<ul><li>A tech enthusiast built a fully functional tech product, a dynamic link service, for just $2.</li><li>Dynamic links intelligently handle edge cases across platforms like Android, iOS, and PC.</li><li>The product aimed to showcase that innovation doesn't require a hefty budget.</li><li>Challenges included finding a cheap domain, payment struggles, and selecting tech stacks.</li><li>The domain 'dynamc.link' was acquired for $2 with help from a friend for payment.</li><li>Cloudflare's free DNS management system was chosen for efficient functionality.</li><li>Tech stacks included React with Material Design, Django, PostgreSQL, and Docker, all open-source.</li><li>Microservices architecture split the backend into Dynamic Link Resolver and API Service.</li><li>Hosting was managed creatively using Cloudflare Zero Trust and a free AWS EC2 instance.</li><li>The project proved that with strategic decisions and open-source tools, launching a tech product on a budget is achievable.</li></ul>

$2 Startup: Launching a Full Tech Product on a Shoestring Budget

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