Candy Portuondo

Candy Portuondo

Cofounder & Growth Lead
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Growth isn't about more ideas—it's about faster, better decisions. I'm a cofounder at PaywallPro (46K+ paywalls tracked) and an 8-year ASO and subscription growth practitioner. I use real-world market benchmarks to design and prioritize onboarding and paywall experiments that improve conversion and RPD. DM me if you want benchmarks for pricing, trials, or paywall messaging.

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1d ago

How do CS students choose portfolio projects that actually get noticed by recruiters?

As a CS student, I m trying to avoid building generic clone apps that everyone has on their resume. I want my portfolio to feature a tool that solves a real problem for real users.

My current idea is a web platform where people can use their spare time to earn extra income via affiliate links.


For those who hire junior devs, does a project like this demonstrate good real-world software building skills, or is the scope too focused on the business side?

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7d ago

What ground rules do you set with AI coding tools to stop project bloat?

Had a working app up in a weekend thanks to AI, but by month two, navigating the project turned into a headache. The agent kept generating new helper files and duplicate utility code instead of reusing what was already there.

Now I force the tool to keep a clean structure file and double-check file names before letting it generate new code. It slows down the speed a bit, but saves my sanity on weekends.

How do you manage that transition from rapid prototyping to actually maintaining readable code long term?

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