Ethan Mercer's profile on Product Hunt

About

I’m Ethan Mercer, an independent developer from California. I designed and built a unique architecture for AI chatbots entirely on my own, which allowed me to create a completely free AI chatbot with no usage limits. I’m currently preparing the project for its public launch and working on making it as stable and polished as possible before releasing it to a wider audience. I’m based in a small community about 50 km from Sacramento, California.

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Maker History

ZvenaDesign, docs and tasks. One ecosystem. Open source. Jev AI
Oct 2026

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Joined Product HuntSeptember 27th, 2026

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23h ago

How do you keep designs, specs, and tasks in sync?

A design changes, but the specification still shows an old screenshot. A task gets created, but the explanation behind it stays in another tool.

How do you keep those connections intact in your workflow?

I m building Zvena, an open-source workspace that brings Design, Docs, and Projects together. You can embed live design frames in specifications and turn actionable items into tasks linked to their source document.

The idea is to make it easier to move from designing a screen to explaining it and implementing it, without repeatedly copying context between applications.

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10h ago

Zvena - Design, docs and tasks. One ecosystem. Open source. Jev AI

Zvena connects design, docs and projects in one open-source workspace. Design interfaces, embed live design frames in specifications, and turn decisions into tasks linked to their source. Keep visual references and implementation context together as your product evolves. Workflow rules and Jev AI-assisted suggestions help organize work. Start with the free hosted version or self-host.

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2d ago

Should the founder write the marketing copy, or hire a copywriter?

I've written every word on my site myself. The homepage, the pricing page, the emails, the ads, everything. And I'm starting to wonder if that's craft or just stubbornness.

Writing it myself means the voice is real, the claims are true, and the copy sounds like a person instead of a brochure.