Not because I didn't have stories — I had plenty. But because most bug bounty content online feels… fake.

Everything is either:

• a flex
• a roadmap
• or a "how I made X money" post

Very little talks about what bug bounty actually feels like.

So instead of another article, I decided to do something uncomfortable.

I wrote a book.

What this book is (and what it is not)

This is not a bug bounty guide.

There are:

• no step-by-step tutorials
• no tool lists
• no promises of easy money

This book is a collection of real experiences from my bug bounty journey:

• first wins
• stupid mistakes
• near disasters
• logic bugs that escalated unexpectedly
• burnout that didn't come from failure, but from repetition

It's the stuff people usually don't write about.

Why I wrote it

I wrote this book for the version of me who:

• kept staring at Burp with nothing to show for it
• felt dumb reading Twitter success threads
• wondered if bug bounty was broken or if I was

Bug bounty doesn't fail you loudly. It drains you quietly.

I wanted to document that truth — honestly, without filters.

Who this book is for

This book will make sense if you are:

• a beginner struggling to find your first bug
• a developer curious about the security mindset
• a bug hunter who feels burned out but can't explain why

If you're looking for a roadmap or shortcuts, this book is not for you.

The book

Inside the Hacker's Mind Real Bug Bounty Stories from Recon to Report

It's a short, focused, honest read.

PDF. No DRM. Pay-what-you-want (minimum $5).

👉 You can find the book here: Gumroad link — https://vivekps.gumroad.com/l/inside-the-hackers-mind]

One last thing

If you read it and feel like:

"Yeah… this is exactly how it feels"

That alone makes writing it worth it.

Thanks for reading. And good luck out there — it's harder than people admit.