The latest articles on DEV Community by FOUAD BOYA (@way_toup_031244cb480e120). https://dev.to/way_toup_031244cb480e120 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%2F4240008%2F5ad229a1-795c-4e3e-a0f5-569bae3513cd.png https://dev.to/way_toup_031244cb480e120 en FOUAD BOYA Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:18:07 +0000 https://dev.to/way_toup_031244cb480e120/i-built-a-launch-board-where-votes-beat-budgets-h4e https://dev.to/way_toup_031244cb480e120/i-built-a-launch-board-where-votes-beat-budgets-h4e <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%2F8ibuinrskfvthz3d2nmu.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%2F8ibuinrskfvthz3d2nmu.png" alt=" " width="800" height="533"></a></p> <p>Small products get buried on most launch platforms. Whoever has the biggest audience or ad budget ends up on top. So I built <strong>Stackboo</strong>, a weekly launch board for SaaS and AI products where votes decide the ranking, not budgets.</p> <h2> What it is </h2> <ul> <li>Founders list a SaaS or AI product</li> <li>The community votes</li> <li>The board resets every <strong>Monday at 00:00 UTC</strong>, so every product gets a fresh shot</li> <li>Every submission is human-reviewed</li> <li>Sponsored spots exist, but they're clearly labelled</li> <li>Listing is free</li> </ul> <p>You can see it at <a href="https://stackboo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">stackboo.com</a>.</p> <h2> The stack </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Next.js</strong> on <strong>Cloudflare Workers</strong> (using the OpenNext adapter)</li> <li> <strong>Neon</strong> Postgres</li> <li> <strong>Drizzle</strong> as the ORM</li> <li> <strong>Minilytics</strong> for analytics</li> <li><strong>Resend</strong></li> </ul> <p>I picked this stack because Workers gives fast responses worldwide and a free tier that suits a side project, while Neon scales to zero when nobody is using it.</p> <h2> Things I found tricky </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Weekly resets:</strong> a Monday 00:00 UTC reset needs a scheduled job and careful handling of time zones. Everything is stored in UTC and only converted on display.</li> <li> <strong>Reviewing submissions:</strong> I check each product by hand: does the site load, does it match its description, is it a real SaaS or AI product, is there a refund policy if it takes payments?</li> <li> <strong>Backlink verification:</strong> I'm working on checking that listed products link back properly.</li> </ul> <h2> What's next </h2> <p>I'm still improving the board and the review flow. If you've launched on other platforms, I'd love to hear what you wish they did differently.</p> <p>If you're building a SaaS or AI product, you're welcome to list it on <a href="https://stackboo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stackboo</a>. What would make a launch board worth your time?</p> webdev nextjs buildinpublic showdev