion The video concludes that success comes not from chasing money or shortcuts, but from building valuable skills and consistently adding value to others' lives. Vaibhav encourages viewers to adopt a value-driven approach and start their own journey of helping and creating. ## Transcript message 100 millennia. Just to find out what advice he would give to someone in their 20s, and also, in this video, I'm going to tell you connect with the busiest and most powerful people in the world. What mistakes did I make in this entire process, what did I learn and what was that one reply that completely changed my mindset. So if you also want to do something serious and big in your life then this video can become a game changer for you. Like the video for the algorithm. remember very well that this story starts when I was sitting in my room in front of my laptop successful entrepreneur and businessman has some godfather or some mentor. Some senior person who always when Bill Gates was in his early days, he was mentored by Warren Buffett. Now Warren Buffett specifically taught them how to develop a long-term vision for any idea. Similarly, ? Yes you are right. You He Was Steve Jobs. And Steve Jobs was the one Facebook has always had a core value which is connecting people and he needs to stick to that exact value if he wants to grow Facebook more. But I didn't have class family. Papa had a normal job and mother was a housewife. very supportive. He has been incredibly supportive of all the startups I have started and failed in my life. startups I have started and failed in my life. also limited somewhere. And when I started making these videos on YouTube, I was just wasting my time. Son, study and get a good job and stay safe. Yes, yes, the same clichéd traditional advice that we all get. But I always felt that always felt that these successful people which we normal people are not aware of. So then I decided why not ask them directly. [MUSIC] I thought of trying social media and if you want to find rich people on social media then ranks at the top. So the first thing I did on Lindin was search for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and when I was about to send him a message, I noticed a small thing. What is this Jeff Bhai doing in Nashik ? Yes it was a fake profile. But it is fake. You will also find official verified profiles of Bill Gates, Ritesh Agarwal, Anupam Mittal Ritesh Agarwal, Anupam Mittal followers. And this idea of ​​ours to ask for advice by sending a message is people like us must be doing all this daily. And even if we manage to send the message, then there are if we manage to send the message, then there are plan. And then my eyes fell on my phone. I remembered that I which has a few followers. But here another problem arises. Generally, the media profiles of these big people are managed by their PR team or social media team. Because who has upload a reel or a post every day. Wait a minute, why are you guys looking at me like that ? But still I tried but I have not received any reply yet. with zero success. your brother a scene. By the fourth week, my frustration was increasing a lot. One night at 2:00 AM I was sitting in front of my laptop. At that time I did not realize that I was probably taking a very wrong approach. I was trying to get their attention at a place not pay any attention at all. Do you think these big people or the people who socialize with them would be watching my reels on social media like you? with the sunglasses and the road mic. Hey editor, wait a minute, why are you posting this footage of Raj Bhai Keep all the fun aside and think seriously for a minute. Imagine if you were running a billion dollar umpire, where exactly would your attention be? In random Instagram comments? No. Lindin in Request? No. If not all this then in Request? No. If not all this then where? You are right my brother email. Now that night I started doing research. I've found that most cold outreach campaigns are successful through email. And why so? Because friend, first of all this email is noticed that all serious business conversations happen only on email. The second thing email demands is attention. You can never ignore the mail that comes in your inbox, especially a well-crafted mail. The third thing email without any word limitations. And lastly email shows effort. It takes a lot of limitations. And lastly email shows effort. It takes a lot of a problem at this time. 100 millionaires would have to write 100 different emails. write an email by copying and pasting the same text, it somehow So the plan was very simple. But little did I know that this email trick was going to be a big headache for me. Look, tell me one simple thing, Look, tell me one simple thing, grammar. Here we are I wrote my first business email, it sounded something like this. Yes Sir My Name is Vaibhav and I am Working on a Revolutionary App Idea That Can Change How Research And I Am Confident That This Will Be The Next Buy Use. Brother, how could I have known that at thinking of competing with a company which was going to sink in the future. I just need some funding to promise to give you excellent returns within two years. I have attached my business startup. Yes, you might be liking it because I spoke very good English but I wrote something very bad. And Guess What Happened? At that time I had sent emails to 47 people and out of those 47 emails, I got replies from only two and that too was a rejection. Did you notice here what the main problem was? Number one, the was very unprofessional. Number two, I was looking very desperate