David Duan

[David Duan @duantheory]

@technologylaura This is a product my company, Chronicler, is working on! We're taking in all of your self-texts and self-emails and turning your notes and reminders smart. So your notes get organized and you'll get your todolist items added to your calendar and get sent reminders.

[David Duan @duantheory]

Are you a chronic self-texter?

YouTube links.
2AM business ideas.
Screenshots of inspiring Twitter posts.

I have a WhatsApp chat with myself that’s literally just a chaotic scroll of ideas, links, to-dos, and voice notes.

I’ve tried every productivity tool out there—
But I always end up back where I started: messaging myself and adding to the clutter.

My conversation with myself is basically just a black hole.

At some point, I started wondering: What if I could actually make this habit work for me?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀?

So we built Chronicler—a smarter way to organize your life, built on top of the messaging apps you already use.

No new app.
No new habits.
Just smarter self-texts.

Here’s what it does:
📌 Get reminders sent directly to you when you need them
📆 Have tasks added straight to your calendar
✍️ Store and automatically organize your notes—voice notes, links, images, videos, etc. Just ask to recall anything
🧠 And when you want to review it all, you’ll find a clean web app where your entire stream of consciousness has been beautifully organized

We’ve got a world-class engineering team that’s shipped major features on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Signal.

And the backing of one of the best investors a founder could ask for—a16z Speedrun.

Plus the relentless encouragement (read: demands) of our self-texting wives to build this thing for real.

After months of stealth, it’s time to announce Chronicler to the world.

If you’re a chronic self-texter, we’d love to invite you to join our public beta.

It’s still early. It’s not perfect.
But that’s exactly why your feedback matters.

Try it now: https://t.co/bx0NNe1ATK