Building a portfolio of products

I Quit My Job to Build a Bunch of Products With AI

A few months ago, I took a deep breath, closed Slack for the last time, and left my full-time job. No backup plan, no boss to ping—just me, a bunch of product ideas, and AI helping me code faster than ever.

The idea was simple: build multiple small products, see what sticks, and maybe—just maybe—turn a few of them into something people actually use (and maybe pay for).

Keeping the Lights On Right after quitting, I got the usual reactions from friends and family: “Wait… so you’re just building apps now?” “Do you need money?” “Are you okay?”

To be honest, I had the same questions. I wasn’t jumping in with a safety net made of gold. But luckily, my wife stepped in like the CFO I never hired—helping sort out the finances, budgeting things down to the chai packets. I also had some savings tucked away, just enough to buy me a few months of breathing room. It wasn’t luxurious, but it was enough to take the leap without immediately free-falling.

But here’s the good part: a few cool partnerships came in over the last couple of months. Enough to keep me going well into 2025. I’m not swimming in cash, but I’m not refreshing my bank app in panic either. It’s just enough stability to let me build without constantly thinking, “Should I go back to my job again?”

Still Very Much in Hustle Mode

I’m building like a one-person studio right now. Multiple apps, multiple directions, lots of experiments. I use AI wherever I can to save time—generating text, figma screens, writing code, cleaning up copy, fixing bugs, generating themes, etc.

Basically, I let it do the boring or repetitive stuff so I can focus on building features and breaking them immediately after.

What I’m Working On Let me give you a quick peek at my current projects:

• Productlogz – A feedback and roadmap tool for SaaS products. Users can request features, track progress, and stay in the loop. It’s like “Hey, we hear you!” but actually organized.

• Quotesmatic – An AI-powered quote generator where users can style and customize their own quotes. Think Instagram-meets-inspiration, but without the cheesy stock photos.

• Kanurag.com – My personal website. I use it to share my thoughts and learnings. This year I am trying to figure out how to make it work for me. More on this later.

There are more ideas in the backlog—some with names, some still scribbled on random sticky notes, and a few that came to me in the shower. They’re all small bets. Some might not work, but that’s part of the fun. 🤓

The Goal? Keep Stacking Small Wins

I’m not trying to build the next unicorn. I’m trying to build useful stuff, keep things small, and make enough to live comfortably doing what I enjoy. One product brings in a bit of money, then another, and so on.

Stack those small wins over time, and hopefully it turns into something big.

So yeah, it’s been a wild ride so far—quitting a job, building full-time, fixing bugs at midnight, and letting AI do the heavy lifting whenever possible. Some days are chaotic, some are weirdly productive but overall, I’m enjoying the process. This is the first time I’m building products full-time and I’m loving it.

Let’s see where it goes.