Skeema

Enhancing productivity and sensemaking on the web

Overview

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I am currently helping build Skeema, working on augmenting human cognition with intelligence, starting with helping users solve their tab overload problem.

Incubated at CMU in the Knowledge Accelerator lab under Professor Niki Kittur, I joined a small team of 5 where I lead the design of multiple key features to help users be more productive on the web. I helped navigate the product from concepts to a Product Hunt launch (4.9 rating), venture funding and now an AI-powered tool to augment human productivity.

I designed the MVP based on qualitative research and user analytics, developed and tested prototypes, and collaborated with engineering for implementation. I also built the marketing website, revamped the existing design and crafted the brand direction.

Link to the Skeema Website.

Contributors

2 Engineers
2 Designers
1 Product Manager

project type

Browser tools
Web tools
Productivity
Knowledge Management
Zero to One

timeline

Sep 2022 - Present

at a glance

Impact

Helped take Skeema from a research project with <500 Beta users to a product with 5K+ users and a 4.9 Chrome store rating
Helped secure initial funding from leading Silicon Valley VC
Collaborated with CEO & 2 engineers to ship & monitor 4 key features over 12 months.
Built website and marketing material for a Product Hunt launch, leading to a 4.9 rating
WIP

As the project is ongoing, this page is WIP and will be updated periodically. Get in touch to learn more.  

Scroll down to get a glimpse of some of the work.

context

Tab overload is killing our productivity.

Tab overload, a common state of browsers today, arises from various habits and challenges. People fear losing information, leading to an accumulation of open tabs. Multitasking, the need for reference, deferred tasks, and the low cost of opening a new tab contribute to the pile-up. Additionally, browser tools often lack effective ways to manage this deluge. The browser, intended to aid productivity, ironically hinders it.

Problem statement

How might we help our users seamlessly switch contexts, suspend and resume tasks and close tabs without the anxiety of losing information?

Some things I've worked on

01

Save open tabs to projects with a click

Save tabs, groups or entire windows to projects with a single click. Smart project suggestions on hover.

add tasks to later

Focus only on what matters now

Effortlessly suspend and resume your tasks without having a gazillion tabs open. With the 'Later' space, Skeema ensures users can efficiently store and retrieve tabs, sparing both their RAM and memory.

projects

A revamped project page for storing and curating links

I redesigned the existing Skeema project page to support new functionality and better hierarchy.

supersearch

A search to easily find saved links, clips and web history

A nifty fuzzy search that helps users easily find things they've saved or come across on the internet.

clipping

Save bits of stuff on the web

The clipping tool lets users capture images, texts, and screenshots along with their related tabs, allowing for easy reference to specific quotes or code snippets without saving the entire page.

Want to learn more?

This is only part of the story, for the feature length - hit me up.

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