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Build and Ship an AI SaaS in 48 Hours
Auth, Stripe, and a streaming AI feature — live, deployed, and payable
1 phase. 6 lessons. 6 labs. Go from zero to a live, paying AI SaaS product: an AI Proposal Generator with auth, a Stripe-enforced free/paid tier wired before the AI feature exists, streaming generation, PDF export, and a real launch to a real community.
6 lessons · 6 labs · 1 live product · Real Stripe payments
Outcomes you will have by the end
- A live, payable AI SaaS product — Real auth, real Stripe payments, a real streaming AI feature, and a real launch — not a localhost demo, a product a stranger can sign up for and pay for right now.
- The shell-first, payments-first build order — Deploy the shell before the feature, wire billing before the AI works — a deliberate ordering that forces every later decision to be made around a real business model, reusable for any product you build next.
- A real Stripe + Supabase + streaming AI architecture — Webhook signature verification, Row Level Security, and App Router streaming are all genuinely reusable patterns for any SaaS product, AI-powered or not.
- Verified certificate of completion — Issued by DeVenture Academy, tied to your completion record. Lists the product-scoping, full-stack, and launch skills you built.
What you will be able to do
MVP Scope Discipline · Next.js App Router · Stripe Integration · Streaming AI Generation · Product Launch
Every phase, every lesson, every project
- Build and Ship an AI SaaS in 48 Hours (6 lessons) — MVP scope discipline, product shell (auth + database + deployment), Stripe Checkout and webhooks before the AI feature, streaming AI generation, polish and PDF export, real launch
The technologies you will use
Next.js · Supabase · Stripe · Vercel · Anthropic Claude API
Roles this course prepares you for
- Indie SaaS Founder ($0-10k+/mo depending on traction) — Ship niche AI SaaS products solo, using the same auth+billing+AI-feature architecture for any text-generation product idea.
- Freelance Full-Stack Developer ($75-150/hr) — Build complete SaaS MVPs for clients who need auth, billing, and an AI feature shipped fast.
- Technical Product Manager (Varies by employer) — Bring real MVP scope discipline and shell-first shipping thinking into any product team's roadmap decisions.
Common questions
Do I have to build the Proposal Generator specifically?
No — Lesson 1 explicitly has you swap it for your own idea if you want. The auth + billing + streaming-AI-feature architecture applies to any AI text-generation SaaS.
Why Stripe before the AI feature? Isn't that backwards?
Deliberately, yes — this is the course's one controversial design decision. Building the AI feature first tempts you to design around what's technically interesting rather than what justifies a real price. Wiring payments first forces that question to be answered before the feature exists.
Do I need to actually launch publicly?
Yes, and this is treated as a real requirement, not optional. The ship moment is a live URL that at least one person other than you has actually used — not just working code.
What do I end up with?
A real, deployed AI SaaS product with working auth, a Stripe-enforced free/paid tier, a streaming AI feature, PDF export, and a real launch post to a real community — live at a URL you can share today.
Key terms in this course
Streaming
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