What does it take to ship a production-ready platform on a tight budget, with a team of interns and freelancers, and still care about performance—both in code and in people?
In this talk, Akshay Nair will share the journey of helping a small nonprofit team build and launch a SaaS platform designed to support career-readiness programs in public schools. From navigating performance constraints in a legacy codebase to adapting to constant developer churn, regulatory hurdles, and minimal infrastructure spend, this is a case study in getting things done without reinventing the wheel.
Rather than just focusing on metrics and optimization tricks, Akshay will talk about what “performance” looks like when the real challenges are scattered across team structure, resource limitations, and long-term sustainability. If you've ever had to do more with less, or balance people and process while still shipping, this one’s for you.
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