Pocket

Take Notes in the Real World, We are hiring! (YC W26)

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people.

Thank you @lennysan for the feature.

Join us. We're hiring: https://t.co/6gUj0AIKtD

[Pocket @Heypocket]

@GJarrosson Pocket is already size compatible with the iPhone Duo so you shouldn’t have any issues

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Apple has the curse of building general purpose products for their 3B Users

Mildly useful to a massive user base, but rarely deep enough to kill the best product in the category.

>Apple Notes vs Notion/Obsidian
>Spotlight vs Raycast
>Apple Call Notes vs Pocket

Many such cases

[TBPN @tbpn]

Why have most AI hardware devices been largely unsuccessful, so far?

Pocket cofounder @akshaynarisetti:

"They primarily died because they were trying to replace the whole smartphone."

"They were going against real-world workflows. People don't want all these other things, like ordering Uber Eats through AI."

"All they want is for the AI to fit into their existing workflows."

[TBPN @tbpn]

Pocket cofounder @akshaynarisetti found PMF in one of the most unintuitive ways.

When customers didn't like his recording app, he made a hardware device to do what the app does. Now he has 300,000 users.

"Convenience beats intentions. So if your users have the intention to record, and you don't make it convenient enough, they will not record."

"But if you actually make it convenient enough to record, and they want to record even a little bit, they'll 100% record."

He explains how he figured all this out:

"We actually went and asked these people, 'Why are you using the device 10x more than the app?'"

"One of the users was using a different phone that he bought specifically for recording conversations. And he had a battery attached to the phone, on top."

"That's kind of what Pocket ended up being. By just watching how people use these recording apps on the phone, there are a lot of limiting factors for recording."

"There are people who get incoming phone calls all the time. So if you're recording something, and you get an incoming phone call, it interrupts the recording. If you take the call, your recording stops essentially."

"Apart from all of these technical reasons, the real reason is actually that the people who take 10, 15 meetings a day — doctors, consultants — a patient goes out, another comes in — the client goes out, the client comes in — and there's 10-15 back-to-back meetings, they feel awkward in the first few seconds to take out their phone and start recording. They have to unlock their iPhone, set up the recording, and hope the operating system doesn't kill apps running in the background."

"So people just felt that, this is much more reliable. A quick-access thing that can immediately start recording. And I don't need to feel awkward placing it on a desk. So it doesn't take attention away from the meeting, like, 'Why is this guy looking at his phone? We just met.'"

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

The most important thing we’ve built at Pocket isn’t the product. It’s the team.

Great things aren’t built by individuals. They’re built by great people who make each other better.

That’s what Pocket is. A group of people creating something together that none of us on our own.

[Pocket @Heypocket]

Pocket just crossed $100M in Annualized Run Rate.

$1M → $100M in just 7 months, making Pocket the fastest YC hardware company to reach this milestone.

And there are now 270,000+ Pocket devices out in the world.

We’re just getting started.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Pocket just crossed $100M in Annualized Run Rate.

We went from $1M → $100M in just 7 months, making us the fastest YC hardware company to reach this milestone.

There are now 270,000+ Pocket devices out in the world.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Pocket just crossed $100M in Annualized Run Rate.

We went from $1M → $100M in just 7 months, making us the fastest YC hardware company to reach this milestone.

There are now 270,000+ Pocket devices out in the world.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

We’re hiring an exceptional video editor at @HeyPocket.

If you study Apple’s launch films, obsess over every cut, and want millions of people to watch your work, we should talk.

Come do the best work of your career.

[amanda @amanda_ye4]

Another tool added into the GTM stack, cant wait to dive right in!
Unbox my @Heypocket with me 📦
(fascinated with the card btw how did yall make that)

[Pocket @Heypocket]

@conradeltz @Accel @peakxvpartners @rauchg @mati @gokulr @nejatian 👀

[Pocket @Heypocket]

We've raised $11 million from Accel (@Accel), Peak XV (@peakxvpartners), Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg), Mati Staniszewski (@mati), Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr) and Kaz Nejatian (@nejatian).

We're happy to share that Pocket has crossed 100,000 devices in eight months.

This funding will allow us to invest deeply in hardware R&D and build Pocket's next generation of interfaces.

We're hiring across research, engineering, and design: https://t.co/4kMh1fMiCf

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

8 months ago, we shipped the first Pocket. Today, 100,000 people use it to be present in their most important conversations.

Grateful to have @Accel, @peakxvpartners, @ycombinator, @rauchg, @mati, and @nejatian behind us for what comes next.

[Pocket @Heypocket]

The future of AI isn't about spending more time with technology.

It's about spending more time with people.

Meet Pocket: The Future of AI for the Real World.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Meet Pocket: The Future of AI for the Real World

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Meet Pocket: The Future of AI for the Real World

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

We are hiring for a Backend Engineer at @HeyPocket.

$120k–$185k + meaningful equity. SF.

If you have strong product intuition and naturally think through edge cases before they happen, apply.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

From the first table read to the final cut, Rick Hoffman brought every scene to life.

Here’s how we made the Pocket launch film.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Introducing Pocket. Officially.

Take Notes in the Real World.

160,000 devices shipped later, we're just getting started.

[Pocket @Heypocket]

Technology shouldn't ask for more of your attention.

It should give your attention back.

We're excited to introduce Pocket to everyone discovering us for the first time.

[akshay @AkshayNarisetti]

Introducing Pocket. Officially.

Take Notes in the Real World.

160,000 devices shipped later, we're just getting started.

[Aryan @aryanuiux]

We're hiring a designer with strong expertise in design systems for @HeyPocket (YC W26). If you're passionate about building scalable, high-quality design systems, send me a DM.

[Accel @Accel]

The most important professional conversations and the best ideas rarely happen in front of a screen. They happen in the moments between meetings,  over the phone and across tables. Yet many of the tools we rely on to capture them were built for a desk-bound world that doesn't reflect how most people actually work. As a result, follow-ups are forgotten, information stays siloed, and great ideas can slip away.

@Heypocket solves this. Built by co-founders @AkshayNarisetti and @gabrieldymowski, Pocket is a dedicated AI device that helps people stay present. Elegant enough that you don’t have to remember to bring it with you and capable enough that it captures everything you need it to. Joining the Pocket journey as we participate in the Seed round, we’re looking forward to supporting the team as they reimagine the way people reflect, recall and work.

Welcome to the Accel family, Pocket! Read more from Cecilia Wang and Matt Robinson ⬇️ https://t.co/SwJqxGBIPn

[Pocket @Heypocket]

We've raised $11 million from Accel (@Accel), Peak XV (@peakxvpartners), Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg), Mati Staniszewski (@mati), Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr) and Kaz Nejatian (@nejatian).

We're happy to share that Pocket has crossed 100,000 devices in eight months.

This funding will allow us to invest deeply in hardware R&D and build Pocket's next generation of interfaces.

We're hiring across research, engineering, and design: https://t.co/4kMh1fMiCf