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Stardust: The AI-Native Workspace for Developers Who Ship

Elevator Pitch

Stardust turns 147 scattered tasks into 3 things that actually matter. AI handles the triage, you handle the judgment. Less managing, more shipping.

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The Problem We Solve

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The Productivity Paradox

Modern developers drown in task management theater:
  • 147 open tasks across Jira, Linear, GitHub, Notion, and sticky notes
  • 20 minutes every morning deciding what to work on
  • 45 minutes daily updating statuses, attending standups, context-switching
  • 80% of created tasks never get completed—they just accumulate guilt
The tools designed to increase productivity have become the productivity tax.

Senior IC

Context-switching between 12 projectsTime Lost: 2+ hours/day

Tech Lead

Triaging requests while trying to codeTime Lost: 3+ hours/day

Startup Founder

Everything feels urgent, nothing gets doneTime Lost: All day

Solo Developer

Decision paralysis from infinite backlogsTime Lost: 40 min/day

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The Stardust Solution

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The Magic Experience

Imagine you order a product. A magical conveyor belt opens up and the box is delivered to your feet. That’s what task management should feel like—invisible, effortless, just works. 
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    A Day with Stardust                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                  │
│  07:30 AM  │ Open app → See 3 tasks → Close in 30 seconds       │
│  09:00 AM  │ Voice note: "Review Sarah's PR after her PTO"      │
│            │ → Auto-creates task with dependency                 │
│  01:00 PM  │ Manager asks status → Already updated from code    │
│  06:30 PM  │ "You completed 3/3. 2 tasks now unblocked."        │
│            │ → Close laptop feeling accomplished                 │
│                                                                  │
│  Result: 5 minutes in app, 40 minutes reclaimed, flow preserved │
│                                                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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How It Works

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Capture Without Friction

Voice: “Follow up with Sarah after her PTO about the API review”AI parses → extracts owner, dependency, due date → creates task2 minutes → 5 seconds
2

Focus Without Deciding

AI surfaces exactly 3 tasks—the 3 that matter most right nowWhy these 3? Blocking others, deadline proximity, your energy patterns147 decisions → 0 decisions
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Review Without Guilt

Weekly: “Here are 12 tasks untouched for 3 months. Do they still matter?”You: “Delete 8, keep 2, snooze 2”Cognitive debt → Cognitive clarity
4

Ship Without Babysitting

Tasks update automatically from commits and PRsDependencies resolve themselvesYou stay in flow—the system handles the rest

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The Anti-Engagement Philosophy

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We’re Different

  • More time = more engagement = success
  • Optimize for DAU/MAU
  • Infinite features
  • Track your team
  • Lock you in
Our success metric: You spend <5 minutes/day in Stardust. That’s not failure—that’s the goal.

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What We’ll Never Build

Agile Theater

No story points and velocity tracking

Manager Dashboards

No “visibility into your team” surveillance

Engagement Tricks

No streaks, badges, or leaderboards

Feature Bloat

No features just because competitors have them

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Success Metrics That Matter

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What We Track

MetricTargetWhy
Time to First Value<60 secondsFriction kills adoption
Daily Time in App<5 minutesLess is better
Tasks Completed/Week+30% in 3 monthsOutcomes matter
AI Priority Accuracy90% agreementTrust compounds
Tasks Deleted/Week15% of createdStrategic laziness

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What We Don’t Track

  • Daily Active Users (vanity metric)
  • Time on platform (inverse of value)
  • Feature usage breadth (complexity trap)

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Core Principles

For a deep dive into our philosophy, see the Philosophy page.

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1. Strategic Laziness

“The best work is the work you don’t do.”
80% of tasks don’t matter. Our job is helping you find the 20% that do.

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2. Ownership Without Boundaries

“Every task has exactly one owner.”
Shared ownership = no ownership. P(done) = 1/n.

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3. Production Is Truth

“Ship to learn, not to plan forever.”
70% decision today beats 90% decision next month.

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4. Fail Fast, Surface Early

“Make problems loud so they’re fixed quickly.”
Silent failures are nightmares. Surface immediately.

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5. Self-Healing Systems

“90% of issues resolve without you thinking.”
Your task manager shouldn’t need babysitting.

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6. AI as Accelerator, Not Autopilot

“Trust but verify. You remain accountable.”
AI handles triage. You handle judgment.

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7. Asymmetric Upside

“Preserve optionality. Make reversible decisions.”
Capped downside, unlimited upside. Plain text export = you can leave anytime.

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The Covenant: Our Promise to Users

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We Promise To:

  • Time in Stardust is a cost, not a benefit
  • No dark patterns, no engagement tricks
  • Plain text export, always
  • Success = you shipping, not you using our app
  • Recommend deleting tasks, not creating more
  • Prioritize features that reduce cognitive load
  • AI suggestions always include explanations
  • Override any AI decision with one click
  • Show you what data trains the models
  • 90% AI accuracy within 30 days or we fix it
  • Priority bugs treated as highest severity
  • Export your data, leave anytime

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Headlines & Taglines

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Primary

“See what matters. Ship what counts.”

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For Specific Audiences

AudienceHeadline
Senior ICs”Finally focus on code, not coordination.”
Tech Leads”Lead with clarity, not with tickets.”
Founders”Stop managing. Start shipping.”
Teams”Agile without the theater.”

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Alternates

  • “147 tasks → 3 that matter”
  • “Less managing. More shipping.”
  • “The task manager that disappears.”
  • “AI triage. Human judgment.”
  • “Your backlog, finally under control.”

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Read the Philosophy

Understand the principles behind everything we build