Yesterday was my 27th birthday. Instead of a traditional celebration, I found myself hunched over my laptop, fueled by caffeine and a very specific kind of frustration.
I wasn’t coding because I had to; I was coding because I had reached a breaking point with my own group chat.
The “300-Message” Nightmare
It started a week ago with a simple goal: Coordinate a birthday dinner and New Year’s Eve plans with my closest friends.
What followed was a digital catastrophe:
- 200+ messages of unorganized chatter.
- Important addresses buried under a mountain of memes.
- Five different “maybe” RSVPs that never turned into a “yes.”
- The “Planner Fatigue” of having to repeat the same details every three hours.
I realized that while we have incredible project management tools for our 9-to-5s, we are still using tools designed for talking to handle our logistics.
The Problem: Group Chats Don’t Scale
Group chats are great for memes and quick updates. They are terrible for decision-making.
When you try to plan a trip or a night out in a chat:
- Information gets buried: The hotel address is lost within 10 minutes.
- Decision Paralysis: Without a clear structure, “I don’t care, you choose” becomes the default.
- The Planner Burden: One person (the “Cruise Director”) ends up doing 100% of the labor while everyone else just watches.
Introducing Squad In Sync
I built the landing page for Squad In Sync on my birthday morning to solve my own problem. I wanted a way to “Plan the Chaos” to turn messy conversations into a synced, actionable itinerary that the whole squad can see.
I’m not building another chat app. I’m building the logistics layer for your social life.
What’s Next?
I’m currently in the early “Build in Public” phase. I’m gathering my first group of alpha testers the “Planner Friends” who are tired of carrying the weight of the entire group.
If you’ve ever felt like a “talking spreadsheet” instead of a friend, it’s time to sync up.
Join the waitlist today and help us kill the group chat chaos.