Derrick Cai

Hey! I'm Derrick.

I'm currently working on JotBot, an AI writing and research assistant.

I'm on a gap year from UC Berkeley (Computer Science and Business Administration). During the gap, I worked out of buildspace as part of sf2.

I love design, writing, and playing basketball.

I occaisionally post my writings here, like: JotBot hit $50k MRR after a long, hard pivot

Previous things I built:

• Take notes for me: realtime AI notetaking from live audio. spun off from a JotBot feature.

• Avo Alarm: a smart AI voice alarm (think David Goggins yelling the weather and your calendar at you to wake you up).

• YouUp: a social alarm app that lets friends wake each other up with audio messages. Hit #12 on app store lifestyle top charts after going viral on tiktok.

• Figjam quiz widget (2022): my first ever dev experience.

• Height matched basketball tournaments (2022): a little hustle from my high school senior summer.

• Straw Bracelets (2020): reusable straws worn inside bracelets. sold these around local parks & on amazon.

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