The World’s First Presence UI
— Designed for Remote Teams, Communities, and Builders.
Alone, but not lonely.
Introducing Teracy 1.0: https://t.co/vuJIcYVkP2
▼ See what’s new 🧵👇
It’s so calming to work in the Focus room—the quiet and music from Silent Harmony really helps me concentrate. Anyway thank you for the Teracy space.
@ryuzokijima#FocuswithTeracy
Live Ambient Sound is now live.
Working sounds bring presence closer.
Apart, but no longer alone.
A new focus experience awaits at https://t.co/sWDBSLJlFy
To the challengers facing the world alone.
Solitude is proof you are pushing boundaries. But it doesn't mean you have to be lonely.
"Alone, but not lonely."
We built this for you.
Teracy 1.0 is live.
https://t.co/vuJIcYVkP2
The story continues👇
This is the craziest tech founder I've met.
At 19, he bought a failing bar in Kyoto and turned it profitable in 1 month.
Two years later, he ran 7 businesses doing $100k/month.
When COVID sparked a tech boom, he launched software company with zero technical knowledge. People thought he was nuts. He didn't care.
He struck gold with a job platform for designers.
It grew to $2M ARR in 10 months.
Fully bootstrapped.
Solo founder.
Fueled by Asahi beer and Yakitori, this former high school soccer player sold his second company for $3M.
At this point, most people would retire and start a podcast.
Not him -- he was hungry for more.
He put all his money into a new startup, Teracy.
This time, the journey isn't as straightforward.
Teracy launched in 2019.
6 years and 4 pivots later, it still hasn't monetized.
We only have 7,000 free users.
He's burned $1.5M of his savings to keep it alive.
I asked him why he hasn't quit:
He smiled:
"I could’ve built a boring Japanese company and tried to IPO,"
"But honestly, that path feels empty. I’ve made a few million dollars and learned that money stops being motivating,"
"Most people never get to that point, so they never realize it."
"What I want is to solve a human problem (loneliness), build a product people love, and leave a meaningful legacy."
"Teracy took longer to develop because I had to grow my own (technical) skills, but it was all worth it"
"People say the remote work wave is done, but I don’t believe that. The need and the opportunity are still huge.
"That’s why I’ve kept building Teracy for six years."
"We still matter."
"I still matter."
Beyond each screen,
someone is quietly working, just like you.
A gentle space where focus comes together.
Experience Focus Room today at https://t.co/sWDBSLJTv6
teracy is the most beautiful virtual space.
you can create your own space and invite friends or colleagues.
your status is always visible on both desktop and mobile, so you can stay fully focused on communication.
try https://t.co/zlKVyDmLKU
Sometimes we rush ahead and move alone.
But with the right people beside us, we remember the beauty of taking our time and going far.
I want to live that romance — going farther, together.
📸 Leica Q2 in Kyoto