The latest articles on DEV Community by Sandeep Kommineni (@sandeep_kommineni). https://dev.to/sandeep_kommineni https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4154218%2F4bd37d7b-e604-4e98-81c2-7b7f0dc6af97.jpg https://dev.to/sandeep_kommineni en Sandeep Kommineni Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:47:05 +0000 https://dev.to/sandeep_kommineni/i-integrated-dodo-payments-and-got-blocked-on-day-1-then-shipped-a-bidding-leaderboard-35l0 https://dev.to/sandeep_kommineni/i-integrated-dodo-payments-and-got-blocked-on-day-1-then-shipped-a-bidding-leaderboard-35l0 <p>I build AI systems that ship. Last week I shipped something dumber and harder: a public leaderboard where rank = what you bid.</p> <p>Live: get-seen.live — CLAIM A RANK. GET SEEN.</p> <h3> The idea </h3> <p>Every "top 10" is pay-to-play behind closed doors. I made it public. Paste a URL or X handle, pick a category, bid whole dollars. Highest total is #1. No votes, no hunters.</p> <ul> <li>All-time board never expires</li> <li>Today resets midnight UTC</li> <li>Daily is frozen archive</li> <li>Ties: oldest keeps higher rank</li> <li>Raises pay difference only</li> <li>Taking #1 costs $1 more than current #1</li> </ul> <p>Right now everything starts at $1. When top crosses $100 I unpause to $5 min. So cheapest rank ever is now.</p> <h3> What broke </h3> <p>Sandbox worked. Live failed — product fell under restricted promotional/advertising. Lesson: read the provider AUP before you integrate, not after. Fixed copy, terms, no-refund rule (outranked ≠ refund), UTC-day dating.</p> <p>Then I dogfooded: bid $1 for my own X handle, live in seconds. You're #1 screen, board #1, Today's ranking all live.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F22g3ydjkkz575w3miun9.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F22g3ydjkkz575w3miun9.png" alt=" " width="800" height="401"></a></p> <h3> Why devs should care </h3> <p>100+ tests, real-money drills. Crown-first seating is 20 lines of logic but 200 lines of edge cases.</p> <p>If you launch into the void (3 likes gang), Lot #2 is open for $1. Worst case? Out a few bucks. Best case? Everybody sees you.</p> <p>Roast it — what's broken?</p> payments saas buildinpublic webdev