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.

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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