Custom Business Operating System

A custom-built business operating system for a web design studio, designed to run the entire business from one place.

Clients discover the studio on linteforge.com, fill out an onboarding form, and their project automatically lands inside the internal dashboard without any manual input. From there the system handles the full client cycle:

Job discovery with a pipeline pulled from freelance platforms

Proposal generation and quoting

Contract sending and scope of work documents

Invoicing and time tracking

Client portal where clients track their own project progress in real time

The internal dashboard includes a full CRM built from client activity, an income and expense tracker with monthly revenue stats, and an automated document flow so nothing falls through the cracks.

Every public-facing page (onboarding form, client portal) is accessible without a login, while the internal system stays fully private and session-protected.

React with TypeScript for the frontend

Node.js for the backend API and automation logic

PostgreSQL for the relational database

Automated email pipeline for client notifications

Session-based auth with role-based access control

The studio went from managing clients across email threads, Google Sheets, and manual invoicing to a single system where every step from first inquiry to final payment is tracked and partially automated. The client portal alone eliminated the "where's my project at?" emails that were eating hours every week.

Built as a full-stack web application from scratch, designed around real business operations. Single point of contact from architecture to deployment through LintéForge.