there. Number three, was next to zero because at that time I had not achieved anything in life. And number four, there were and that's when I made a game- Extension Dude initially I thought it was just a grammar checking tool. But when I actually used it, my entire communication game changed. Let This is my original draft without using the Qual bot. And now look how professional it looks after using the Quill Bot. I would appreciate your strategic opportunities. Son, even my English teacher did not know this much English. Did requests were the same at both places, but the credibility in one had increased 10x due to Quillbot. So how do I use Quillbot? Step number one: First of all, I write my honest and raw message. Then in step number three I select professional mode. message gets transformed in just one click. Look, even the free version of CoolBot serious about networking and professional communication, then find its link in the description below. So go ahead and install it and start using it with your next email. My personal recommendation is to decide for yourself whether you feel it is worth it or not. I guarantee confidence will increase 10 times. Coming back to the topic. Now I was completely ready. But So for that reason I created a master template and structure of this master template was not very simple. You should also note this down. After that comes the opening where you can establish your personal connection or share one of your recent achievements. After that, number three comes Main Ask. ask a simple question. Then comes the number four value proposition: how can you make them benefit from it. And then comes number five closing. Remember to always be respectful and honest while mailing. Right now, an Take a screenshot of it. Now what to write in the mail, how to write it ? After all this was decided, it was time to shortlist. Look, as I told you at the beginning of this video, it's next You can easily reach them through their founder's office or their EA And it is even easier to find such people. You will find these people just by searching on Google or Lindin. So after doing this and working hard for hours, I made a list of all of them and sent them an email one by one which was personal and crafted specifically for them. And then what after that? Just waiting time. It felt as if my heart beat increased with every notification. With every email alert, come. Every morning, the first thing I would do after waking up was check my email in the hope that maybe someone would have sent a reply today. But days passed, weeks passed but no reply came. Then one day something different happened. I woke up around 6:30 in the morning and was making coffee and had almost given up on this experiment when suddenly a notification came on my phone and when I saw the name I was completely surprised. What Did Just Happen? Look, I am telling you the truth, when I opened my email, my hands were literally shaking. Because this was not a reply from any assistant. This was a personal reply. To be one of the craziest stuff that has ever happened to me. I am extremely happy because brother, I have been sending mails to everyone for this video for so many days. I am expecting whether I will get a reply or not and finally finally someone has replied and you want to know who he is, he is none other than Mr. Prasad Nagarkar, one of the biggest jewellers in Pune, many everyone knows that he has a Lamborghini, a Bentley, a G-Wagen and he has to be one of the most humble person I have ever met, I have met him once before but a long time ago, almost I feel that I I had just started my freelancing career, at that time, friend, I was very fond of taking pictures of cars, I guess he had a new camera at taking pictures of cars, I guess he had a new camera at that time, he had a 78 Boxer, I guess, I don't remember exactly, but I had approached him for that and he had replied to me at that time and even today, after so many years, After less than five or six years, has replied me again and just makes me feel that man if you just know how to be very feel that man if you just know how to be very consistent and persistent in your approach. You will definitely find some way or the other. Right now you can see the condition of the face. and did not expect to receive a reply. Let me what he has written. Vaibhav Build Something People Can't Live Without. And you will never have to choose Can't Live Without. And you will never have to choose money again. Money is a shadow. It follows line might seem very simple to you. I will tell you at the end of the video what he exactly said by excited. Below that, there is another line written for which is another line written for which I will not tell the name of the person at the place. Everything clicked in that one moment. I was chasing these millionaires somewhere and their contacts. But this simple and short message shook my entire belief system. Instead of asking how can I get rich? I useful. This advice given by him looks very simple. But there is a deeper meaning hidden in it. Look, in life people always follow a traditional First. Number two is Look for Something That Can Make You Rich Real Quick. Number three is always focus on personal benefit. And number four, these 99% people always have the same question, what is my benefit in this? But the approach of a millionaire likes to solve problems first. Then number two, they build valuable skills that make them irreplaceable. And number three, his approach is always how can I help others? How can I make their life easier? So let me explain these same things to you with