At Solara6, we believe in moving fast without sacrificing quality. One of the key tools we use to achieve this is v0, a powerful AI-assisted design tool for rapidly designing and prototyping web applications provided by Vercel. We love how seamlessly v0 integrates with Vercel, allowing us to quickly deploy prototypes for rapid feedback and iteration. This fast deployment cycle ensures we can refine ideas efficiently before committing to full-scale development.

Global e-commerce revenue is expected to reach $8 trillion by 2027, with mobile commerce accounting for over 72% of all online sales. As digital commerce continues to evolve at breakneck speed, businesses need technology solutions that can adapt to changing customer behaviors and expectations across an expanding array of touchpoints.

In September 2024, I found myself in a surreal situation: sitting in a Hudson Yards conference room, bidding against five massive corporations to buy back the business unit I had built. This is the story of how that moment came to be, and how it led to something even better - the creation of a new 50-person company in just three months.