From founding a self-driving car startup to working on AI for a major retailer, I've spent the past decade immersed in technology. Now I'm building something different—something deeply personal. It's called Teemyo, and it's a relationship intelligence tool that weaves your memories and conversations together so you can build on them.
Teemyo is really a mix of the things I care about most: connection, dialogue, valuing each person, and making time to slow down and set intentions.
Why Relationship Intelligence?
We all see where AI and tech are headed—optimizing, increasing productivity, and at its worst, creating division, isolation, and treating people like resources. I love tech, but it has the potential for both good and evil. It either supports people as the centerpiece—or it becomes the centerpiece itself.
So what do I mean by "relationship intelligence"? Let me start with what it's not—it's not some algorithm trying to match you with people like you, or automating your responses to people.
I've been fortunate to meet many people and make friends around the world, and they've really shaped my life. During the pandemic, when everything shut down, I started thinking about these connections and wondering what I could do with this time.
What came to mind was writing postcards to my friends. I felt it wasn't about waiting for someone to reach out but being someone who reached out first.
But honestly, that kind of effort is hard to keep up. Life has its ups and downs, people move, you meet new people, and there are endless distractions every day. That's when I thought—it would be so great to have a tool that helps us reflect on, sustain, and deepen our connections. Something more meaningful than just scrolling and hitting "like."
The Origin Story
This year, I hit a point of soul-searching, asking myself what my purpose was beyond just earning a paycheck or starting companies. I've always found that meeting with people and having conversations—about life, our struggles, everything—gave me clarity and opened the way forward.
Somewhere along the way, one meetup stuck with me. A friend whose mother had just passed told me, "I wish I had saved our conversations." That hit me hard.
Thinking of my own mom, I asked myself: how much do I actually know about her life? The truth was—I didn't know everything. So I figured, why wait?
Instead of trying to get her to write it all down, I started recording conversations with her, asking about her childhood and her life, and using the tools I had to turn it into her biography.
That was the origin of Teemyo—to preserve our stories and memories, and to encourage the conversations we often overlook with our loved ones. And maybe, just maybe, we can nudge society to actually talk with one another rather than passively consuming content.
What's Next
We have the iOS app available now and continuing to refine it with feedback and new features.
If you believe in our vision of people-first technology that helps us connect more intentionally, let us know your thoughts. I really want to hear from you: What challenges do you face in sustaining relationships? What helps you remember or reflect on a conversation? I want to learn from you to make sure Teemyo grows to be genuinely helpful.