- What’s the difference?
- Software Engineer: Focus on coding, scalability, performance
- Product Engineer: Thinks about user experience, business impact, and growth
- Why shifting to a product mindset is key
- Finding inspiration for new ideas
- ProductHunt, Y Combinator LinkedIn, Indie Hackers, BetaList, OpenAI Startup Fund, Reddit r/startups
- Breaking down the series plan (what to expect in upcoming videos)
- Demo 1: SaaS Loyalty Program for Aggregators (MMT/Booking.com)
- Demo 2: Free Software Engineering Courses Platform
- What worked, what didn’t, and key takeaways
- Selecting five strong portfolio project ideas
- Generating milestone-based roadmaps using ChatGPT
- Structuring a solid
README.mdfile with milestones and sub-milestones - Planning stack choices (Next.js, Nest.js, Supabase, Clerk, etc.)
- Introduction to Cursor and why it’s great for AI-assisted coding
- Setting up a monorepo with Turborepo
- Pasting the
README.mdand generating initial project boilerplate - Automating scaffolding with AI for frontend, backend, and database
- Building each project step by step
- Portfolio Website – Personal branding
- Resume Cheat – AI-powered resume enhancer
- DSA Patterns Learning Platform – Free interactive DSA learning site
- CodeHelp (Premium Coding Platform) – Paid coding mentorship site
- AI Travel Itinerary Generator – User-generated itineraries with local reviews
- Deploying to Vercel, Railway, Fly.io
- Making projects look professional (UI/UX polish)
- Where to showcase your work (LinkedIn, Dev.to, GitHub, IndieHackers)
- Monetization strategies
- How to use these projects to get freelance gigs or job offers