Project Stories
The builds behind the blog. Real projects with real constraints — what worked, what broke, and what I'd do differently.
Nobody Finishes a 15-Minute AI Interview
How I decomposed a monolithic AI discovery interview into 8 standalone tools — each with its own deliverable, landing page, and search intent.
Fidder Overengineering Made Me Pay
Reduced Fidder's maintenance costs $17/month → $1/month by fixing architectural mistakes, like expensive Firestore secutiry rules and unnecessary VPS-polling.
How We Built a Zero-Cost CMS Portfolio That Actually Works
Using Next.js, Airtable, and Vercel's free tiers, we created a content-managed portfolio site with zero ongoing costs, hourly updates, custom image caching, and complete creator control
Simple E-Commerce Request Uncovered a Wholesale Business's True Need
What began as an e-commerce project revealed a deeper need: tracking products across the entire supply chain, not just processing orders
The Tiny App That Eliminated a Shipping Processing Bottleneck
Custom app cut shipping preparation time from 10 minutes to 60 seconds, slashed errors by 80%, and paid for itself in 30 days — all for $3/month
Building an Embeddable DIY Diamond Mosaic PDF Generator
Created a web app that transforms photos into diamond art patterns using client-side processing, eliminating server costs while enhancing UX
The Algorithm that Transformed Warehouse Chaos
Reduced shipment prep time by 70%, improved accuracy to 95%, and cut costs by 40%. Five years later, it's still the company's operational backbone.
A Story of Fidder: The RSS Reader Without the Noise
Subscribe to your favorite sites without the social media distraction
A Launch Story of MyCointainer: Ultimate Staking Service Platform
Choose favourite cryptoassets, transfer coins to staking wallet and profit off them
Streamlining Software Release Process: A Case Study
Automating releases transforms them from error-prone, anxiety-inducing events into confident, one-click routines that teams like to perform