Getting Started with Bug Bounty – 1:1 Mentorship with Tushar Verma

Curious about bug bounty but overwhelmed by scopes, payloads, and endless tools? This hands-on 1:1 session gives beginners a clear, practical path to start finding real bugs and building a portfolio that pays.

What You’ll Get

1. Launch Path to Your First Find: Learn a step-by-step approach to discover low-hanging, realistic targets and land your first valid submission.
2. Vulnerability Foundations: Understand the most valuable classes for beginners (XSS, IDOR, auth logic, SSRF, misconfigurations) — what to test and why.
3. Practical Methodology: Get a repeatable testing workflow: scope selection, recon, payload crafting, proof-of-concept, and responsible disclosure.
4. Tooling That Actually Helps: Lightweight toolset and browser tricks that increase signal and cut noise — no tool fatigue.
5. Report Writing & Bounty Strategy: How to write concise, high-impact reports and prioritize targets that companies pay for.
6. Safety & Ethics: Rules for scoped testing, disclosure etiquette, and avoiding legal/ethical pitfalls.

Who This Is For

1. Absolute Beginners: No prior experience required — just curiosity and persistence.
2. Junior Engineers / Devs: Want to learn offensive thinking and practical testing skills.
3. Bug Hunters Stuck Early: Folks who try a bit but haven’t landed a valid finding yet.
4. Students & Bootcamp Grads: Looking to build a bug bounty portfolio and break into security roles.

What You’ll Walk Away With

1. Beginner Bug Bounty Playbook: A compact, actionable checklist you can reuse for every target.
2. First 30-Day Gameplan: Targets to practice on, exercises to complete, and metrics to track progress.
3. Report Templates & POCs: Ready-to-use templates for clear, persuasive vulnerability submissions.
4. Community & Resource List: Handpicked learning resources, slack/discords, and vuln hubs to grow with.
5. Confidence to Submit: The mindset, ethics, and presentation skills to go from testing to paid reports.