Our work

Real businesses. Real shipped software.

Not mockups, not "coming soon." Here's what we've actually built and put in front of real users.

Client story · 01

We got a 77-vendor collective off spreadsheets for good.

Client Belmont BatcaveWhere Belmont, NCScope Site + ops platform

An alt store, vendor collective, and live venue. Run by hand. Not anymore.

Belmont Batcave is an alternative store, a 77-vendor collective, and a live music venue, all at once. All of it was being run by hand, across spreadsheets and DMs. We built the site and the system underneath it, so the operation runs itself.

77
Vendors managed
10+
Features shipped
0
Spreadsheets left
PileUp didn't just build us a website. They built the system that runs our shop. Stuff we did by hand for 77 vendors now just works. They actually got what we were about.
LJ
Lily & Jake
Owners, Belmont Batcave

The challenge

Running a store, a vendor collective, and a venue means three businesses' worth of moving parts. Vendors dropping off inventory, bands asking to play, customers hunting for specific items, all of it tracked in spreadsheets, group chats, and the owners' memory. It worked, barely, and it didn't scale past the two people holding it together.

What we built

  • Hourly drop-off slot booking that auto-accepts and counts inventory
  • A band application form that routes submissions straight to the owners
  • A "wanted items" board that updates itself, no manual editing
  • Passkey login and a Resend-powered newsletter
  • An admin backend so the whole thing runs without us
Node · Express · SQLite · Passkeys

The result

A fast, properly built site that dramatically improved Belmont Batcave's SEO. New customers actually find them in search now, driving real foot traffic and online sales. And the whole operation runs on software instead of spreadsheets. See it live at belmontbatcave.com →

See it live

Belmont Batcave storefront homepage with hand-drawn bat mascot logo
The storefront. A print-zine landing page for an NC alternative store: gothic, y2k, oddities. Now open. belmontbatcave.com →
Belmont Batcave vendor portal dashboard showing booth, rent, and listings
The vendor portal. Each of the 77 vendors tracks their booth, listings, payouts, and what's live on the shop.
Belmont Batcave admin newsletter composer with live email preview
The admin. A full back office: newsletter composer with live preview, 135 subscribers, applications, payouts, and more.

We build our own · 02

BugMe: a SaaS we designed, built, shipped, and still run.

The strongest proof we can ship isn't a logo. It's a live product with paying users that we maintain every day. BugMe is an ADHD-focused reminder platform on web, iOS, and Android. We feel every decision our clients feel: hosting, performance, support, churn.

Live on the App Store & the web

From first commit to a running business.

Real Stripe billing, a 12-tier notification engine, Claude-powered AI chat, and native apps on three platforms, all talking to one backend. Built and run solo, start to finish.

3
Platforms
25+
DB models
Live
Paying users

Also built by us

A stack of things we've shipped.

Live demos we built to prove out patterns: storefronts, real-time apps, payments, scheduling. Every one is running right now.

Boulangerie

E-commerce storefront with cart, checkout, and order management.

Next.jsPostgreSQL

Stripe Checkout

Payment integration with product catalog, cart, and a real Stripe flow.

StripeReact

Real-Time Chat

WebSocket messaging with rooms, file sharing, and live presence.

ReactSocket.io

Kanban Board

Drag-and-drop project board with real-time multi-user sync.

Reactdnd-kit

BookIt

Calendly-style scheduling with availability and conflict detection.

ReactRedis

Prestige Motors

Luxury dealership with financing calculator and vehicle comparison.

ReactExpress

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