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In-depth founder perspectives, architectural breakdowns, and hands-on tutorials across product engineering, IoT, and cybersecurity.

Building My ESP32 Smart Switch: From Prototype to Custom Hardware

Featured Founder Story

IoT & Embedded Systems

Building My ESP32 Smart Switch: From Prototype to Custom Hardware

How I built an ESP-based Wi-Fi smart switch, from early hardware experiments to relay control, firmware, debugging, and custom PCB design.

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How I Built TrueFace: A Real-Time AI Face Recognition System

AI & Computer Vision

How I Built TrueFace: A Real-Time AI Face Recognition System

How I built TrueFace, a real-time AI face recognition system using Next.js, FastAPI, FaceNet, MTCNN, SQLite, and browser-based face detection.

Building SecureTalk: Architecture, Zero-Trust Cryptography & Extreme Privacy Engineering

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Building SecureTalk: Architecture, Zero-Trust Cryptography & Extreme Privacy Engineering

A deep dive into how SecureTalk achieves true anonymity and confidentiality: app-generated unique IDs, client-side Web Crypto API (AES-256-GCM / ECDH), zero-data server relays, and mesh networking.

Why I Built CoachingsNearMe.in: Rethinking How Students Discover Coaching

Founder Story / Product Building

Why I Built CoachingsNearMe.in: Rethinking How Students Discover Coaching

The story behind CoachingsNearMe.in: how searching for coaching in Teghra, Bihar revealed a broken discovery process, and why I set out to build a student-first academic platform.