Learn with a map
A step-by-step Product Manager roadmap with the best videos, my notes and practice. Tick off topics and your progress is saved.
Turn your idea into a shipped product, in weeks, not months.
I help founders and small business owners scope, build and launch MVPs and AI features, without hiring a product team.
Anukul Saini helps founders and small business owners scope, build and launch MVPs and AI features.
You'll leave knowing what to build first, what to buy instead, and a rough cost and timeline.
800K-user product, built & sold
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12+ products shipped
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6 yrs building
Free roadmap
The Product Manager roadmap
13 modules · 66 topics. Each topic has a short video, my notes, and games you can play. Pick up where you stopped.
The community
A free place for people who build products
I'm building this site as a home for product managers, founders and engineers who ship. Everything is free. An account just lets us remember you.
Practise by playing
Prioritise a backlog, write SQL, design a system. Short games that teach the skills PM interviews and real jobs ask for.
Share what you're building
Post ideas, vote on others and get honest feedback from people who build, not just people who comment.
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How I help
From idea to shipped, at your pace
Scoping call
A one-page plan: what to build first, what to buy instead, rough cost and timeline.
Book a call →Product sprint
A written spec, a clickable prototype and a build plan your team or I can execute.
Start with a call →MVP build or fractional product lead
I build or lead your product until it's live and growing.
Start with a call →Case Studies
Products I've Built & Grown
Including a consumer product grown to 800K monthly users and sold for ₹50–60 lakh — plus AI tools and SaaS shipped in production.
How I Built, Grew, and Sold an Anime Website That Made 62.5k USD — Without Raising any Money
A product case study from someone who was just bored and liked anime.
7 min read min
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How Notion Became a $10B Product With Zero Ads: A PM Breakdown
I broke down how Notion went from $3M to $600M revenue in 4 years — with no ads, a tiny team, and a freemium model most founders get wrong.
7 min read min
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How I Migrated anukulsaini.com from WordPress to Ghost CMS — A PM's Case Study
I rebuilt my entire personal website from scratch — ditching WordPress for Ghost CMS on a self-hosted VPS. Here's everything I did, why I did it, and what I learned as a PM who wanted full control.
8 min read min
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All Case Studies
See every product I've built, grown, and shipped with real metrics.
View All Work →Writing
How I Think About Products
Sales
How to Sell a Product to Anyone: 6 Steps That Work for Anything
Most people try to sell a product by describing it. Here’s a six-step, question-led way to sell anything, with a worked “sell me this pen” example.
Product Design
Best Techniques for Product Design: 5 Skills AI Can't Replace
AI can generate screens in minutes. The best techniques for product design are now the ones it can’t: strategy, systems, taste, prototyping and persuasion.
Guide
What Building Query Noir Taught Me About How PMs Learn SQL
I did not write another SQL cheat sheet. I built a detective game with 40 skills — and designing the wrong answers taught me more about PM learning than another SELECT tutorial.
SEO
Why I’m Killing My Highest-Traffic Listicles (And How I’m Building Moats with Non-Commodity Content)
Why i am stopping standard listicle production to focus entirely on proprietary software, tools, and lived experience.
Listicle
12 Best AI App Builders for Non-Coders, Ranked
I ranked the 12 best AI app builders for non-coders —Lovable, Bolt, Bubble, Glide, Replit, and more—based on ease of use, real app capability, pricing, and long-term maintainability.
All Articles
Read more posts on product, growth, and building.
All Posts →Tools
Small Utilities,
Real Leverage
Free Email Verifier — Check Deliverability Online
Verify email deliverability in the browser — format, disposable domains, MX, and SMTP mailbox checks.
Free
WhatsApp Link Generator – Create WhatsApp Click-to-Chat Links
Create WhatsApp links for buttons, ads, and websites. Add phone number, custom message, and get a short, shareable link instantly. Free, fast, and secure.
Free
Free QR Code Generator — Create Custom QR Codes Instantly
Generate free QR codes for URLs, text, Wi-Fi, and more in seconds. No sign-up needed — customize colors, add your logo, and download instantly as PNG or SVG.
Free
Free Resume Builder — Create an ATS-Friendly Resume in Minutes
Build a professional, recruiter-ready resume right in your browser. No downloads, no sign-up, no credit card — pick a template and start typing.
Free
Free Product Roadmap Template — RICE + Now/Next/Later Generator
Free product roadmap template in your browser — RICE scoring, Now/Next/Later board, Excel CSV export. No signup.
Free
All free tools
12 tools, no signup
Games
Play Between
Meetings
Backlog Royale — Prioritize Like a PM
Gut vs spreadsheet: prioritize a backlog and see RICE scores.
Play
Insight Call — Live PM Discovery Interview
Live discovery interview sandbox for aspiring and working PMs.
Play
SYSDESIGN OPS — Learn System Design Free (Game)
Free system design game: build an architecture, send traffic, and keep latency, uptime, and cost on target. No signup.
Play
Query Noir — Learn SQL Free (Detective Game)
Learn SQL in the browser with a detective game. Write queries, solve cases, no signup. Free on anukulsaini.com.
Play
Ship Leap — Free Browser Platformer (No Download)
Play Ship Leap free in the browser — 32 levels, pipes, keys, chiptune. No download, no signup. Progress saves on this device.
Play
All free games
6 games, no installs
Browse
Insight Call — Live PM Discovery Interview
Live discovery interview sandbox for aspiring and working PMs.
Play
SYSDESIGN OPS — Learn System Design Free (Game)
Free system design game: build an architecture, send traffic, and keep latency, uptime, and cost on target. No signup.
Play
Query Noir — Learn SQL Free (Detective Game)
Learn SQL in the browser with a detective game. Write queries, solve cases, no signup. Free on anukulsaini.com.
Play
Ship Leap — Free Browser Platformer (No Download)
Play Ship Leap free in the browser — 32 levels, pipes, keys, chiptune. No download, no signup. Progress saves on this device.
Play
All free games
6 games, no installs
Browse
Let's Work Together
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messy product?
30 minutes, free. You get a clear next step, whether or not we work together.