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Case study · Creator-first streaming platform

ShoStak: two streaming platforms, from requirements to launch in under six months

ShoStak set out to build a new kind of streaming platform built on creator ownership: filmmakers publish short-form cinematic content, organize projects into worlds or series, and earn directly from their audience. There was no existing platform, so Briebug designed and built it from the ground up.

Under 6 monthsfrom requirements to launch of two platforms, with a four-person team

  • Mux
  • Stripe
  • WorkOS
  • Vercel
  • Supabase
  • Prisma
  • Storybook

The challenge

  • Deliver a fully working streaming platform within an aggressive timeline.
  • Balance a broad feature set and evolving requirements with a small team and limited time.

What it needed

  • A creator application to upload and manage content, and organize it into worlds, series or standalone films.
  • A consumer streaming platform with free and subscription access.
  • Secure, scalable video streaming, and a monetization model that distributes revenue to creators.

What we did

Product and architecture

Briebug led product strategy, architecture and full-stack development from concept through launch, with agile delivery leadership.

Streaming and payments

Secure video streaming on Mux with signed URLs and analytics, and subscription billing and creator payouts on Stripe.

Component-driven UI

A component library in Storybook let the team build pages quickly and keep both platforms consistent.

Quality without a QA team

Internal demos validated features before client reviews, and stakeholders tested in staging before release. Weekly grooming kept scope on the launch-critical features.

The result

  • Delivered from requirements to production launch in under six months.
  • Two platforms, creator and consumer, built by a four-person team.
  • A working subscription model with automated revenue distribution to creators.
“Briebug has taken our detailed vision of something that has never been created before and turned it into a functioning scalable platform.”
Michael Brown, Founder/CEO, ShoStak · Review on Clutch

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