Iuri Santiago

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Iuri brings 10+ years of brand and product design to Chop Dawg, shaping interfaces that are as strategic as they are stunning. He helps steward Chop Dawg’s visual identity across web, marketing, and print—and builds custom illustration systems used inside our partners’ mobile, web, tablet, and wearable apps. Iuri’s superpower is translating business goals into cohesive design systems that accelerate development and scale gracefully as products evolve.

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How to Build a Social Networking App in 2026: Features, Costs, and What Most Founders Get Wrong

Iuri Santiago

June 6, 2026

19 Min

How to Build a Social Networking App in 2026: Features, Costs, and What Most Founders Get Wrong

You have an idea for a social app. Maybe it’s for a specific niche (fitness enthusiasts, dog owners, local communities).…

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