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masses often habituate multiple apps for note , agenda direction , and to - dos . But why not combinethem all in one app ? That ’s the ethos behindHero , an all - in - one productivity app withan AI assistant ( of course ! ) .
The iOS app was develop by former Meta employee Brad Kowalk and Seung W. Lee . Both met while work on Facebook stories where Kowalk was the Cartesian product handler and Lee was an railroad engineer . Kowalk also worked on new AI experience at the company until 2022 .
“ When we bulge work on a unexampled project after working at Meta , we did n’t need to work on something that find like we were helping hoi polloi waste time . We in reality wanted to create something that helps people deliver time , ” Kowalk said .
So far , the company has raised $ 4 million in ejaculate funding from Instacart founder Max Mullen , Dropbox laminitis Arash Ferdowsi , Adobe ’s Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky , Meta ’s VP of Messenger Ime Archibong , musical group The Chainsmokers , and speculation firm include Neo and Abstract .
Mullen , who met Hero ’s conscientious objector - founders through another company he had adorn in , said he was impressed by the startup ’s vision .
“ Hero had a clear vision for how he wanted to transform the way people think about AI apps . I opine many consumer apps will have vocalization interfaces and assistants like Hero , which is trying to become an casual app so you do n’t need multiple apps , ” he told TechCrunch over a call .
Mullen say Hero would be useful for families and friend groups as they will not need to use so many apps to coordinate with each other .
The app itself has a exclusive cover where you may see your current day ’s schedule , weather , a list of to - dos , a grocery list , and your notes . On top of the screen , you have an Instagram Stories - styled day-after-day legal brief take your schedule , intelligence recap , and a daily quote .
you could add people like Quaker , family , or teammates to the calendar to see their schedule or even share tasks and notes with them . If they are on the app , they can also comment on anything , such as shared events or to - do . ( At the moment , you could divvy up a to - do in a message - favorable format for people who are n’t on the app . )
you could also make an case , admonisher , or mention , or lend a food market token through the built - in AI supporter . The help can resolve your question usingPerplexity’sAI , and you could save entanglement searches as a note .
Plus , the help helps you work up lean or notes . For instance , you may title a note saying “ Movies like Challengers , ” tap on the suggest clit , and generate a Modern list .
Kowalk believes that because of the rise in the identification number of AI cock useable to people , they eventually wo n’t use unlike apps like multiple calendar apps , reminders , note , and atmospheric condition .
“ There will be two categories of apps in the near future . A blank slate chat app like ChatGPT or Google Gemini and the one that shows your day . This app will add your whole day into one place and will work with your friends and household with an intelligence layer on top of it . We want to be that app , ” Kowalk said .
He pointed out that when you apply multiple apps , there ’s a chance that while switching apps , you draw a blank what you meant to do and give TikTok or YouTube . He note also that couples — because of social coordination feature — and multitude who have just finished college and are look for a new take on productiveness are drawn to this app over things like Google Calendar .
The app is liberal , and the company plan to keep it that way .
Currently , users can tap on the Instacart icon in the grocery list to search for all items and target an guild . The caller takes a cut from those transactions .
Kowalk said that this is the area for monetisation the troupe wants to focalize on go forrader .
Hero is presently working to better the voice interaction with an assistant , and establish a habits and finish tracker and a feature to summate consequence , to - dos , and notes from an image or a screenshot .
