When an off-the-shelf tool won’t cut it, we sketch the smallest useful system and grow from there — Laravel-shaped, Stripe-aware, and built so you’re not locked in by mystery code.
Thoughtful data models, humane admin screens, and deployment practices you could hand to another competent developer. Built on Laravel with Filament for admin, Stripe for payments, and Inertia + React on the front when an app needs it.
Customers, staff, partners — each sees what they should, nothing else.
Stripe patterns for subscriptions, invoices, or marketplace splits — scoped to what you actually sell.
Heavy work off the request, sensible caching, fewer 3am surprises.
Sensible defaults, logging, and backups discussed before launch — not after.
Screens your team can train new staff on without a wiki novel.
README, deployment notes, and a pathway for the next developer.
— Process
Whiteboard reality — who does what, on which days, with which exceptions.
Spike the hairiest integration or rule first so estimates mean something.
Vertical slices you can use — not six months of invisible foundation.
Monitoring, backups, runbooks, and a sane path for v2.
SaaS · Multi-tenant
Rental management software built for how NZ hire actually works. Bookings, bonds, GST, CoF, Windcave, Stripe Connect and Xero, all multi-tenant from the first commit.
Mobile app · Free tool
A free, mobile-first app for NZ rental operators to track CoF, rego, RUC and service history in one place, without another spreadsheet. The free front door to Glovebox.
Marketplace · Co-op network
A co-op network where independent NZ rental operators host each other's vehicles. Storage, cleaning, handover and relocation in one trusted network, paid owner-to-owner.
Marketplace · Two-sided
A free car relocation marketplace connecting NZ rental operators with drivers. Verified drivers, free fuel on most trips, and a paid Priority tier for deadline moves.
SaaS · Fintech
Rental revenue protection from pickup to chargeback. Stripe-native bond holds, identity verification, post-hire charges, and dispute response, built in NZ.
SaaS · Compliance
Risk-based NZGTTM traffic management plans drafted from a street address, with the assessment and diagram, ready for an STMS to review and sign.
Marketplace · Creator economy
A clean, NZ-focused marketplace where creators and brands find each other. Free to list, free to browse, built around fit rather than volume.
AI product · Autonomous media
Readers submit a photo, AI turns it into a full satirical NZ news article with a fake reporter byline and comment thread. A live, self-running AI media experiment.
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