Impact
Restores simple, always-on capture for thousands frustrated by Big Tech changes-boosts personal productivity for freelancers, students, knowledge workers. Reduces reliance on surveillance-heavy platforms. Proves indie tools can sustain beloved patterns. Potential: 10k+ users in year 1 via word-of-mouth from ex-WhatsApp self-chat fans; scalable SaaS model.
What I'll do with $5,000
Cover 12+ months of reliable hosting/scaling (Vercel/AWS/Supabase ~$1-2k), build/polish native mobile apps (React Native or Flutter dev/tools ~$2k), add core features users request (better search, markdown, rich exports ~$1k), and some marketing (targeted ads to productivity communities, domain/branding ~$500). Direct step to traction: validate growth, hit sustainable premium tier.
Quick Bio
College senior who grinded 12–16 hours/day for 3 years to crack JEE Advanced top 1% in fierce competition; now channeling that drive into building simple, impactful AI tools.