
Founder & CEO of @SkybloomAI
California
Joined February 2012
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Me vs. my couch, round one. I’m calling it a win.
Me vs. my couch. Today the walk won.
Short brisk walks add up toward the 150 minutes a week adults should aim for. Breathe harder, but still be able to talk.
When could you fit in five minutes today: after drop-off, at lunch, or after dinner?
#HealthyHabits #HealthTips
We're kinder to our friends than to ourselves. Next time a harsh thought shows up, try the friend test.
Would you say that to a friend?
When a harsh thought comes up, like "I always mess this up," pause and ask what you'd tell a friend in the same spot. Aim for kind and realistic.
Which sneaks in most: "I always," "I never," or "I should have"?
#HealthyHabits #HealthTips
Every @SkybloomAI health tip has to pass one test: can we point to a trusted source like the CDC or NHS?
If we can't read the source in full, the tip doesn't go out.
Where do you go for health advice you can trust?
Daily Health Tip is now in every Skybloom account, free to try. What’s one small change that’s worked for you?
What's one small habit that's made a real difference in your health?
Skybloom now starts each day with a short, practical health tip and a question to think about. One tap turns it into a conversation.
Included with every free and paid account.
#HealthTips #HealthyHabits

ALT Text reads "One small health idea, every day. New in Skybloom: Daily Health Tip." Below, the Skybloom app greets "Good morning, Ben!" above a Daily Health Tip card on sleep: a steady wake-up time, even on weekends, helps keep your body clock on schedule. The card asks what makes a consistent wake-up time hardest for you, with an Explore in Chat button and a CDC source link. Soft sky-blue to peach gradient background.
Today @SkybloomAI is launching on Product Hunt! I'd love to hear what you think in the comments:
producthunt.com/products/sky…
#buildinpublic
Working to make Skybloom a little better each day.
Thanks to your feedback, a few improvements shipped to Skybloom today:
→ Chat sessions now name themselves
→ Clearer "first action" choices in onboarding
→ Fixed a dark mode message contrast issue
Haven't tried it yet? Free to start:
skybloom.ai/?utm_source=x&ut…
Building in public means posting the numbers that aren't good.
July: 23 company social posts, ~170 impressions, 0 signups.
Skybloom has 16 beta users. Every one came from a DM or email.
Cutting back on company posts. Time goes into 1:1 instead.
#buildinpublic
Thanks for all the great feedback on my #PyOhio talk: "Beyond Vibe Coding — a spec-driven AI workflow for serious development."
📷 Opetunde Ibitoye
#buildinpublic #python
4/ Then implement one phase per fresh context, with a right-sized model. Opus-class usually isn't needed for all phases. The agent drafts the commit message; I review and commit myself.
5/ I built @SkybloomAI this way — Python/FastAPI + TypeScript/Vue, solo, ~5 months.
I've been getting a lot of great questions about Skybloom's protection of personal data, so I wrote a blog post going deeper into it. Check it out, and I'm happy to answer any further questions.
"Not used to train AI models" gets said a lot and explained rarely.
We wrote up exactly what happens to your words in Skybloom — including what our AI providers can and can't do with them. No hand-waving.
#privacy
skybloom.ai/blog/what-not-us…
I'm building @SkybloomAI solo — one founder, tiny budget, shipping in public.
The itch: my health lived across apps and chat threads that forget me — and every AI that could help wanted to train on my words.
So I'm building the one I wanted: private by default.
#buildinpublic
It's live and free to try → skybloom.ai/?utm_source=x&ut… — happy to answer anything about how it's built.
After years of working in post-production, I have returned to software development with my new startup @SkybloomAI — stay tuned. I'll have much more to share very soon.
#buildinpublic
Moved to Southern California!
Leslie and I are looking forward to starting this new chapter of our lives.
Agreed. Adobe’s “subscription-only” model encouraged me to find perpetual license replacements for all Creative Cloud applications that I once used. And I’m better off for it.
Just finished refining my current #videoediting reel! I took a slightly different approach with this version and would love to hear your thoughts.
Vimeo link: vimeo.com/721143810











