Astro
Used on the Dot Fuel build.
Project
Serverless pre-launch funnel
A pre-launch funnel engineered to keep recurring bills at zero.
Overview
Dot Fuel was designed around a pragmatic constraint: validate demand without taking on monthly software bloat. We paired a lean brand and landing page with a serverless stack and email automation.
The challenge
A pre-launch funnel built to keep recurring bills at zero: Astro on the front, Neon and Vercel behind it, and Resend for email.
Live build
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Cost architecture
Every layer supports the zero-recurring-bill constraint.
The interface makes the operational promise visible: static delivery, serverless data, and automated follow-up without a monthly software stack.
- Astro page
- Vercel hosting
- Neon Postgres
- Resend automations
- $0 idle cost
Constraint
Built around cost discipline from day one.
The stack avoided heavy SaaS dependencies while preserving the core pre-launch needs: capture interest, store signups, and trigger follow-up email.
- Serverless hosting
- Managed Postgres path
- Automated email capture
Launch
A landing page that makes the cost promise obvious.
The design keeps the zero-recurring-bill idea visible, then supports it with practical technical proof and a clean email capture path.
- Offer-led hero
- Waitlist conversion path
- Brand and product framing
$0
Recurring bill target
Results
What changed.
- Neon database
- Resend email
- Lean pre-launch funnel with minimal operational drag.
- Email automation integrated into the capture flow.
- Brand and product page ready for validation.
Stack
The operating layers we shipped.
Each layer was chosen around ownership: the public experience, the admin workflow, the data capture, and the systems that keep the business running without rented-tool drag.
Neon
Used on the Dot Fuel build.
Vercel
Used on the Dot Fuel build.
Resend
Used on the Dot Fuel build.
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