Profile 01 · The Founder

Built from
zero
to live

I started DormDrop with no technical background — no prior web development, no existing codebase, no team. What existed was a problem worth solving and the discipline to learn everything required to solve it. The product is now live at two Charles University dormitories.

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DormDrop
Peer-to-peer circular marketplace · Charles University
Live · 2025–26
2
Pilot dorms
PWA
Platform type
Solo
Founding team
Vanilla JS HTML / CSS Supabase WEDOS PostHog Resend
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Founded
projects

Two projects so far — one live, one in concept. Click the card or use the button to move through them. More will be added as the portfolio grows.

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How I
build

01
Start with the problem, not the solution
DormDrop began as an observation, not a product idea. The marketplace framing came second — and was then discarded when research showed it was the wrong model. The problem always comes first.
02
Learn by shipping, not by studying
Every technical skill acquired during DormDrop came from needing it for the product — not from courses or preparation. The build is the curriculum.
03
Remove before adding
Payments, escrow, ratings, dispute handling — all removed. Each removal simplified the UX, reduced legal surface area, and increased adoption. Subtraction is product strategy.
04
Constraints are design inputs, not obstacles
No budget, no team, no prior experience, institutional approval required — every constraint shaped a better product. The dorm-level scope emerged from the constraint of needing dormitory authority approval.
05
The flywheel is traction, not features
The most important metric for DormDrop right now is not code quality, not design polish, not analytics coverage — it is the first completed transaction between two students. That closes the loop.

Interested in DormDrop?

Open to conversations with university administrators, impact investors, circular economy advocates, and potential partners. The May move-out season is the critical window.

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