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Piyush Jangir

Piyush Jangir

Founder of StackPicks · Self-taught builder shipping products since 2019.

Builder & curator Mumbai, IN
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About

I'm Piyush Jangir — a self-taught builder from Mumbai, India. I've been shipping products since 2019 across marketing, indie SaaS, and developer tooling.

I founded StackPicks in 2026 — an opinionated directory of open-source dev tools with honest curator takes. The site indexes 160+ repos and 106 MCP servers, all reviewed personally with explicit "use this if / skip if" trade-offs.

My day job is in growth and affiliate marketing for an Indian D2C platform — the experience of running paid + organic campaigns at scale informs how I think about builder products and SaaS economics.

What I write about

Opinionated takes on the open-source ecosystem, mostly for builders shipping production products in 2026. Topics include:

  • AI coding tools (Cursor, Cline, Aider) and which to pick when
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) — what it is, which servers matter
  • Open-source SaaS stacks built around Next.js + Supabase + Razorpay
  • The honest cost comparison of self-hosting vs SaaS for Indian startups
  • UI library trade-offs — shadcn vs Mantine vs MUI vs Radix

My editorial voice (the rules)

Curator takes follow strict editorial rules so the directory reads like one voice, not auto-generated SEO spam:

  • No buzzwords (no "synergy", "10x", "growth hack", "disrupt", "leverage" as a verb).
  • 80–160 words per take. Brevity over completeness.
  • Show specific trade-offs, not just praise.
  • India-first context where it matters — Razorpay over Stripe for INR, Mumbai region defaults.
  • No emoji in code or professional content.

Articles I've written

Gaming
GTA VI Launch on November 19, 2026: What It Costs, What Tech Built It, and How to Build Your Own Game
Grand Theft Auto VI drops November 19, 2026. Rumored $2 billion budget — the most expensive game ever made. Inside the RAGE engine, the team size, and the open-source stack you can use to start building your own game today.
Gaming
GTA 6 Trailer 3 Release Date + Pre-Order Day: Everything Live on 25 June 2026
GTA 6 pre-orders go live today on PS5, Xbox, and PSN. Rockstar's official YouTube quietly left a "Consider us busy June 25th" comment on Trailer 2 — strongest hint yet for Trailer 3. Here's the full breakdown.
AI Engineering
Best ChatGPT Prompts for 2026: 40 Templates That Actually Work
40 tested ChatGPT prompt templates by use case — writing, coding, marketing, learning, life. Real outputs shown. Every prompt production-tested through July 2026.
Building in Public
How to Make Money with AI in 2026 (12 Real Methods That Work)
Honest breakdown of 12 AI-powered income streams — faceless YouTube, AI newsletter, freelancing, SaaS, digital products. Real income ranges, real time-to-first-dollar.
Building in Public
How to Build a Website with AI in 2026 (No Coding Required)
Build a real website in 2 hours using AI — pick the right tool (Framer, Webflow, v0, Wix Studio), prompt structure, custom domain setup, real cost breakdown for solo founders.
Building in Public
How to Start a Faceless YouTube Channel from Scratch (2026)
Full step-by-step guide: pick your niche, buy the right gear, script + voice + video + thumbnail workflow, first 10 videos, monetization thresholds — real numbers.
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