Micro-Proof: Marketplace Launched
Budget constraints didn’t block the product.
Architecture discipline beats overspending.
Budget-aware architecture
Vendor portal
Stripe integration
Reality Check™ Summary
Situation: A niche advertising company needed a vendor portal supporting bids, images, and payments — but had limited budget and existing no-code tooling.
Reality Check™: The constraint wasn’t ambition — it was cost discipline and integration boundaries.
Intervention: Extended a no-code foundation with a custom Django backend to handle security, workflow logic, and Stripe payments.
Result: A professional-grade marketplace launched without enterprise infrastructure costs.