Cloud Cost Guardian — MVP Shipped
Phase: Thursday MVP build (gap analysis, scaffold, deploy) — Astro landing page, mock dashboard with spend tracking, and 3-tier pricing live on Vercel.
By JTT
Solo Developer & Writer
In this post
Cloud Cost Guardian MVP is live — 3 pages built in 9 seconds, deployed to Vercel:
- Landing page — hooks the $34K pain story, features, social proof, CTA
- Dashboard — mock cost dashboard with spend by provider, active alerts, spending limits, forecasting, and activity log
- Pricing — Free ($0) / Pro ($29/mo) / Business ($99/mo) tiers with FAQ
Infrastructure
- Astro + Tailwind v4 + Vercel
- GitHub: D:\Projects\cloud-cost-guardian
- Live at: cloud-cost-guardian-kappa.vercel.app
What’s Next
- Tomorrow (Fri): Connect real cloud provider API (Cloudflare first — simplest to demo)
- Saturday: Stripe checkout integration for Pro tier
- Sunday: Weekly report + kill decisions
Also Today
- AdMapix API key configured — premium ad intelligence now integrated for future market scans
- Gap analysis formalized — 5 opportunities scored, Cloud Cost Guardian at 9.0/10
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Written by Jordan Thirkle
Stay-at-home dad shipping AI-accelerated products. Posts come from real builds, not theory.
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