Gary Espinoza

Gary Espinoza

Software developer

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Solo founder building in public — happy to answer any questions

I'm Gary, building Alertly as a solo dev (Go + React Native + PostGIS). Ask me anything about the app, the tech, or the journey.

What would make a safety app actually useful for your city?

Building Alertly for Toronto right now real-time incidents on a map from official sources + community reports. Curious what features would make you actually open a safety app daily?

Nika

18d ago

How do you decide what features should be free and what should be paid?

Let me start from the creator s perspective:
I personally don t have a product (apart from hiring people for creative work or offering personal consultations).

But as a creator, I constantly share content, insights, and information, value that helps me build trust (for free). Based on that perceived expertise, people eventually decide to work with me (a paid service).