Sachin Burman
Builder · Operator · Product

Notes & Prototypes

Experiments & Explorations

A public notebook of ideas, active explorations, and prototypes. These are ongoing experiments in software products, AI tools, and distribution.

Market IdeasStatus: Active Exploration & Research
Working Note

The Software Distribution Challenge in an AI-Assisted World

A strategic investigation into post-AI software distribution bottlenecks, crowded app marketplaces, and authentic channel creation.

What Has Changed: AI-assisted coding tools have dramatically reduced the cost and time required to build working software. Where a minimum viable product previously required six months and a dedicated engineering team, a solo builder can now launch in weeks.

The Real Challenge: Because it has become so easy to build software, the market is seeing an explosion of new tools. The hardest part is no longer building the product; it is distribution, attention, and trust. Getting discovered in crowded app stores has become the single biggest hurdle for new software.

Current Exploration: I am actively researching and testing practical ways to help small software products reach real customers: automated SEO pages, connecting with merchant communities, location-based pricing (the thesis behind Lokally), and building tools directly into platforms people already use every day.

Presented as an active exploration and test, not as a finished commercial conclusion.
Edge ArchitectureStatus: Production Prototype
Technical Spike

Shopify Function Edge Mechanics & Sub-50ms Geofence Latency

Benchmarking Shopify Functions execution at CDN edge locations for real-time pincode validation and checkout rule enforcement.

Problem Statement: Traditional Shopify apps depend on external HTTP webhook hops during checkout, introducing 300ms–1200ms latency spikes that depress conversion rates and cause checkout dropoffs.

Edge Function Implementation: By compiling validation logic into WebAssembly (Wasm) executing directly within Shopify's global edge network via Shopify Functions, checkout logic executes in under 5ms with zero external API calls.

Observed Results: 100% deterministic rule enforcement with zero network jitter across tier-2 and tier-3 Indian mobile connections.

Integrated as the core engine powering the Lokally Cash-on-Delivery qualification rules.
Open for Collaboration & Roles

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Whether you want to automate repetitive workflows, build a custom e-commerce tool, or need a hands-on partner for product and operations, I'd love to connect.

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