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The Garden of Apps
Stop renting software. Start growing it. One database you own, connected to every app you build.
How it works
- 1Audit your SaaS stack: which tools hold data you should own but don't?
- 2Build a unified personal or internal database that all your apps read from and write to.
- 3Replace scattered SaaS platforms with custom apps that share one data source you control.
- 4Full code access and full data portability — no paywalls, no lock-in, no free trial anxiety.
- 5Your workout data, expense tracker, habit logger, and AI assistant can all share context when they point to one database.
Hear it on the podcast
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