Benjamin Patch

Founder & CEO of @SkybloomAI

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

Today @SkybloomAI is launching on Product Hunt! I'd love to hear what you think in the comments:
https://t.co/xikVtMO0hb

#buildinpublic

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

Working to make Skybloom a little better each day.

[Skybloom @SkybloomAI]

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:
https://t.co/SZ559VA0WK

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

5/ I built @SkybloomAI this way — Python/FastAPI + TypeScript/Vue, solo, ~5 months.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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.

[Skybloom @SkybloomAI]

"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

https://t.co/51rKuyImtD

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

It's live and free to try → https://t.co/H9mmrVomqV — happy to answer anything about how it's built.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

@HeyAliux Absolutely, let’s connect!

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

@AniketVarshne Hi Aniket, nice to meet you. I just shipped the beta of my new startup @SkybloomAI. Let's connect!

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

@KalLee_SI Hi Kal, great to meet you! I just launched a public beta of my new startup @SkybloomAI. I'm looking to grow the free tier's user base for feedback that will feed into future builds.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

Moved to Southern California!

Leslie and I are looking forward to starting this new chapter of our lives.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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.

[Kelsey (Premiere Gal on YouTube) @premiere_gal]

I think it’s time for Adobe to reconsider a new lifetime license option. I’ve talked to many creatives who are not using the program bc of the subscription-only option.

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

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: https://t.co/VjWYCADAQW

[Benjamin Patch @BenjaminPatch]

The intro to a fun little #FinalCutPro video I made in my spare time. Full video available on YouTube: https://t.co/afGehsBUCm.

Followers of @FCPdotCO might find this worthwhile.