Hi, I’m Diego Dotta

Maker and rider of the chaos from ideation to iteration. Building in public.

  • Air Fiesta: When the Balloons Multiplied

    There was a time when everyone shared a single balloon. That was Airtales, one collective flight drifting wherever the crowd decided. Democracy by wind. Chaos by design. It was beautiful, but also… a little limiting. People wanted to explore their own skies. This is why it started…

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Build Log

A living trail of things I’m building, breaking, or pretending to finish.

Smart Keys

Fix grammar and translate in one tap. For iOS and MacOS

Air Fiesta

A multiplayer game where you discover hidden gems around the real world.

Youper

Your Emotional Health Assistant designed to help you feel your best. Trusted by over 3 million users,

See the full log

This is where I track the chaos, one sprint, stumble, and saddle-up at a time.

Open Goals

2025

Make Smart Keys Profitable

Bootstrapping isn’t sustainable if it keeps eating into my lunch money. It’s time to turn downloads into dollars.

Write once a week

Because great ideas don’t write themselves. A weekly ritual to clear my mind, share my journey, and occasionally make sense of the chaos.

Read 101 Books

Picture books to meditate, graphic novels to escape, and everything else to keep me from doomscrolling Instagram.

Exercise every day

Slow cyclist, amateur bird watcher, bookworm with running shoes, and occasional bug magnet. Just trying to keep moving.

Level Up to Beginning Korean II

I can’t let the Duolingo owl haunt my dreams forever. Learning Hangul one 글자 (geulja) at a time, and falling in love with how beautifully it all fits together.

  • Listening

    Music should be one of the essential elements of human life. ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬

    These artists and channels help me get into the flow mode while coding or endurance high while cycling: Radio Paradise, Flavour Trip, HANA, Book Club, KEXP.

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