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Madhupriya Allam built Madli.

Honest ratings for food and travel spots.

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  • Food and Travel
  • Stage: Beta

“Having skills and being a builder are two completely different things.”

Madhupriya · Watch Madhupriya's story ↓
Solofounder build
Betaproduct stage
6tools in the stack
10skills built by doing

[ In Madhupriya's words ]

In Madhupriya's words

Madhupriya on Build Theory

Having skills and being a builder are two completely different things. Build Theory gave me the confidence that I can build anything that I want to - and that’s what actually matters in this competitive space.

Madhupriya AllamFounder, Madli · Cohort 01

[ The build ]

A real problem, a real fix.

Every Cohort 01 fellow started with people, not an idea: find who has the problem, talk to them, then build.

The problem

People waste time choosing where to eat or go because existing apps overwhelm them with lists instead of giving a few trustworthy, locally relevant recommendations.

What Madhupriya built

Madli

Give users 3 locally ranked recommendations, each with a clear reason, so they can confidently decide in under 2 minutes.

  • Built with
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Typescript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Supabase
  • Maps API

[ Inside the build ]

Inside the build

Home
Home.
Gem of the Town
Gem of the Town.
Recommended Places
Recommended Places.
Madhupriya during the build

Madhupriya built Madli in Cohort 01. See where you'd start.

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[ Madhupriya's story ]

From Day 0 to now.

  1. Why Madhupriya joined

    To learn not only Entrepreneurial skills but also Rapid Prototyping.

  2. What Madhupriya is aiming for

    Build and deploy the MVP version.

  3. Biggest win

    Completed the design and started development in just 17 days.

  4. Where it got to

    Done with Screens and stated the development.

Selected

Selected for a forward-deployed internship.

[ The full story ]

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[ With a mentor, one-to-one ]

How Build Theory helped

Turning idea into a clear product, learning the right frameworks to build it with AI, and gaining the confidence to actually build and ship Madli.

Skills Madhupriya built by doing

  • Ideation
  • Problem Identification
  • Customer Interview
  • PRD and MVP document creation
  • Design skills
  • Iterative design
  • Git
  • VS code
  • Supabase
  • Netlify

Case study

[ Case study ]

She had never shipped a product. 24 days later, Madli was live.

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[ Questions ]

Before you start

Real answers to what students ask us most.

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I don't understand AI yet. Can I still do this?

Yes. If you've used ChatGPT, you can start. Your mentor shows you which AI tools to use, and how, as you build.

Won't this eat into my DSA prep?

No. It's about 3–5 hours a week, and you plan them around your classes and prep. Build Theory runs alongside your DSA prep, not instead of it. Coding rounds still matter. This gives you something to talk about once you clear them.

Is it online or offline?

Fully online, so you can do it from anywhere, around your classes. The one exception is Demo Day: one in-person day in Hyderabad where you present what you built.

What happens after I apply?

Fill a short application. About 5 minutes, no payment. Prashanth calls you within 24 hours to talk through your idea and see if it's a fit. If it's a fit, you confirm your seat with ₹500. It's adjusted against the fee and non-refundable.

Madhupriya started from Day 0.
Where are you starting from?

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24 fellows in Cohort 015 products live

[ Cohort 01 ]

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[ Cohort 02 ]

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