Jenarius Ganlary
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Building in Public

The unfiltered journey of building CreatorBit and Ganlary Labs in public — real progress, real setbacks, and what each one teaches along the way.

The PRD Behind a 5-Day NGO MIS Build: Scoping Sahayog MIS for a Real CSR Pilot

A build-in-public breakdown of the PRD behind Sahayog MIS, a multi-tenant NGO reporting platform scoped for a real CSR pilot with Citizens Foundation, and the tradeoffs behind its 5-day MVP.

What I Don't Share When Building in Public

The specific things I hold back when building in public, why I hold them back, and the one time I shared too early and regretted it.

From Zoology to Software Engineer: My Full Story

How I went from borrowing a friend's laptop and a Zoology degree to an NGO data role, and why I'm still building CreatorBit and Ganlary Labs on the side.

You Don't Need a Powerful Laptop to Build a Startup

My gaming laptop died in remote Arunachal, no repair shop nearby. Turns out you don't need a powerful laptop to keep shipping — you need a browser.

What Changed in My Head When I Moved From IT to Rural Livelihoods Work

A mindset shift from tech-sector thinking to NGO field work — and why the two aren't as far apart as they look.

What Managing a Rural Development Programme Taught Me About Building Products

Lessons on MIS design, stakeholder convergence, documentation discipline, and systems thinking from running field operations in rural India — and why every SaaS founder should think like a programme manager.