Balaji D

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Lessons from shipping products, hackathons, and freelancing as a developer.

Dec 1, 20258 min read

Building a B2B SaaS Product with Next.js and Supabase

Lessons learned building an enterprise gauge management platform — from multi-tenant auth to real-time dashboards.

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Oct 15, 20256 min read

5 Lessons from Freelancing as a Student Developer

From juggling client calls between classes to shipping production apps — what I wish I knew before taking my first freelance project.

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Aug 20, 20255 min read

Why I Moved from MERN to Next.js Full-Stack

The practical reasons I stopped reaching for Express + React and started doing everything in Next.js.

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Jun 10, 20257 min read

The Developer's Hackathon Survival Guide

How to go from zero to working demo in 24 hours — strategy, tech choices, and the mistakes I made so you don't have to.

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