A Thank-You Letter
Thank you to every friend who truly helped us during HeyCost's creation. Your early, generous support is why HeyCost can stand here today. On the road ahead, we will meet more people who love or dislike what we do. We hope all of you can clear the fog of life and find your own map and route: live with clarity, live well.
Special thanks
Juncao: One of HeyCost's earliest co-builders, still the most reliable frontend advisor.
Yangzai: Creator of HeyCost's beautiful animations. Thank you for your support and encouragement from day one.
Yusheng & Momo: HeyCost's first and second users. Thank you for deep testing and honest feedback when HeyCost was still rough.
Changchang: HeyCost's third user. Thank you for encouragement from both designer and user perspectives.
Qixu: We were lucky to work together for nearly two years and learn how mature products operate. Thank you for your deep suggestions at HeyCost's early stage.
Oasis: Deeply understands the meaning of recording, and inspired the mood tag feature.
Master Qi: Pushed us for updates for half a year. We missed several Liangzhu DemoDays, but believe good things are worth the wait. Thanks for many helpful connections.
Allen: A long-time friend. Grow is a ceiling-level indie product we keep learning from. Thank you for generous advice during HeyCost's creation.
Tula Ding: Another long-time friend. We even participated in his marriage milestone (wedding photo registration). Thank you for advice and encouragement.
Cosmic Monster: A Xiaohongshu friend we have not met in person. In life and product, you are a role model. Your Tomato project showed us how to create with restraint and sustain a good product.
RemixDesign: A product built by a design team, like meeting a fellow traveler ahead. Thank you for advice and help on this website. May we keep improving together.
Ideas and people that inspired us
"Money or Life" Not a book about choosing money or life, but about how to have enough money to live the life you want. The key is to keep discovering what truly satisfies you.
"Cognitive Awakening" "Ambiguity is the source of life's troubles, and life is a contest to remove ambiguity."
"A Weird Life" The source of the HeyCost philosophy. A line that moved us: "His time tracking method was not a meticulous budget for planners, but more like a need to confess to time."
"Small and Beautiful: Sustainable Profit Rules" "Do more with less"
Shaonan @ flomo: Seeing products like flomo and Xiaobaotong convinced us to leave our jobs step by step and create HeyCost.
Meng Yan @ Youzhi Youxing: Their philosophy showed us the importance of content and cognitive education, and strengthened our commitment to keep creating tracking content.