Tellus
Grandpa’s stories, preserved for his grandkids
211 followers
Grandpa’s stories, preserved for his grandkids
211 followers
Turn your parent's spoken memories into a beautiful memoir and illustrated children's storybook. AI-powered voice recording, no writing required. Preserve their legacy today.
The three-generation gap framing is spot on — grandparents have the stories, grandchildren want them, but the format never existed to bridge that naturally. Turning voice recordings into both a memoir chapter and an illustrated bedtime storybook from the same session is a beautiful two-output approach. How does the AI handle stories told in multiple languages or with cultural context that might not translate directly?
Hey everyone, I'm Mawuli, the creator of Tellus.
My dad is 73. He's lived an extraordinary life. Born in Ghana, fluent in Russian, witnessed Princess Diana en route to the royal wedding, built a bank from scratch. He always wanted a memoir. But he's not keen to type, so it never happened.
So I built the first version of Tellus for him. He talks, and it writes.
I now know so much more about my own father than I ever did. And most of the anxiety I had around losing him someday is gone, because I have his voice and his stories with me forever.
Then his grandkids, my nieces, wanted in. So we built a way to turn his memories into illustrated children's storybooks. Now they get to know their granddad at bedtime.
That's the three-generation problem. Grandparents have extraordinary stories. Grandchildren would love them. But the adult in the middle can't make the connection happen. There's no format for it. Journals stay blank. Recorders feel like interviews. Video is intimidating. So the stories quietly disappear.
Tellus fixes that. Each voice recording becomes a polished memoir chapter and an illustrated kids' storybook. One for their legacy, one for bedtime.
It's free to try. I'd love your feedback: what works, what's missing, what would make you actually use this every week.
This one means a lot to me.
Mawuli
My paternal grandparents passed before I ever thought to ask about their lives. Where they grew up, what made them laugh, the hardships they carried quietly. Those stories are just gone. That void is exactly why I believe so deeply in what Tellus is doing.
I've had a front row seat watching this thing get built from the ground up. The late nights, the pivots, the moments of doubt and then breakthrough. Being by his side through all of it made me realise how personal this mission truly is.
All a grandparent (or parent) has to do is speak. No writing, no technology stress, just talking. And their voice, their memories, their legacy gets preserved for the grandkids who will one day desperately want to know who they were. Don't wait until it's too late.
So proud of you my love. Excited for the next chapter of this 💛
This is exactly the startup idea i would love to build few years back.. but no problem, I will recommend this product to someone in kids group. (lol I'm your secret target audience group anyways at 29 :P)
Imagine we lose access to logged account / mail, how do you ensure that we will preserve all these memories?Congrats on the launch!
This is both amazing and a little bittersweet. My parents and grandparents have always been incredible storytellers. When I was a kid, my father would share a different story with me every morning while dropping me off at school—stories about growing up in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, his early days in the United States, and his time in trade school. Hearing those stories shaped so much of my understanding of our family history. Knowing that these kinds of stories, from my family and so many others, can now be recorded and preserved is truly special. This is an incredible idea.