The Closet Clique
A non-tech founder. An 18-month quote. Launched in 4 months.
Timeline
4 Months
Stack
React Native · Stripe · Supabase
Services
MVP Development, Mobile Engineering, Product Design
Status
Live
Where they were
before we got involved.
Mia had a product she believed in and a dev shop telling her she'd need 18 months and $80K to find out if she was right. She came to us with a clear vision for a fashion resale marketplace — and a deadline she wasn't willing to miss. We embedded as her fractional tech team, made every product decision with her, and shipped.
Before Hachiko
- Quoted 18+ months by a dev shop
- No technical leadership or co-founder
- No clear path from idea to launch
After Hachiko
- Shipped a fully functional marketplace in 4 months
- 1,000+ users onboarded at beta launch
- Full Stripe payments and multi-tenant auth live on day one
What we shipped.
Listings & Discovery
Buyers browse, save, and purchase fashion items in under 3 taps. Sellers list with photos, sizing, and pricing in minutes — no technical knowledge required.
Stripe Payments
End-to-end payment flow with Stripe Connect — payouts to sellers, buyer protection, and refund handling built in from day one. No payment issues at launch.
User Profiles & Messaging
Persistent profiles, follow feeds, and in-app messaging so buyers and sellers build real relationships on the platform — not just transactions.
Shop, rent, or sell looks you love.
1,000+
Users at Launch
4 months. Not 18.
Shop, rent, or sell looks you love.
1,000+
Users at Launch
4 months. Not 18.
Working with Christian felt like having an in-house product team. He prioritized launch blockers, shipped weekly builds for fast testing, and resolved payment and multi-tenant issues so our beta testers could focus on real feedback. Their execution and responsiveness made the whole rollout far less stressful.
Mia Taraszki
Founder, The Closet Clique
Mia went from being told to wait 18 months to handing out beta invites in 4. The platform launched with listings, payments, and user profiles fully operational — and 1,000+ users signed up in the first wave.
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