Consumer Apps and Social Platform Engineering

Curated byCode Story7 cardsUpdated Aug 2026
Technical journeys building mobile apps, social platforms, and consumer products. From scanning apps to Reddit scaling to safety tools. For engineers building at scale.
Building and Exiting a Mobile Scanning App
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Building and Exiting a Mobile Scanning App

Discover how Rylan Barnes built ShopSavvy from a mobile scanning idea to a successful exit. Learn his journey from childhood coding to entrepreneurial success.

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Developing a Social Podcast App from Scratch
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Developing a Social Podcast App from Scratch

Discover how Leah Culver built Breaker, a social podcast app that revolutionizes podcast discovery through friends and personalized recommendations.

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S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books
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S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books

Alvaro Sabido discusses how he created Caribu, a platform integrating video chat with children's books, inspired by seeing a military service member holding a book up to a webcam to read to their child.

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Reengineering Ridesharing for Safety and Scale
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Reengineering Ridesharing for Safety and Scale

Jonathan Campos, CTO of Alto, discusses his journey from agency work and Bottle Rocket to rebuilding the ridesharing experience with a focus on safety, simple billing, and rider control.

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Scaling One of the Internet's Top Platforms | Chris Slowe
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Scaling One of the Internet's Top Platforms | Chris Slowe

Chris Slowe, Reddit's first employee and CTO, discusses his 9-year journey scaling one of the internet's top platforms from a place to discuss interesting topics into a premier destination for news aggregation, content rating, and online discussion.

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Sophisticated Online Safety & AI Alerts for Parents
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Sophisticated Online Safety & AI Alerts for Parents

Brandon Hilkert shares his journey from mechanical engineering and school district tech support to co-founding Bark, a sophisticated internet safety solution that uses AI to alert parents of potential online dangers for kids.

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Building and Exiting a Mobile Scanning App
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Building and Exiting a Mobile Scanning App

Learn how Rylan Barnes built ShopSavvy from a mobile scanning app idea into a successful exit. Discover his journey from coding Legos to entrepreneurship.

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