Gader: Designing Technology That Moves into the Background
A local-first social product centered on nearby activities and real human connection.
- Role
- Founder & Product Lead
Gader: Designing Technology That Moves into the Background
Organization
Solofounders
Objective
Create a local-first social product centered on small nearby activities, safer discovery, repeat encounters, and real human connection.
My Role
Founder & Product Lead, responsible for product concept, experience direction, product development, and the relationship between intelligent discovery and human interaction.
Process
Designed the experience around local micro-events and real-world participation. AI supports discovery and coordination in the background, while people, places, safety, and repeated interaction remain in the foreground.
Outcome & Impact
Developed a live product experience across PWA and Android.
Reflection
The most human AI products may be the ones in which intelligence creates better conditions for connection, and then becomes almost invisible.