Independent
2026

QuickPicks by Unlocker

A mobile-first sports picks product built to help creators post, sell, and deliver paid picks in seconds through a tighter funnel than the broader marketplace.

QuickPicks cover

Tech Stack

NextJSNextJS
TypeScriptTypeScript
TailwindCSSTailwindCSS
NodeJSNodeJS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL

The Problem

Sports creators needed a faster way to publish and monetize paid picks than a full marketplace flow. The experience had to work primarily on mobile, feel instant, and still support pricing, delivery, subscriptions, and trust signals.

The Solution

I shaped QuickPicks as a dedicated creator funnel on top of Unlocker: fast pick creation, public purchase pages, shareable creator profiles, checkout and recovery flows, and lightweight dashboards for both creators and admins.

What I Built

  • Quick pick creation flow with structured event metadata, pricing, discounts, and instant publishing.
  • Mobile-first public pick pages with countdowns, bankroll and odds bands, shareable links, and Stripe checkout.
  • Creator bio pages and expert discovery flows that turn social traffic into paid pick purchases.
  • Account dashboards for picks, purchases, subscribers, payouts, and creator-side performance tracking.
  • OTP, social, and passkey authentication with pending-pick recovery so creators can start before signing in.
  • Admin tooling for users, cappers, purchases, sports, platform settings, and moderation workflows.

Key Product Challenges

Fast creation without losing structure

The product had to feel as quick as posting on social while still collecting enough structured data for pricing, scheduling, and delivery.

Mobile checkout conversion

The purchase flow needed to stay lightweight on mobile and still communicate urgency, credibility, and what the buyer unlocks.

Shared platform, focused experience

QuickPicks sits inside the broader Unlocker system, so the UI and APIs had to stay streamlined without duplicating core marketplace capabilities.

Selected Screens

QuickPicks brand cover

Branded entry point for the QuickPicks experience.

QuickPicks mobile pick purchase flow

Mobile-first paid pick page with key pick data and checkout CTA.

QuickPicks mobile gateway view

A compact purchase gateway designed for rapid pick consumption on mobile.

Results & Impact

Turned sports pick monetization into a guided, creator-friendly flow that can start from the landing page.

Unified pick creation, distribution, payment, and account recovery inside one mobile-first product surface.

Extended the broader Unlocker platform with a simpler funnel optimized for quicker publishing and purchase intent.

Created reusable foundations for creator bios, public pick pages, and admin oversight on the same backend.

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