Expensio
Expensio Update - February 2026
Another month, another round of Expensio changes. This one was mostly about making the app feel faster and less annoying to use on a daily basis.
SaaS
Expensio
I built Expensio. Here's what's next.
Some tools exist because someone got frustrated enough to build them.
roadmap
Episode 9 — The road ahead
Episode 9 looks at dotmap’s roadmap — from expanding events to company profiles and lightweight opportunities — and how the platform will evolve without losing its simplicity.
buildinpublic
What changed after real users started using Expensio
After shipping Expensio, real user feedback didn’t add more features—it removed friction. Small fixes, better defaults, and one carefully chosen addition sharpened the product without changing its core.
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.
design
Episode 6 — Branding, UI & the badge system
Episode 6 covers dotmap’s visual philosophy — minimal, calm and professional — and the meaning behind the Explorer, Pathfinder and Navigator badges.
productvision
Episode 3: What I chose not to build
Building Expensio wasn’t about adding features — it was about knowing when to stop. No invoicing, no accounting, no automation. Just a focused tool that fills the gap between spreadsheets and full accounting software.
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.
mapping
Episode 3 — A map-first way to explore tech
Episode 3 explores why dotmap is built around a map-first experience. A simple, visual way to discover professionals and events without feeds, complexity or algorithms — just intuitive exploration.
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.