---
type: project
status: completed
client: "[[TechStart Inc]]"
start_date: 2025-06-01
end_date: 2025-12-31
budget: 25000
billed_to_date: 25000
priority: high
tags:
  - project
  - saas
  - startup
  - completed
---
# [[TechStart MVP Build]]

## Overview

Built MVP for [[TechStart Inc]]'s B2B analytics platform. Delivered core features enabling product-market fit testing.

**Client**: [[TechStart Inc]]
**Contact**: [[Mike Chen]], CTO
**Timeline**: 6 months (Jun - [[Dec 2025]])
**Budget**: $25,000 | **Billed**: $25,000 (100%)
**Status**: Completed

## Deliverables

### 1. [[User Authentication System]]
- JWT-based authentication
- OAuth 2.0 integration (Google, [[GitHub]])
- Role-based access control
- Password reset flow

### 2. Core [[API Endpoints]]
- RESTful API design
- Data ingestion endpoints
- Query and reporting APIs
- Webhook support

### 3. [[Admin Dashboard]]
- User management
- System monitoring
- Basic analytics

### 4. [[Deployment Pipeline]]
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions
- AWS infrastructure (ECS, RDS)
- Environment management (dev, staging, prod)

## [[Project Timeline]]

| Phase | Duration | Status |
|-------|----------|--------|
| Discovery | 2 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| Architecture | 2 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| [[Auth System]] | 4 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| Core APIs | 6 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| Dashboard | 4 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| Deployment | 2 weeks | ✅ Complete |
| Handover | 2 weeks | ✅ Complete |

## [[Key Decisions]]

1. **Framework**: [[Node.js]]/Express (team familiarity)
2. **Database**: PostgreSQL (relational needs, future scale)
3. **Hosting**: [[AWS ECS]] (cost-effective, scalable)
4. **Auth**: Custom JWT + OAuth (flexibility)

## [[Lessons Learned]]

- Scope creep in admin dashboard - should have fixed features earlier
- OAuth integration took longer than estimated
- Documentation handover critical for small teams
- Weekly demos kept stakeholder alignment

## Follow-on Opportunity

See [[TechStart Phase 2]] for proposed continuation:
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Advanced analytics
- [[API Marketplace]] integration

## Related

- Client: [[TechStart Inc]]
- Proposal: [[TechStart Phase 2]]
- Knowledge: [[API Security Checklist]]
- Daily: [[2026-01-02]]

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*Completed: 2025-12-31*
