Trackboard

I spent about 6 months to actually launch an e-commerce idea. I wouldn't say it was successful but I did learn a lot about 3D printing, manufacturing, supplier chain, limitations and I tried most e-commerce platforms. In my blog, I write about all of these to share the lessons learned. https://trackboard.co/Blog/

I decided to implement filtering on the frontend only.
I learned that the implementation of filtering feature, in theory, sounds simple. In practice, it is not. it requires to think a lot about the pros and cons of backend and front end implementation based on how your product works and how the users use it.
For example, if you anticipate thousands of users filtering at the same time, a backend solution would add a lot of load to your service and probably cost. A front end solution means less load to your service but it could offer a poor UX if your user has thousands of products to filter.

Luckily some of the initial users were kind to spend some of their time to point out things that were not clear in the app's journey and things that they would definitely need to see in the app, such as RAG status. Many people though, do not know what RAG status is so I tried to make it easy for everyone to understand. The idea, after all, is that everyone should be on the same page ;) with projects.

Hard work for a month. I learnt how to integrate with Stripe. It is not as easy as it sounds and I had help for someone who had done this before. I Learned how to deploy on Google cloud. I learnt to avoid using MSserver with Rails app. I also learned to do user and market research before start working on anything. I also earned how to use Sketch.