It always starts with a tiny frustration. For me, it was the simple act of trying to find a time that works for a team call. São Paulo, Berlin, Manila—what should be a five-minute check takes longer than the meeting itself. Every timezone tool I tried either felt bloated or too rigid. So I built the one I wished existed.

Productivity is a tricky problem. Over the years, I’ve tested countless tools — all promising to make my days smoother and more efficient. The cycle was always the same: try a new app, get frustrated, revert to a simple Notes list, realize that gets messy too, and repeat. Eventually, I got tired of switching and decided to break the loop by designing a solution myself — using Notion.

I’ve always loved music—not just listening to it, but trying to create it. And yet, as someone without formal training, I’ve often found myself stuck when it comes to composing chords. It’s a foundational part of music theory, but the tools out there either felt too complex or too limited. So I built one myself.