About Me:

I’m a product designer who decided to take a chance. Back in Summer of ‘24 I saw a gap in the social media ecosystem and decided it was time for someone to fill it — a social platform which prioritized real life, real content, and real people. Octopii Social was also a prime opportunity to develop a cutting-edge AI workflow — it was so successful it would go on to be extracted as a standalone product for other teams to employ.

I spent 20+ months building the company (Octopii LLC), designing the app (Octopii Social), recruiting the Octopii team, managing the development, designing and building a web presence, conducting outreach and fundraising efforts — and then successfully launched it on the App Store.