Jaideep Prasad

I'll get 15 people earn >15LPA 💰 every month through Open Source. I cracked @Google Summer of Code in my first year (first semester too ;) from a Tier 3 college in India. It's been a game changer since then 🙌 - I got an opportunity to work with amazing startups, unicorn companies and MNC giants - I interviewed at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Uber, Twitter (X), Urban Company and more - Got accepted into GSoC twice and now am an GSoC Org Admin ☀️ After my GSoC T-shirt post last week, my DMs are flooded with one question: "How to crack GSoC?" 👀 Let me be clear - that's not how it works 🙅‍♂️ GSoC is just a program funded by Google to promote Open Source. It often comes as an accessory if you are already contributing to open source projects 🤷‍♂️ Your primary goal should be to learn what OS is all about. Open Source is a blessing in disguise if you do it right: - You get to learn the full SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) - Git / VCS : which is the bread and butter for software devs - Collaborate with senior engineers and get to learn industry standards from them All this for free and instead you unlock future employment opportunities! Imagine - you can actually contribute to products of companies like Google (Chrome, Deepmind, Flutter), Microsoft (Visual studio), VLC Media player and more. I am opening up a closed group where I'll mentor software/engineering undergrads or early professionals to contribute to Open Source projects and unlock opportunities Reply here if you'd like to join the group. I'll share the group invitation link with you.

got selected for vibecon round 2 @emergentlabs ! here's a pitch video i made after a long time. hope its come out good :p #vibecon @mukundjha @ycombinator

[6/6] Step 7: Keep the habit going (one contribution every week) Prompt 7: “Create a simple 4-week plan for me to make 4 more contributions: weekly goals, repos to target, and a tracking template I can use for my resume and interviews.” Bonus: Add a dedicated “Open Source Contributions” section right after your Education on your resume — recruiters scan for it immediately. I went from constant rejections to two solid internship offers in weeks. Open source is the fastest, most respected way to prove “experience” when you don’t have a job yet.

[5/6] Step 5: Turn the contribution into resume & LinkedIn gold Prompt 5: “Career coach: Turn my open-source contribution [paste PR link + description] into 3 powerful resume bullets + one LinkedIn post. Quantify impact where possible and make it sound like real professional experience recruiters notice.” Within days of updating my profile, I started getting messages from hiring managers.Step 6: Follow up and build momentum Prompt 6: “Draft two polite follow-up messages: one to the repo maintainer after PR submission, and one to a recruiter mentioning my new contribution.”

Internship rejections because 'no experience' ? I used open source contributions to land mine - recruiters noticed instantly. In my third year, I was getting rejected left and right. 35+ internship applications. Every rejection mail ended with the same line: “Unfortunately, you lack relevant experience.” I had built solid college projects and even won a couple of hackathons, but recruiters didn’t see them as “real” experience. It felt unfair and demotivating - like I was stuck in a loop with no way out. Then I started contributing to open source. In just 5 weeks my GitHub showed actual merged PRs. Recruiters started noticing instantly - I landed two internships because of it. This is exactly how I broke the “no experience” barrier. Here are the 7 steps I used to get my first contribution fast + AI prompts that you can use👇

Code for Good Tech (C4GT) DMP 2026 – India’s Best-Kept Open Source Opportunity Announced! 🇮🇳 Tired of reading "How to crack GSoC" posts? Guess what, me too :3 If you’re a final-year or pre-final student looking for real open-source experience, hefty stipend (₹1 Lakh), strong mentorship, and projects that actually impact millions of Indians — this is it. C4GT DMP (Dedicated Mentoring Program) is India’s own version of structured open-source contribution — focused entirely on Digital Public Goods (DPGs) and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that power real services like Aadhaar, vaccination platforms, health records, education tools, financial inclusion, and more. It’s not just “coding for fun”. You work on production-grade systems used by crores of people across the country. Why this program stands out? - ₹1 Lakh stipend for 3 months (confirmed in previous editions) - 1:1 dedicated mentoring (not just community chats — actual mentors from the organizations) - Projects built on real Indian DPGs/DPI (MOSIP for identity, DIVOC for health, Sunbird for education, Beckn for commerce, etc.) - Strong portfolio boost — these contributions look excellent on resumes for Indian startups, government tech roles, and even global companies - Far less competition than GSoC for most Tier-2/3 students - Year-round community (30,000+ members) + special initiatives like SheCodes and C4GT Hubs for upskilling Project listings are currently LIVE (announced just 3 days ago on LinkedIn). Applications for contributors open in April 2026 Scoping is ongoing and more organizations are still joining! How to Apply? - Visit the official site: codeforgoodtech.in - Go through the project listings (they’re public) - Pick 2–3 organizations that match your stack (Python, Java, React, Flutter, etc.) - Start solving “good first issues” in their GitHub repos immediately - Join their community channels (Discord/Zulip) and introduce yourself One small merged PR before applications open can dramatically increase your chances. This program was built for Indian students — people who want to contribute to tech that matters to India, get paid while learning, and build a strong open-source profile without needing international-level experience. If you’ve been feeling stuck with regular internships or GSoC rejections, this is a serious alternative worth your time. Share this post with your peers and juniors for good karma :)

[6/6] Prompt 6 (Custom Chaos): "Visualize [wild idea, e.g., solar system orbits] as an interactive 3D-like diagram. Add animations & zoom." WARNING: If you skip this, your competitors won't. Claude's visuals are the NEW EDGE in 2026 - faster ideas, better comms, zero effort. Try Prompt 1 RIGHT NOW in Claude.ai. Your brain will thank you.

[5/6] INSIDER TIP: It's beta, so experiment wild-Claude adapts! No code needed, but pros can layer prompts for epic stuff. Quote from Anthropic: "Claude builds them to aid users’ understanding as it’s discussing the topic at hand." GAME-CHANGER. Prompt 5 (Pitch Perfect): "Turn my business idea [describe] into an interactive pitch visual: Timeline, key metrics, clickable risks/rewards." Landed me feedback gold.

🚨CLAUDE JUST DROPPED A BOMBSHELL: AI THAT BUILDS MIND-BLOWING VISUALS ON THE SPOT – NO CODE, NO TOOLS! Forget boring slides & charts that take HOURS. Yesterday, I tested it on a startup pitch - Claude whipped up an INTERACTIVE revenue forecast in SECONDS. Mind. Blown. Went viral in my DMs! This changes EVERYTHING for creators, devs, & hustlers. Here's the breakdown + 6 prompts to hack it NOW👇

[5/5] Bonus: Enable in mins (admins): Install GitHub App, select repos : auto-runs on PRs. Track costs via dashboard. For non-enterprise: Use these prompts in Claude.ai to replicate 80% of the magic. This isn't hype - it's the future of bug-free code.

[4/5] Prompt 4: Style & Best Practices "Code style enforcer: Review [code] for readability, adherence to [e.g., PEP8], and refactor suggestions. Include before/after snippets." Cleaned our messy function - made it 30% shorter, easier to maintain. Prompt 5: Multi-Agent Simulation (Advanced) "Dispatch 3 agents: Agent1 finds bugs, Agent2 verifies, Agent3 ranks. Review [code]. Consolidate into one comment + inline notes." Mimics the real feature - try in Claude for free to test-drive.

Claude just dropped a GAME-CHANGER for devs: Code Review! This catches bugs humans miss. Last sprint, my team's PR had a sneaky auth bug that slipped past 3 reviewers, crashed prod. Nightmare. We tested Claude's new agent system: Flagged it in 20 mins, saved us hours of firefighting. Here's how it works + 5 prompts to supercharge your code reviews TODAY (even without enterprise access)👇