Under the Hood

A small group of Builders shipping Their Own Thing in public. Here is everything behind the Case Studies.

Wander Labs is The Wandering Pro’s Build-in-Public Initiative: serious people, most of them in Pakistan, building one real Quest of Their Own, a business, mentored one-on-one until it ships. This is the work under the hood: the Builds, the hours, and the Calls that turn an idea into something live.

Live cohort · updated monthly
8
Quests in
the Labs
6
Months in
the Open
45+
Hours of 1-on-1
Mentorship
4
Builds with
Case Studies

Inside Each Build

Every Quest in the Labs right now, and where each one stands.

SalesGenie
by Haroon Shahid
Live

A Discord-native CRM that runs AI sales conversations to turn free community members into paying subscribers.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Now: Live & Improving
SvelteKit Discord.js
~12h mentorship · 3 paying users Case Study →
Systivia
by Rao Zaeem
Live

An identity-based habit tracker: you build habits around who you are becoming, not just streaks.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Now: Live on Google Play
React Native NestJS
~9h mentorship · 6 sessions Case Study →
OSForms
by Bahroze Ali
Live

An open-source form backend with bring-your-own-key integrations. Own your data, never hit a paywall.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Now: Live on npm
Next.js MongoDB
~6h mentorship · 5 sessions Case Study →
SyncSpace
by Abdul Rehman
Building

A real-time chat app, built as a full-stack learning build to break out of tutorial hell.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Now: Building · auth + API live
React Node.js
Newest in the Labs call booked, 13 Aug
Umro Ayyar
by Mustafa Qasim
✓ Completed

A boss bot platform automating HackTheBox Islamabad meetup ops for the BSides Pakistan community.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Completed · ran live at a 50-person meetup
Python discord.py
~5h mentorship · 3 sessions Case Study →
UniMad
by Alwaz Qazi
Closed

A directory that helps Pakistani students find and compare university programs, fees, and details.

Pitched
Scoped
Building
Shipped
Live
Improving
Closed · deployment pending
Next.js Spec-driven
~5h mentorship · 4 sessions data model + detail page shipped

Build in Public, Explained

What Wander Labs is, who it is for, and how to get in.

What is Wander Labs?+
Wander Labs is The Wandering Pro’s build-in-public initiative. A small group of builders each take on one real Quest and ship it in the open, with 1-on-1 mentorship from idea to launch. It runs inside the Discord, and every Quest that ships earns a permanent case study on the site.
Does it have to be a product?+
The goal is a real business you own, and a product is one form of that. It can be a product (a SaaS, an app, a tool, an open-source project with a revenue model), a service business, or an info product like a newsletter or a course. It does not have to be a SaaS. The bar is that it is real, it is yours, and it is something you can ship and grow, not a tutorial clone or a certificate.
What does building in public mean?+
Building in public means doing the work where people can see it: posting progress, decisions, and blockers as you go instead of disappearing until a big reveal. In Wander Labs it is structured, you commit to one Quest, share updates a few times a week, and get feedback in real time. The point is momentum and honesty, not performance.
How does Wander Labs work?+
You raise your hand in the Discord and pitch a Quest: a clear output, a rough 8 to 12 week roadmap, and why now. If it holds up, you get a kickoff call to lock the scope, then your own channel to build in. From there it is building in the open, monthly 1-on-1s, and a case study when it ships. See how Wander Labs works in full.
Who is Wander Labs for?+
It is for people who already have something they want to build and are ready to stay on it for months, not days. Freelancers, early-career developers, and operators who would rather finish one real thing than start ten they never ship. It is not for lurkers or people chasing a certificate.
Do I need to be based in Pakistan to join?+
Most of the builders are in Pakistan, and Wander Labs is built around the realities of building from here. It is not restricted by geography, though, anyone serious about shipping a real Thing in the open is welcome.
What kinds of things get built in Wander Labs?+
A mix, and most have shipped. A Discord-native SaaS (SalesGenie), an identity-based habit tracker on the Play Store (Systivia), an open-source form backend on npm (OSForms), and a bot platform that ran a 50-person meetup live (Umro Ayyar), with more in progress.
How is this different from a course or bootcamp?+
There are no lectures, no modules, and no certificate. Wander Labs measures one thing: what you ship. You get direct mentorship on your actual Quest, not recorded content, and you build a real product instead of a tutorial clone.
What do I get from building in public with Wander Labs?+
Direct 1-on-1 mentorship, public accountability that keeps you moving, a network of serious builders, and a permanent case study on The Wandering Pro when your Quest ships, with links back to your work.
How do I join Wander Labs?+
Join the The Wandering Pro Discord, show up, and pitch a real Quest. The pitch form lives inside the server, not on the website, so nobody applies cold from outside.

Become Part of Wander Labs

It all runs inside the Discord. Join, show up, and pitch something real, one Quest, built in the open until it ships.