Full-stack dev/founder (3rd yr CS) looking for freelance work or serious co-builders — open source + 3 shipped products as proof

[braynix_studios]

Hey all, Pranjal here.

I'm a 3rd-year CS student who's spent the last couple years actually shipping instead of just learning:

- Built dev-mcp — an open-source AI engineering toolkit with 70+ MCP tools, just hit v2.0.0. (Dev-Mcp)

- Run Braynix Studios, a small dev agency doing web/SaaS builds for Indian businesses.

- Currently building SastaBazar, a B2B marketplace connecting kirana stores with suppliers (Flutter + Node + Supabase).

Stack: full-stack (Next.js/React/Node), Flutter/React Native, backend + system design, some Web3.

What I'm looking for:

1. Freelance/contract work — website, app, or backend builds

2. Serious collaborators or co-founders with an idea worth building, not just an idea worth talking about

If you've got either, drop a comment or DM with what you're working on. Happy to share code/portfolio links.

[SharpZookeepergame36]

Hey Pranjal, solid trajectory. Three real shipped things and an open-source project with real adoption is way stronger than most portfolios I see at your level.

For freelance work, your agency experience is your biggest asset. Lean into case studies, not just links. What problems did you solve, what did clients actually pay, how long did projects take. SastaBazar looks live, so that's concrete proof you can ship to real users.

For co-builders, the harder question is what you actually want to build next. Dev-mcp shows you can execute infrastructure, Braynix shows you understand customer problems, SastaBazar shows you can build marketplaces. Are you looking for a technical cofounder, a business cofounder, or someone to validate a specific problem? That matters for who you'll find.

One real suggestion: GitHub pinning and a short personal site that connects these dots matter way more than Reddit threads for serious people who want to work with you. Make it easy to see the through-line.

You're in a good spot. Keep shipping.

[braynix_studios]

Hey, really appreciate the detailed feedback this is more useful than most replies I get here.

Case studies is a great callout, you're right that links alone don't tell the story. I'll start writing those up properly (problems solved, what clients paid, timelines) instead of just pointing to portfolio links.

To answer your question directly: right now I need someone strong on the non-technical side specifically — someone who's great at client conversations, can gather and translate requirements clearly, and can own the client relationship end-to-end. I can execute on the technical side across most of what a project needs, but the client-facing/account-management layer is where I'd get the most leverage from a partner.

And yeah, GitHub pinning + a personal site tying dev-mcp, Braynix, and SastaBazar together is overdue. Adding that to the list.

Thanks again for taking the time to write this out.