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Amir Ariff
Open to senior roles · PJ, Selangor

Building products that ship, scale, and sell.

21 years online. Fortune 500 to full-stack. USD 1M+ as a solo operator — now building AI-native products across Southeast Asia.

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21 yrs
Online since 2004
60+
Domains built
USD 1M+
Solo revenue
Fortune 500
Corporate experience
Experience

Where I've made an impact

From solo hustler to Fortune 500. The tactics became strategy. The one-person show became 20+ team members.

FWD Insurance Fortune 500 · Astro · Suria FM · kipleLive

FWD Insurance

Fortune 500

Digital Product Manager

Mar 2024 – Feb 2025 Jalan Bangsar, KL
6K leads @ RM7 CPL
  • ▸ AI-powered Raya greeting card with WhatsApp chatbot → 6,000 leads @ RM7 per lead
  • ▸ 25% customer engagement increase through marketing automation and CRM
  • ▸ End-to-end SEO and website operations for fwd.com.my
  • ▸ Comprehensive digital campaigns with A/B testing, Power BI, and Looker Studio

Astro

AVP, Digital Business

Feb 2022 – Mar 2024 Bukit Jalil, KL
RM17.8M Ad Revenue
  • ▸ Led team of 20+ professionals (PMs, engineers, UI/UX) using Agile/Scrum
  • ▸ RM17.8M ad revenue (20% increase) across 8 brands
  • ▸ 30% user retention increase through personalized content recommendations
  • ▸ Doubled organic traffic for Syok.my and StadiumAstro.com

Star Media Group (Suria FM)

Manager, Digital Management & Monetization

Jun 2020 – Feb 2022 Petaling Jaya, SGR
RM600K → RM1.3M
  • ▸ RM600K → RM1.3M revenue through innovative product development
  • ▸ Kedai Suria e-commerce: RM60K in 3 months on RM1K platform budget
  • ▸ Tripled organic traffic: 400K → 1.6M visitors
  • ▸ #7 Music App Store ranking

Green Packet Berhad (kipleLive)

Senior Associate, Growth Marketing

Feb 2020 – Jun 2020 Petaling Jaya, SGR
80% Cost Reduction
  • ▸ 80% reduction in cost per sales-qualified lead
  • ▸ Contributed to RM800M market cap gain with kipleLive launch
  • ▸ HubSpot onboarding and sales automation implementation
Portfolio

Things I've built

From GeoCities to AI demos. 60+ domains managed, exited, and learned from over two decades.

Featured 2024 · AI / CRM

BSN Inclusion Copilot

AI-Native CRM demo for Bank Simpanan Nasional. Built to showcase real-world AI integration for financial inclusion — call summaries, product recommendations, and customer lifecycle management.

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2024–2025 Mobile / Full-Stack

TCGKL App ↗

iOS app built as full-stack developer using AI tools. Got hired full-time.

Full Circle at 34
2015–2018 Tech / Asset Sale

blorge.com

Strategic acquisition: $1,051 → $16,500 through SEO and value-building.

14.7× ROI
2009–2011 PS3 / Gaming

dukio.com

PS3 jailbreak news, tutorials & downloads. Built an engaged niche community.

Niche Discovery
2011 News / Growth Hack

myona.com

Bought expired Google News-approved domain. Instant authority and traffic. 150K views in 2 hrs.

Growth Hack
2014–2015 Tech / Gadgets

neurogadget.com

Tech and gadget news site. Part of the peak empire era.

Peak Era
2014–2015 Tech / Entertainment

thefusejoplin.com

Biggest revenue site during the empire years.

USD 400K+ Rev Year
2004–2026

21 years. The full story.

From mistakes at 13 to mobile apps at 34. Every chapter shaped the next.

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2004

Made Mistakes

Age 13: Regrettable choices, learned ethics matter. Shifted to building communities.

2005

First Money

amyleafc.com — fan site with donations. Superfan economy before Patreon existed.

2008

First Big Exit

Sold jidox.com for £800. First time hiring developers. Validated build-to-sell model.

2011

Viral + Setback

myona.com: 150K views in 2 hrs, hosting crashed. ps3crunch scam. Both taught hard lessons.

2014

The Peak

60+ domains. USD 400K+ revenue. thefusejoplin, neurogadget, blorge. Empire perfected.

2020

Leading Teams

Suria FM → Astro → FWD (Fortune 500). RM17.8M ad revenue. 20+ team members.

2025

Building Again

TCGKL iOS app. AI-powered development. Full-stack at 34. Full circle.

The Arc

2004–2019
Solo Entrepreneur
60+ Domains · USD 1M+
2020–2024
Corporate Leader
Fortune 500 · RM17.8M+
2025 →
Building Again
Full-Stack · AI-Native

"From solo to teams, back to solo — with AI. The tools changed. The hustle didn't."

Testimonials

What people say

Words from people I've worked with across media, telco, and startups.

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Our digital media is growing leaps and bounds.

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Nik

BuzzPOP!

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If you are looking to grow your digital business, look no further than Amir.

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Kevin

Maxis

From the Archive

2007–2010 · Before the corporate era

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Let's build something together

Available for senior product, engineering, or growth roles — and open to interesting consulting projects.

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