As someone who attends a lot of startup events and conferences, I found myself running into the same problem over and over again. I’d have dozens of rich, energizing conversations in a day — ideas exchanged, intros made, stories shared — and by the time I got home, most of it had already started to fade. There were too many people, too many threads, and no system that helped me keep track of the connections that actually mattered.

So I designed Echo.

Echo started as a personal tool — a way to visualize and capture the ripple effects of conversations. It wasn’t just about contact info. It was about memory. Who did I talk to? What did we talk about? What stood out? Echo gave me a lightweight, intentional way to log those details before they slipped away. I could tag people, jot down quick summaries, and even track follow-ups — all in a format that felt visual and easy to browse later.

More than a contact manager, Echo was built around the idea that conversations compound. What we talk about today can shape what we build tomorrow — if we remember it. I didn’t want another CRM. I wanted a memory interface. A tool that respected the nuance and energy of real human interaction, especially in high-context spaces like founder meetups and startup expos.

Designing Echo made me realize how often we treat conversation as disposable. But when we listen with intent and capture the moments that matter, those ideas echo forward.