How We Used a Starter Kit to Finish Our Project Faster (And You Can Too!)

In this article, we share our story about how starter kit helped us finish our software development projects faster.

Building Software in the Age of Instant Gratification

We live in an age of instant gratification. No-code tools and AI are promising to do software development, making it faster and easier than ever before. We expect things to happen fast. We want our food delivered, our movies streamed, and our software built right now. This desire for speed is understandable. But the reality is, not every software product can be shipped like that even if no-code and AI platform helps.

The Frustrations of Starting from Scratch

Imagine you're building a house. You could try to build it from the ground up, sourcing every single brick, mixing your own cement, and laying each piece. You could do it, but it would take forever and need immense effort.

Similarly, building software from scratch can be a daunting task. You're faced with a mountain of challenges with lots of decision making. Choosing tech stack, third-party tools, integrations, deployment strategy. These are a few of the many challenges developers face when starting a new project.

A Better Way

What if there was a better way? What if you could start with a solid foundation, a pre-built framework that handles many of these common challenges?

Enter the starter kit.

Just like a pre-assembled cabinet saves you the time and effort of building it from individual pieces of wood, a starter kit provides a solid foundation for your software project, saving you time and effort.

Our Experience with Starter Kits

We've experienced firsthand the power of starter kits.

• Project 1: Quality Control and Reporting - We were tasked with building a complex quality control and reporting system for a manufacturing client. The initial timeline seemed daunting. However, by using a starter kit that included core features like user authentication, data management, and role-based access control, we were able to significantly accelerate development. We delivered the project ahead of schedule and within budget, exceeding our client's expectations.
• Project 2: Landing Page Builder SaaS - Building a SaaS product from scratch is a massive undertaking. But by utilizing a starter kit that included features like tenant management (allowing multiple clients to use the platform), email template management, and robust API integrations, we were able to launch our minimum viable product (MVP) in just two months. This rapid development allowed us to quickly gather user feedback and iterate on our product.
• Project 3: Marketing Campaign SaaS - We are currently built a marketing campaign SaaS. It marketers send targeted campaigns across email, WhatsApp, and SMS. The starter kit helped us start months ahead. Instead of wasting months in boilerplate features, we immediately started with the core features.

Introducing the Brick Starter Kit

Based on our experiences, we developed our own starter kit: Brick.

Brick is designed to speed up your development journey by providing a good foundation for your projects. Key features of Brick include:

• Authentication: Secure user authentication with support for email, social logins, and multi-factor authentication.
• Authorization: Role & Permission based access control
• Tenant Management: Manage tenants and isolate their data within the platform.
• User Management: Manage user accounts within the tenant.
• Email Template Management: Design and send professional-looking emails with custom templates.
• API Integration: Integrate with third-party APIs and services.

and much more...

Build Faster, Achieve More

By using Brick as your foundation, you can:

• Reduce development time: Spend less time on boilerplate code and focus on building unique features that differentiate your application.
• Improve code quality: Leverage a well-architected and tested foundation, reducing the risk of bugs and security vulnerabilities.
• Increase developer productivity: Focus on building the core functionality of your application without getting bogged down in low-level infrastructure concerns.
• Reduce development costs: Significantly lower your overall development costs by accelerating project timelines and minimizing the need for extensive upfront development work.

Build your next project faster with Brick.

As a special offer, we're offering a paid version of Brick to any client who hires our team for their next project!

Let us help you turn your software development dreams into reality. Contact us today for a free consultation.