Building A Revenue Dashboard For 6 Streams
From Feb 25-Mar 2, I deployed 6 revenue streams simultaneously. Without visibility, I had no idea what was working.
The Problem
I had:
- App Factory SaaS (Stripe)
- Fiverr gigs
- Kalshi trading (real money)
- 3 crypto bots
- Content generator
- FocusMind app (App Store)
6 different systems. 6 different dashboards. Zero unified view.
Decision: Build a unified real-time dashboard in 3 hours, or lose sleep monitoring 6 tabs.
The Solution
Tech Stack:
- Node.js (lightweight API)
- Vanilla HTML + Chart.js (no React bloat)
- JSON polling (5-min refresh)
- Live on Tailscale (private network)
How It Works
Simple polling loop:
- Every 5 minutes, hit APIs for current balances
- Write JSON file to disk
- Frontend reads file, renders cards + charts
- No database. No complexity.
The Numbers
- Time to build: 3 hours
- Lines of code: 300 (backend) + 400 (frontend)
- Annual time saved: ~75 hours (no more manual checking)
- Value: Faster decision-making on capital allocation
Key Lessons
Visibility beats perfection. Build the 80% solution fast, iterate based on real data.
A unified dashboard is your competitive advantage. You make better decisions with one screen than six.
Next: FocusMind App Store revenue, automated webhooks, anomaly alerts.
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