Most agencies would split a project like Givore across a team: one person for the app, another for the backend, someone for social, a growth specialist on top. I did all of it myself — and it’s still running in production today.
Build
Givore is a free app for giving and finding things near you. I designed it, wrote the iOS and Android apps, built the backend and the APIs, and shipped the website. One person, the whole stack, no handoffs between the pieces. That let me make the give-and-find loop actually feel good: a map to see what’s nearby, chat so people can arrange a handover, and a bit of light gamification — a leaderboard — to reward the people who give the most. Decisions like those are easier when the same person owns the design, the app and the database behind it.
Run
Building it was only half the job. I run production too: the servers, the deploys, the security, the uptime. When something breaks there’s no ticket queue — I fix it. New versions ship to both stores, the backend keeps up, and the whole thing stays online for the people using it. An app that works in a demo and an app that keeps working for the people who rely on it are different things, and the second one is the one that matters.
Grow
Then I grew it. I made the content, ran the social channels, and turned Givore into a real community: a loyal following and a genuine local base in Valencia. That didn’t come from a one-off campaign. It came from showing up consistently, posting things people actually wanted to share, and understanding the product well enough to talk about it honestly — because I had built it. Growth and product weren’t two departments arguing; they were the same hands.
Why this matters for your business
When one person builds, runs and grows the thing, there are no gaps to fall through. Decisions are faster, the product and the marketing actually agree with each other, and someone owns the whole outcome — not just their slice of it. You get one point of contact who understands the code, the numbers and the customer at the same time.
That’s what I do for local businesses now: the same end-to-end work I did for Givore, for you. If that’s the kind of help you’ve been looking for, let’s talk.