Austin
@austinngo.bsky.social
Founder at saner.ai (Techstars '24) - AI Assistant for Notes, Emails, Calendar AI | Growth | Strategy | Marketing | and a Human
"I do have severe ADHD, and Saner.AI has been the most helpful app I've found so far" - Nicholas Making the best AI tool for people with ADHD is our immediate goal, and it's gradually becoming a reality. P.S. The new version of Saner.AI is up for early access at new.saner.ai
We just crossed 150,000 users! 100,000 of them showed up in the last 7 months. Here's what I learned: I've watched a dozen vibe-coded apps launch. Big spikes. Loud launches. Most of them are already gone before they could win. Because:
1,000 signups used to take us a month. Yesterday it took 24 hours. No paid ads. Same small team. Same focus on making Saner genuinely helpful for people drowning in information. The content we published a year ago still brings people in. Users tell their friends.
Our users ask for an AI calendar over and over. But the request wasn't "take over my calendar." It was "help me understand my own day." So we took this to heart 😤 Saner looks at everything - your notes, your tasks, your emails, your existing calendar - and suggests the right schedule for you.
Word of mouth is all you need 😇 Users are telling their friends about Saner.AI everywhere The next few months will be wild! P/s: We are hiring! #buildinpublic #startup
You can’t fake users’ love 😌 And we’re going all in to make you love us more. We’re preparing the biggest development in Saner.AI so far: → Way better design → More accurate AI → More convenient mobile experience #startup #buildinpublic
We're not building an app where your knowledge dies. We're building one where it lives. One of our users just imported 1000+ Google Keep notes collected over 5 years. Five years of thinking. Finally in one place.
My user emailed me just to say this. Made his work easier. Made my day. Keep going. #buildinpublic #startup
Your early product will have bugs. What matters is whether users still love it despite those bugs. If they do, you’re onto something. #buildinpublic #startup
We’re scaling our content creator team! If you enjoy storytelling, love learning new things, and know how to capture people’s attention, come join us. University students are welcome 💪
This is what we do! A planner, a personal assistant for people who need it the most. More good things to come. #startup #buildinpublic
Most productivity AI apps go for: Young. Fast. Already comfortable with technology folks. Jim does not fit that demographic. Jim is 60+. Still hustling many jobs. Still raising the bar for himself every single day. He came across Saner and wanted to make it his daily driver.
A doctor with ICU shifts, businesses, and a life to run called Saner "priceless." And it’s not because of the comprehensive features. He has tasks everywhere, but no idea what to do first. He told us he used to write things down everywhere to get them out of his head. Still didn't help.
We just hit 100k users!! Zero paid ads. Here's exactly what we did in the last 3 months that made us grow faster than the first 21 months combined: I wish I had a sexy answer.
We have a new office! When we started Saner, we had no office, no team, and honestly, no idea where we’d be working the next day. Two years ago, our “office” was whatever café in Saigon had an empty table and decent Wi-Fi. We’d order a drink so we could stay a few hours. Today we’ve moved again.
A user described our product as groundbreaking, and that stopped me for a second. Because most days don’t feel groundbreaking. They feel like: • fixing bugs • shipping small updates • talking to users • improving little by little Progress is quiet, but users notice it. So, keep going. #startup
Calling Knowledge Management Nerds! What are you waiting for 😌 I love reading our user feedback 😂 #startup #feedback #buildinpublic
Just realized it’s much easier to follow whatever agenda lands in your inbox than to be deliberate about the work that actually matters. I think I’m being productive, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t move the needle. The things we dread most are often the most important. Do the hard things.
This user gave us really candid feedback - and then wished the entire team a Happy Lunar New Year. We have some truly lovely, awesome users at Saner.AI Grateful every day that we get to build for them :)
Looking for a non-technical Moltbot alternative for daily use? This is it. No setup. ✅ Turn brain dumps into reminders ✅ Search your notes by meaning ✅ Get task suggestions from your emails ✅ Plan your day automatically ✅ Know your personal context ✅ Access the web ✅ Just chat All in Saner.AI
People think a founder’s life is complicated. It’s not. It’s absurdly simple. 7:00 — Wake up 7:30 — Work 8:30 — Head to the office & grab breakfast 9:00 — Start working 12:00 — Lunch 13:00 — Work
What gives founders that “I’m gonna conquer the world” high? - Reading user feedback like this 🤌 #startup #founder #userfeedback
