Case Study

Web Appetizer (Nerd Nibble)

Serverless ordering for local restaurants with Stripe-powered payments.

Restaurant ordering platform with menu management dashboard and mobile order tracker.
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Summary

Co-Founder

Year: 2020 - 2022

  • SaaS
  • Serverless
  • Founding

Problem

Local restaurants needed a fast, low-fee way to launch online ordering without heavy ops.

Approach

How the work shipped.

  • Built a serverless ordering pipeline with Stripe payments and automated receipts.
  • Designed merchant dashboards for menu, hours, and fulfillment control.
  • Delivered integrations for SMS order status and delivery routing.

Impact

Outcomes and metrics.

  • <1 dayMerchant onboarding · from signup to launch
  • Thousands of ordersOrder throughput · seasonal peaks
  • Minimal infra spendOperational cost · serverless model

Stack

Tools and systems.

  • AWS Lambda
  • TypeScript
  • Stripe
  • DynamoDB
  • Twilio

Links

Further reading.