In many cases, multiple apps are used for memos, schedule management, and to-dos. But why not combine them into one app? It is the spirit behind HERO, an all -in -one productive application with AI assistant (of course!).
The iOS app was developed by former meta employees Brad Kowork and Seun W. Lee. Both met while KOWALK was a product manager and Lee was working on the Facebook story where Lee was an engineer. Kowalk has also worked on a new AI experience at the company until 2022.
“When I started working in a meta and started working on a new project, we didn't want to work on what we felt like people were wasting time. We actually have people. I wanted to make something helpful to save time, “said Kowak.
So far, the company's founder Max Mullen, Dropbox founder Arash Ferdowsi, Adobe's CHEIF Strategy Deputy President of Meta, and NEO Shainsmoker containing Abstract We are raising $ 4 million seed funds from venture companies.
MULLEN, who met the hero's co -founder through another company he invested, said he was impressed by the startup vision.
“Heroes have a clear vision of how people want to change their thinking about AI apps. Many consumer apps have an assistant like voice interface and HERO. This is. He doesn't need multiple apps because he is about to become a daily app, “he told Techniccrunch.
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MULLEN said that heroes would be useful for family and friends groups. Because they don't need to use so many apps to adjust each other.
The app itself has the current day's schedule, weather, to DOS list, food list, and a single screen where you can see notes. On the screen, there is a daily brief in the Instagram Story Style, which includes schedule, news summary, and daily estimates.
You can add people, family, and teammates to the calendar to check the schedule, share tasks and memos. If they are in the app, they can comment on something like shared events and to-dos. (At this time, for those who are not participating in the app, you can share to do in a form -friendly format.)
You can also add events, reminders, memos, or grocery through built -in AI assistants. Assistant can answer queries using Perplexity AI and save Web search as notes.
In addition, assistants can help you create a list or memo. For example, you can tap the memo and proposal buttons called “Challenger -like movies” and add a title to the memo that generates a new list.
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KOWALK does not think that the number of AI tools that can be used by people will eventually use various applications such as multiple calendar apps, reminders, memos, and weather.
“In the near future, there are two categories apps. A blank slate chat app like ChatGpt and Google Gemini, and your day. This app is brought to one every day and on it. We want to work with friends and family with an intelligence layer.
He pointed out that using multiple apps could open Tiktok and YouTube while switching the app and opening tiktok and YouTube. He is also drawn to this app about a couple who has just graduated from college for social adjustments and looking for a new take for productivity. I said.
The app is free, and the company is planning to keep that way.
Currently, users can search and order all items by tapping the Instacart icon in the grocery list. Companies reduce these transactions.
KOWALK stated that this is the company that the company wants to concentrate on the future.
HERO is currently improving the voice interaction with the assistant, building a habit and target tracker, and building a function to add notes from events, to-dos, and screenshots.