I’m launching Desky, a social network inspired by Strava, but built for tracking work hours.
The idea is simple: if you can log runs and rides and get encouragement from friends, you should be able to do the same for focused work. A lot of meaningful work happens quietly, and I wanted a lightweight way to make it visible, trackable, and motivating.
What it does:
- Track daily work time + breaks, across different activity types (desk work, meetings, design work, spreadsheets, etc.) - Follow friends and see a feed of their work sessions - Endorse and circle back on sessions to keep each other accountable and motivated - Track your shareholder value over time, as a single metric that reflects your consistency and output
Why I built it:
I started building Desky while living in an 8-person hackerhouse. One of my housemates stayed awake for 42 hours trying to resolve a bug. Watching that level of persistence made me realize there isn’t a great way to capture the effort behind work like that, or to support and encourage someone in the moment the way you can with fitness apps.
Desky is my attempt to bring that same kind of social motivation and progress tracking to work.
Who it’s for:
- People who want to measure and improve consistency without heavy project management tooling - Friends/teams who want to stay accountable and encourage each other - Anyone who likes seeing a clear record of where their time goes