real life examples. Elon he always wanted to be rich. He started it because he and from Tesla's electric car to his SpaceX mission to Mars, it is also based on this ideology of his. In fact, just look at Jeff Bezos. Initially, he himself had future. They just had to solve a simple problem that customers could place orders sitting at home and their orders would reach their homes. He actually wanted to make buying easier for customers. Then the next day I went to meet Prasad in person. And you all know my curious mind. So for that reason I asked him two-three more questions which hopefully will be very helpful for you too. If you have to say, what has been the biggest lesson of your life so far? What has made so far? What has made Prasad Nagarkar The Prasad Nagarkar. I am not the Prasad Nagarkar. There is nothing like that. I am just a normal guy. And I am just a normal guy. And I am just like all of you. Nothing I am just like all of you. Nothing special in that. But yes life has taught me a lot. The biggest thing I want to say in such detail is that perspective want to say in such detail is that perspective of looking at situations of life is the biggest game. The Prasad who was at the age of 15 was very introverted. I was very 15 was very introverted. I was very fat. I will weigh 100-110 kg. This is how I was having the juggling fights. I was never fit. I was very introverted. I was very shy. He never talked to anyone. Suddenly all this started changing. Why? Because the perspective, the reason behind changing all the stuff was that I made mistakes. I was fat so I am fit right now. I was shy so I'm good at talks right now. I was an introvert so I am public right now. I can talk with people because I have felt it. If I had not been fat, I would never have been fit. Because then I would have been satisfied at that time. I did not have any of this, that is why I have become a part of this today. So I respect that age. I So I respect that age. I respect that Prasad who felt all this respect that Prasad who felt all this and then he had that opportunity to turn himself into the current Prasad. So yesterday he said a very lovely line which actually touched my heart that if that Prasad was not there then this Prasad would not have been there. It's all about the perspective. Many times we have current problems not able to talk to anyone. We get so entangled in them and get so troubled by them that we never think that in the long term, these are the things that will take me to a good place. It will if you add a value driven approach to this simple perspective, your entire life can change. All your dreams, whether it is starting a business, having a big house or a big car, can all be fulfilled by just combining these two things. advice, I have changed my entire approach. Earlier I always used to think about But with some recent videos, my approach has completely changed as to how I can help more and more people. And that's why I started this series of book reviews, who want to consume knowledge but are lazy to read books. Now look, it is very inspiring but how to implement it in real life ? So look, I have ? So look, I have Ask 10 people around you. What's your biggest daily what problems do you face in your daily life ? Now identify some common patterns in them and then pick a problem that you personally face. After that comes step number two, skills development. Develop the skills that can Remember one simple thing, apply the 80-20 rule. With just 20% effort you can achieve 80% results. Then practice those skills in public. comes to your mind. And step number three comes value creation. Once you have built your skills, you will automatically start creating value for people. not limited to just business. This is a universal principle. Even in a relationship, for me. On the contrary, I always think about how I can add value to their lives. If you go with this approach, that relationship will last long. In fact, this thing is if you think about whenever you create value consistently, it keeps compounding. Then they will appreciate you and recommend you to others. After some time, when you keep doing consistently good work, people will find you on their own and then they will even pay premium for your expertise. It is a very simple thing. I hope successful email to which I received a reply Please check it once. It may be useful to you later on. Because now it's your Stop cheesing shortcuts. Start building skills. For the next 30 days, do one of these four things daily. Number one, genuinely help one person daily. develop a skill that solves the problems of others. Number three: Start creating free. Even if it is free knowledge. And number four, document your journey in your Instagram stories. Let me also see This is my Instagram ID. And if you think I should try some other new please give me suggestions in the comments below. Plus if you seriously want to improve your communication skills building skills without communication is a waste. If you what is the use of it? So if you also want to build your communication skills then definitely try the Chrome extension of Qual Bot. You will find its link in the description below. And always remember, millionaires didn't become successful by cheating other millionaires. They became that others could not. Like this video for Algorithm and don't forget to subscribe to Vaibhav Karner. do tell me in the comments whether you have ever messaged any famous person and whether you in the next video with another such interesting experiment. Until then, keep hustling, keep learning, and as always, keep inspiring.