Ichie

Product Design · Design Systems · React · 2026

Ichie is a personal CRM for remembering the people you meet at events. The name comes from ichigo ichie, a Japanese concept that means "one time, one meeting" — the idea that every encounter is unique and won't happen the same way again.

I built the first version at the Zero to Agent London hackathon in May 2026.

The Problem

I kept leaving events with a few names in my notes and no real way to follow up. LinkedIn felt too formal. My notes app was a mess. There was nowhere to log who I met, what we talked about, and when I might want to reach out again.

What I Built

You can log people you've met, attach them to events, and track interactions over time. There's a Luma integration that pulls in attendees automatically, so you're not manually adding people you already saw on the guest list.

There's also an AI layer using Groq that suggests who to reconnect with, based on how long it's been and what you have in common.

Design Approach

I wanted it to feel like a notebook, not a dashboard. Clean type, lots of whitespace, a restrained colour palette. The design system covers person cards, event entries, timeline views, and the interaction log.

Built in React with Next.js App Router and Supabase on the backend.

Stack

Next.js · Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, RLS) · Groq AI · Vercel

What's Next

Still iterating. The main things on the roadmap are a richer person timeline view, better AI follow-up prompts, and a cleaner onboarding flow. I use it myself, which keeps me honest about what actually needs fixing.