Did You Build Your Startup Because You Wanted To… or Because You Had To?
I never chose to work on mental health. Mental health chose me. Years ago, depression wasn’t a topic I studied. It was something I lived with quietly. Some days, just functioning felt like a win. Reflection became the only tool that helped me make sense of my own thoughts and emotions. I didn’t set out to “build a startup.” I started building because once you’ve been in that dark place, you...
We are all Ex-Googlers but we do things very differently.
In the same year I left Google’s Mountain View HQ—where I was working on subscription experiences used by billions—to pursue Murror, two engineers also left Google to build Character AI. Their early prototype raised safety concerns, but the idea evolved into a platform where people could create virtual characters such as AI companions, assistants, or friends. We started from similar places, but...
We are launching our product soon
1/ In a few weeks,honestly it will be one of the most meaningful days of my life. Not because of a launch. But because this app was born from a version of me I barely survived. 2/ A couple years ago, I was drowning in emotions I didn’t understand. Depression. Confusion. Loneliness, even when I wasn’t alone. I couldn’t explain what I felt. I couldn’t ask for help. I couldn’t even look at myself...
