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Dad and 14-Year-Old Son Launch Viral Brawl Stars SaaS, Thwart AWS Meltdown for Pennies

5,000 verified Brawl Stars players in days, all from WhatsApp whispers. A dev dad and his teen son turned a weekend whim into a traffic-proof SaaS without bankrupting on AWS.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 3 min read
Screenshot of BrawlValue.com leaderboard with school rankings and glowing VIP cards

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Nginx split_clients module balanced API keys to crush rate limits without extra infra. 𝕏
  • Supabase window functions pre-computed ranks, slashing compute from nightmare to 0.08% CPU. 𝕏
  • Discord bot + LLM OCR automated KYC for 5K teen users — zero manual work. 𝕏
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