Melek GHARBI

Performance-based UGC marketplace. Brands pay only for results; creators get paid per 1K views. I'm building the entire app myself - product, code, growth, automation. What I've shipped: – Built the full app solo: Next.js frontend, Supabase + PostgreSQL backend, Prisma + cache layer, payout logic, fraud detection, attribution tracking – Migrated the automation stack from n8n (early prototyping) to Trigger.dev (production-grade) now handling creator vetting, brief parsing, sales outreach, content review, and CPM payouts at scale – Wrote the CPM payout engine paying 1,500+ creators across 12+ markets – Designed and implemented fraud detection logic + full attribution tracking – Run the growth: Meta/TikTok ads, outbound, partnerships 127 campaigns delivered to premium DTC brands and funded startups – Drive product roadmap from activation/retention data, not opinion Traction in 4 months: – €400K paid to 1,500+ creators across 12 markets – 10,200+ sign-ups 45K users 209K page views 396K events tracked – 127 campaigns delivered

Creator monetization platform for African creatives. Built and rebuilt from 0 to 300K users – across 3 tech stacks. What I built myself (hands-on): – v1 Shipped the entire NoCode MVP solo (Bubble/Webflow/Airtable). Validated demand: first 10K users, first paying creators, in weeks not months – Coded the admin and analytics dashboards across all 3 versions cohort views, funnel reports, payout ops, creator scoring. The team made decisions from tools I built. – Built reporting pipelines and internal Bl for the 12-person distributed team What I led (managed eng team): – v2 migration to PHP/MySQL owned product specs, architecture decisions, code review on user-facing parts – v3 migration to Next.js/Supabase/PostgreSQL same role, scaled to production-grade – Both rewrites shipped without downtime Product & growth: – Scaled to 300K users, 7K paying creators, $500K cumulative revenue – Prioritized roadmap from activation, retention, and ARPU cohort data killed low-impact features, shipped what moved the needle – Ran funnel analysis and experimentation that drove conversion lift on creator onboarding – Translated user research into product specs; coordinated design, eng, and ops Business: – Raised $300K pre-seed built the financial model, growth narrative, and pitch deck myself – Coordinated cross-border ops across France, Tunisia.

Freelance growth & automation consulting for SaaS, media, and recruitment clients across France, Tunisia, and French-speaking Africa. – Audited acquisition and retention funnels for 5+ clients; delivered prioritized experiment roadmaps with specific test plans – Built reporting dashboards tracking CAC, LTV, channel ROI clients moved from gut-based to weekly data-driven budget reviews – Mapped end-to-end customer journeys; redesigned conversion flows (SaaS onboarding, recruitment funnels) – Built and deployed automation workflows (lead scoring, outreach, reporting, content pipelines) using n8n, Zapier, custom Python scripts, and Al agents – Translated vague go-to-market briefs into measurable launch criteria for product releases

Cross-border growth for a French IT services consultancy, targeting African tech talent and B2B French clients. – Built a 200K+ developer community across Africa through multi-channel acquisition (LinkedIn, email, paid ads) – Closed 50+ B2B clients (French tech firms) via outbound sequences and digital campaigns – Built automation workflows myself (lead capture → scoring → CRM → nurture) that ran without daily oversight – Coordinated with data and sales teams to align lead scoring with deal-stage conversion

– Monitoring & Benchmark – Emailing B2B / Newsletter copy – Conducting digital marketing strategy – Webmastering & Wordpress integration