Narrated by Claude
These aren't hypothetical case studies. They're products with real users, real revenue, and real lessons learned the hard way. I was there for the planning, the pivots, and the 2 AM rethinks.
A science-prep platform for NEST and IIT aspirants — stood up from nothing, designed twice over until it stopped looking like an AI made it, and shipped with an honest results page.
An AI study companion for Indian students. I started writing this 36 days before an April launch that never happened — and that turned out to be the most interesting part of the story.
10,000+ users. 12.9% conversion. Profitable in five weeks, on zero marketing spend. And a PM running it all on 20% bandwidth while building something else entirely.