2026 · Live
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Invoice SaaS that removes follow-up work from freelance billing.
Case study
- Role
- Product design and full-stack build
- Timeline
- Solo MVP
Scope
- Invoice workflow
- Stripe payments
- Automated reminders
- Analytics dashboard
What shipped
- The invoice flow is built around fewer steps from draft to paid.
- Reminder automation reduces the need to manually chase every client.
- The dashboard keeps payment status and cash flow visible without extra reporting tools.
Problem
Freelancers and small teams lose time chasing invoices, checking payment status manually, and stitching together invoicing with reminders and reporting.
Approach
I designed a focused billing workflow around fast invoice creation, Stripe-backed payment collection, automated reminder sequences, and a simple dashboard that makes cash flow visible without accounting bloat.
Stack
- Next.js 16
- React 19
- TypeScript
- Stripe
- Supabase
- Tailwind CSS
Results
- Reduced the number of manual follow-up steps between sending an invoice and collecting payment.
- Shipped a complete solo MVP with product, payments, auth, database, and deployment under one codebase.
- Launched publicly with a clearer product story and social proof through Product Hunt.
