5 steps to build an automated business

Times are changing. You can build calm, profitable companies easier than ever.

Author

johann sathianathen
August 19, 2025

We’re in the golden age of building.

Countless tools. Infinite ideas. Just limited time.

People ask me, “How can I start a business in 2025?”

My focus: calm, profitable businesses that run without me.

Here’s my 5-step playbook →

5 Steps to Build an Automated Business

1. Find real problems.
Focus on complaints.
Check Reddit, Twitter, etc. for recurring problems.
Collect ideas people keep asking for.

2. Validate Fast
Don’t build yet. Use DMpro to send Cold DMs and test demand.
Double down on idea with most traction.

3. Build Fast
Ship, collect feedback, iterate.
→ Fast builds = faster clarity.
Focus on the bare minimum, regardless of the business model.

4. Systemize Acquisition

Automate how people find you.
→ Cold DMs (DMpro)
→ SEO with tools
→ Built-in referral loops
Growth should run without you.

5. Step away & analyze

Step away from the business.
→ Bottlenecks show up when you’re not in it.
→ Fix one, then step back again.
Every system you build buys you more freedom.

Build companies that give you freedom, not another job

Want a calm, profitable business?
Ship fast.
Find what’s breaking.
Build systems to fix it.

Let automation handle the heavy lifting, so you don’t have to.

Jars Global Updates

  1. Packaging products to cross-sell & launching lifetime deals. Focusing more on Saylo & DMpro → more traction than Outbrand.

  2. Saylo

    1. Doubling down on B2B side ($200/month+).

    2. New features → Knowledge Base, AI Support Chat & Surveys.

    3. Making ultimate Support & Feedback Platform

  3. DMpro

    1. Onboarded an agency, targeting more to focus on higher contracts. ($1k/month+)


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Johann Sathianathen

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