# I Left College to Build Things Nobody Asked Me To Build

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> Published: 2026-06-05 16:15:12+00:00

Just a laptop, a wifi connection, and a feeling that the future was being built right now — and I didn't want to miss it.

For the past 3 years I've been teaching myself AI and open source development from scratch — in Hyderabad, India, with **zero team and zero funding**.

→ an automated developer accountability system that runs entirely on GitHub

→ a self-validating OSS directory that maintains itself with no human input

→ a CLI tool that helped **25+ people** make their first open source contribution ever

→ a full AI agent platform built and deployed solo

→ bots that read GitHub issues and submit real fixes using LLMs

**101+ merged PRs** across the ecosystem. Still shipping.

I'm already building the things that are supposed to come next.

Not because I need validation — because I want to keep doing this **full-time** without having to stop and find a job every few months.

If something I've built ever helped you, or if you just believe in people who build before they're supposed to — **consider sponsoring**.

Even $5/month keeps this going.

**You're not donating. You're early.** 🚀

👉 [https://github.com/sponsors/P-r-e-m-i-u-m](https://github.com/sponsors/P-r-e-m-i-u-m)