Building Recol

I started building a new project called Vēl (now Recol), a keyboard-first browser extension for saving things you actually want to see later.

Over the last few months, I applied to hundreds of internships and didn't get a single offer. That was frustrating, but it also made one thing clear: I didn't want to wait around for permission to build.

So I decided to focus on what I enjoy the most — designing and building thoughtful software. Recol is a result of that decision.

This project isn't about trends or hype. It's about building something simple, useful, and intentional, and learning deeply along the way.

The Ship & What Came After

After launching Recol, something shifted. The product was out there, solving a real problem for people. That visibility and the work I put into shipping it opened doors.

A month after shipping, I landed an internship at Bluespace Studio as a Software Engineer Intern. It was validation that building in public and shipping products actually matters more than grinding through endless applications.

Recol is now live and continues to evolve. The experience of building it — from ideation to shipping to getting recognition — taught me more than any interview prep ever could.