Hey DEV 👋
I’m Akshat.
I’m an engineering student and founder-builder currently working on ArcLab.
I joined DEV because I want to document what I’m building, learn from other developers, and share the messy process of going from idea → product → launch.
The product I’m working on is called ArcLab.
The reason I’m building it is simple:
A lot of builders can build fast now.
With AI tools, templates, APIs, and frameworks, it has become easier than ever to create something that looks like a product.
But shipping something useful, safe, and production-ready is still hard.
I kept seeing the same problems:
people building products without validating the market
unclear user flows
auth that does not work properly
API keys exposed in the frontend
products that work locally but break in production
builders launching without knowing if the product solves a real problem
That is the gap I want ArcLab to solve.
ArcLab is a structured execution system for builders who want to go from idea → build → launch with better product and production decisions.
It is not a course.
It is not passive learning.
It is not another random roadmap.
The goal is to help builders make better decisions before they ship.
Right now, ArcLab is in prelaunch.
The full product opens soon, and the first 100 founding seats are $19 before it becomes $49.
I recently got my first prelaunch sale, which is a small milestone, but honestly it means a lot to me. It was the first real signal that someone understood the problem enough to pay for it.
I’ll be sharing what I learn while building ArcLab:
product decisions
landing page changes
launch strategy
technical mistakes
auth/payment/deployment lessons
what works and what fails during prelaunch
I’m still early, so I’d genuinely love feedback from developers here.
If you have built or tried to launch a side project before:
What was the hardest part between having the idea and actually shipping it?
If you want to check what I’m building, here’s ArcLab: https://arclab.systems
Mainly looking for feedback on the positioning and whether the problem feels clear.
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