The Stellar Dev Diaries series follows the Freelii team's journey building a remittance chatbot on Stellar, from hackathon wins through securing Stellar Community Fund grants to mainnet launch. Episode 2 covers their pivot strategy, Telegram mini app development, and use of Stellar Anchors for on-ramping.
The Stellar Dev Diaries is a documentary-style series tracking the Freelii team's Web3 startup journey on the Stellar Network. Episode 2 details how the team pivoted their initial concept to achieve broader appeal and multiple hackathon wins, then successfully navigated the Stellar Community Fund grant application process to raise over $70k in funding. The episode provides technical deep dives into building a Telegram mini app, leveraging Stellar Anchors for seamless fiat on-ramping, and managing early-stage operational costs. The series aims to educate developers on real-world challenges and solutions when building and launching products on Stellar, with code examples and feature walkthroughs throughout.
