Company
Date Published
Author
Julian Benegas
Word count
760
Language
English
Hacker News points
3

Summary

The design and development of MrBeast's storefront required balancing performance, entertainment, and keeping "the buying flow" as the star of the show. The team at basement.studio used Vercel for hosting, Shopify for ecommerce, and Axiom for observability to ensure a seamless experience for 100 million subscribers. They created engaging mini-games like Lambo Jump and Slap to Win, which were later modified to prevent hacking, and implemented game rules to protect against tech-savvy users exploiting the system. The team's success was largely due to their collaboration with Revolt and the use of Vercel, Shopify, and Axiom to deliver a high-performance site that could handle unpredictable traffic.