feedback
Episode 8 — Early community impressions
Episode 8 shares the early impressions from the community — what resonated, what surprised people and how their feedback helped refine dotmap’s direction.
productdesign
saas
Episode 7 — The challenges of discovery platforms
Episode 7 explores the core challenges of discovery platforms — network effects, the chicken-and-egg problem and why dotmap avoids social-style engagement loops.
buildinpublic
Two products, one theme: clarity
Two SaaS products. No launch dates. One shared idea: designing for clarity instead of noise. A short reflection on building Expensio and dotmap — and why calm interfaces matter more than features.
branding
Episode 2: Designing a straight-line UX
Most software becomes complex by accident. Expensio was designed as a straight-line experience: add expenses, bundle them, export a clean PDF. No setup, no onboarding, no clutter — just clarity.
saas
Episode 4 — Building the MVP
Episode 4 tells the story of building the MVP: the small breakthroughs, the unexpected challenges and the decisions that shaped dotmap’s first usable version.
buildinpublic
Episode 2 — Designing the concept
dotmap began with one principle: keep it simple. A map-first way to discover tech professionals and events, built around clarity instead of noise. Episode 2 explores how the core concept took shape and why simplicity became the hardest design choice.
Dotmap
Episode 1: Why I started building dotmap
Discovering tech professionals shouldn’t be this difficult. Episode 1 explores the fragmentation across ecosystems, the inspiration from Laramap, and why dotmap began as a simple attempt to rethink visibility.