Three Books. Three Journeys. One Builder’s Perspective.
Published:
Originally published on Substack.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked across robotics, industrial automation, IoT, AI, SaaS, and startups. Along the way, I learned that building products, companies, and careers all share one thing in common:
You learn by doing.
I’m excited to share that my books are now available on Amazon:
📘 How to Build Fashion AI SaaS From Scratch
A practical guide to building an AI-powered fashion platform using Stable Diffusion, modern cloud infrastructure, and SaaS business principles. Designed for founders, engineers, and AI builders interested in turning generative AI into real products.
📗 Building Your Enterprise Peer-to-Peer VPN SaaS From Scratch
A deep dive into building a production-ready networking platform based on WireGuard, P2P networking, edge computing, cloud orchestration, and SaaS architecture. Based on lessons learned while building OmniEdge.
📙 The Complete Guide to Former Founder Employment Success
For founders transitioning back into the job market. Covers founder bias, positioning your experience, interviewing effectively, and turning entrepreneurial experience into a competitive advantage.
These books are not theory. They are collections of lessons learned through years of building products, solving technical problems, leading teams, raising capital, serving customers, and occasionally making expensive mistakes.
Whether you’re a startup founder, software engineer, product leader, robotics professional, or someone considering a new chapter in your career, I hope these books help you move a little faster and avoid a few of the pitfalls I encountered.
Author page:
Amazon Author Page – Yong Qian
https://www.amazon.com/author/yongqian
Thank you to everyone who has supported my journey as an engineer, founder, builder, and lifelong learner. More books on robotics, embodied AI, industrial systems, and deep-tech entrepreneurship are coming soon.