The AI-First Productivity Platform
While others retrofit AI into old systems, BuildOS is being built from the ground up to using AI but focusing on understanding the user.
Building for the AI Era
Large Market
Productivity software market ($75B+) converging with AI tools market ($800B+ projected by 2030).
- • Notion ($10B valuation, 2021)
- • Linear ($1.25B valuation, 2025)
- • ChatGPT (800M weekly users, Jan 2025)
Right Timing
The convergence of voice AI, context management needs, and the emerging agent economy creates the perfect timing.
- • Voice AI adoption exploding
- • Context/memory becoming critical
- • Agents need clear context
First Mover
Only productivity platform built AI-first from day one. Competitors are retrofitting AI into existing systems.
- • Competitors retrofitting AI
- • We started with an AI framework
- • Early MCP adoption
Technical Advantages
AI-Native Architecture
While Notion, Linear, and others bolt AI onto existing systems, BuildOS was designed with AI at the core. As Andrej Karpathy noted, neural networks are "eating through" traditional code - BuildOS embodies this shift by letting AI dynamically structure your projects and context.
Source: Andrej Karpathy - "Software in the Era of AI" →
→ This architectural advantage compounds over time and becomes impossible to replicate
Voice-First Design
Users get more value from AI through voice interaction because it has less friction than writing. BuildOS is designed for natural conversation - once users start talking to it, they don't stop.
→ Voice AI adoption is accelerating, and BuildOS is positioned to capture this shift
Transparent Context Engine
Unlike ChatGPT's hidden memory, BuildOS shows users exactly what AI remembers. Users edit, build upon, and control their context - creating compound knowledge that improves over time. BuildOS serves as the persistent checkpoint where external agents return to sync context and coordinate tasks.
→ This becomes the control center for multi-agent workflows
From Tool to Platform
Productivity Tool
AI-powered organization for individuals. Brain dumps become structured projects with intelligent task management.
LLM Platform
Become the context checkpoint for AI interactions. Users maintain their core context in BuildOS while external agents sync back to update progress and coordinate next steps.
Agent Operating System
The operating system for AI agents. BuildOS becomes the persistent memory and coordination layer where multiple specialized agents checkpoint their progress and share context.
The Founder
DJ Wayne
• Former USMC Scout Sniper
• 8 years software engineering
• YC-backed startup experience (Curri)
• Serial builder: 9takes.com, thecadretraining.com, tinytribeadventures.com
Why BuildOS
I built BuildOS because I needed it. As a power user of Claude and ChatGPT managing multiple projects, I wanted a home base to stay organized. The existing tools didn't work for me, so I built my own.
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Building for the AI Era
Join us in building the coordination layer for AI agents. As specialized agents proliferate, they need a central checkpoint for context and memory - BuildOS is building that foundation.