it's been a minute

life updates and what's next

well, what can i say?

my original plan was to publish something every week, which obviously fell off.

my writing came to a halt, but that doesn’t mean the past few months weren’t busy.

i’ve been heads down working on a few things. in short, i was working on:

• new features for Early Chapters

• Index - a creative workspace for collecting and creating

  • iOS mobile app (coming soon to App Store)

  • Chrome browser extension

• a social tool to help with managing the various social media accounts

• two internal products for making content creation easier

• launched a new personal website

• and trying my hand at content creation on socials.

so here’s to getting back on track and trying this writing thing again.

here’s a quick recap of what’s happened over the last few months:

April 2026

life updates:

• walks with my nephew while the weather is perfect

• started to experiment with premiere pro

• learned to make vietnamese coffee (cafe sua da) with ube cold foam

• went on a midweek adventure with friends i haven’t seen in over a year

what was shipped:

• Early Chapters

  • added push notifications for retention

• Index

  • built the visual library/bookmark component for Index

  • users can organize their bookmarks with tags, folders, and boards

• Misc.

  • internal Figma plugin to speed up creating social media assets

May 2026

life updates:

• benched 205lbs for the first time

• not many life updates this month

what was shipped:

• Early Chapters:

  • marketing:

    • partnered with mommy creator @sincerelyjessica on IG for a mother’s day giveaway

    • bit the bullet and bought the m5 macbook pro since my old mbp was giving out. (lesson: if a tool will make your life exponentially better, go for it - sometimes you have to do it before you’re ready)

  • features:

    • bulk upload capabilities for video and image assets

    • improved upload speed

• Index features:

  • project management layer to keep track of tasks, documents, moodboards, and any reference material

  • started building the chrome extension for saving on your browser

  • created a free moodboard generator for quick moodboarding

• social media tool:

  • built social media scheduling feature to keep track of multiple social media accounts

  • built a complimentary tool to help with content creation

June - July 2026

life updates:

• visited friends in SF for a much-needed getaway

• visited Lake Tahoe for the first time

  • this was the most rejuvenated i’ve felt in a long time and realized how important it is to take breaks

• started picking up more hobbies like golf and pickleball

what was shipped:

• Early Chapters:

  • early chapters users can now share directly from their camera roll

  • fixed bugs on early chapters app

• Index:

  • launched the Index iOS app for mobile capture and to access your workspace from your iphone

  • launched the Index chrome extension for capturing on your browser

• Jero.zip

  • created a new personal website for all of my things i’m working on

What’s next?

my primary goal has always been to create products. so, i’ll continue to improve my products and acquire more paying users.

i’m also realizing the importance of putting myself out there across multiple channels.

as a very private person and having been off IG since 2020, this is extremely uncomfortable, but necessary.

but like most endeavors during this season, i’m treating this as an experiment and setting the intention to document this phase of my life.

as for this newsletter, the main reason for the writing hiatus was because i’m unsure of what i wanted to write about.

but instead of just waiting around, i plan on writing about the journey of building & gowing products, personal development, realizations in my 30s, and general updates around my products.

i also want to start more creative projects just for fun. i have a very long archive of photos and videos that i’ve never edited, design sketches that never made it to renderings, and just more designs that i’m thinking about.

that was a long-winded way of saying here’s what you can expect from me:

• improve the current products and if needed, create more products.

• create more content and share more of my journey and the things i’m learning.

see you all next week!

if you haven’t already:

• download Early Chapters - the private baby album to keep track of your baby’s memories and milestones in one place.

• sign up for Index - the creative workspace to manage your entire creative process

• follow me on IG: @jero.zip