Hi, I’m Diego Dotta
Maker and rider of the chaos from ideation to iteration. Building in public.
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The Vibe Life: Building Smart Keys for Mac
I didn’t realize I was about to enter the “vibe” industry when I started building Smart Keys. All I really wanted was a way to sound fluent in languages without doing the hard work. Let’s be real: learning languages is tough. So, I built an app that…
Open Goals
2025
Generate $10k month with Smart Keys
Because a startup isn’t sustainable if it keeps eating my lunch money. Time to turn downloads into dollars.
Because great ideas don’t write themselves. A weekly ritual to clear my mind, share my journey, and occasionally make sense of the chaos.
Picture books to meditate, graphic novels to escape, and everything else to keep me from doomscrolling Instagram.
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.
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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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