“We chose Next.js fully TypeScript shadcn components, resend for email, OpenPanel analytics, and just connected with GitHub and shared it on Vercel... payments we use Polar... every tool we choose to share have the same philosophy: no servers, no friction, just focus on building and shipping fast... all in all 525 bucks a month with a 99.8 gross margin.”

Run $525 Of Managed-Service Tools Against $35K Revenue For A 99.8 Percent Gross Margin

The entire stack is managed services with no servers to babysit — Next.js on Vercel, Resend, Polar, shadcn. Total infrastructure runs $525/month against $35K revenue, and the open-source GitHub-merge model means contributors do most of the content work, keeping founder maintenance to 3 hours/month while two people run the directory on the side.