Why Freelance Developers Should Focus on B2B & No-DB Design

I wanted to share a recent video I created that dives into a powerful approach for freelance developers: focusing on B2B (business-to-business) clients and building applications without a traditional database.

In the video, I explore how leveraging modern tools like Stripe for payments and Clerk for authentication can help us build sophisticated, full-stack applications with Plotly Dash at the core. This “no-database” philosophy can lead to faster development, less complexity, and easier maintenance—allowing you to get to market quicker.

Show & Tell: I’ll walk you through two of my own applications built with these principles:

https://caffemistico.com/

:rocket: The Core Idea

The main argument is that by building on top of robust third-party services, we can offload a lot of the backend complexity and focus on what we do best: creating amazing user interfaces and data visualizations with Dash.

I showcase two applications built with this methodology:

:chart_increasing: Plotly Dash in Action

For the Plotly community, the most exciting part is how Dash is used to create these dynamic and interactive applications.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this approach & the overall design of these new applications I’ve built!

  • Have you built similar “database-less” apps with Dash?
  • What are your thoughts on focusing on B2B for freelance success?
  • What are your favorite third-party services to integrate with your Dash apps?

Extra Free & Useful Resource

UI UX Guide .md file for DMC: https://dash.geomapindex.com/ui-ux-de…

Dash Pip components:

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