what do you want to build, create, or investigate during your residency?
I am building, creating, and investigating Orbit.
Orbit is built to make the process of finding and connecting with the right people frictionless. It learns who you are, what drives you, and what you’re looking for, and uses that context to introduce you to the right people at the right time. Whether Îyou’re looking for friends, mentors, co-founders, or a life partner, Orbit works in two ways:
- As you’re out n about, like walking into a cafe, a classroom, or a gym, Orbit can instantly flag the kind of people you’re looking to meet in realtime. But it doesn’t stop there
- it also scans your extended and Orbit network to help you find exactly who you’re looking to meet
It’s like having a best friend who knows everyone around you, and everyone you should know, and quietly makes the right warm intros for you
Unlike other AI’s, Orbit is proactive. It unobtrusively walks with you and opens doors you didn’t even know existed. Not just to people, but to opportunities that can change your life
During the residency, I want to:
- Continue building a scalable prototype that runs on efficient & effective AI agents.
- Open-source and document/“build-in-public” key parts of the system so others can build their own version of an AI superconnector like Boardy.ai or Series.so
- Explore optimal UX + flow for the smoothest onboarding process, and making the process of connecting with others as effortless as possible
Orbit cannot be Orbit without gaining people’s trust. I’m designing it from the ground up with privacy and safety at the core. We don’t just protect user data, we respect it. Just like how a real friend would
external links:
- During my most recent hackathon, I tested out an idea for orbit: automate everything standing between people and their perfect circle. (we won best use of AI) More info:
- Orbit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getorbitapp
- Orbit’s community: https://discord.gg/m9mWXcrstw
- Exo: https://getexo.vercel.app/
- Orbit Manifesto: https://youtu.be/vaBTLpGfVQE
- Orbit demo: https://youtu.be/QI8HgFye-m0
- My university reached out to me to write an article & video about me:
what are 2-3 things you are most proud of?
One: I’ve spent over 800 hours building two mobile apps (Exo & Orbit) and 400+ hours producing 25+ videos, all while maintaining a 3.7 GPA as a full-time student and intern. That level of output required extreme focus, strict time management, and a willingness to cut out distractions that unis have. But I didn’t mind since my motivation to work on these things are deep and pure.
Two: One of the hardest battles I’ve faced was overcoming pornography addiction, while also dealing with loneliness and no sense of belonging. Most people told me not to talk about it. I did anyway. I documented what I learned and shared it publicly on YouTube (https://youtu.be/bMrvcLhHpaQ, https://youtu.be/VCPFdTO7S6A). If I can help someone break free from anything that controls them, then I believe it’s more than worth it.
Three: I used to struggle with social anxiety. I had a hard time trusting people, forming real connections, and feeling a sense of belonging. By studying behavioral psychology and personal development, I learned so much about human nature and what it takes to connect with people. And now I channel that into everything I build, from my YouTube channel (@ramimaalouf) to Orbit & Exo