Earlier Work · 2021–2023
Trystate.fm
Recording studio marketplace: the startup that took me to Cairo
- Role
- Founder
- Timeline
- ~2 years
- Stack
The problem
Booking a recording studio was stuck in DMs and phone tag. Artists couldn't compare rooms, rates, or availability, and studios had no storefront. Every founder's education starts with a problem you can't stop thinking about; Trystate.fm was mine.
The approach
I founded and built Trystate.fm, a marketplace connecting artists with recording studios, an effort that grew far enough to take operations international, including building from Cairo, Egypt. The full story is better told in person.
The hard parts
Building across continents
Operating between the US and Egypt meant navigating time zones, cultures, and constraints that no domestic project prepares you for.
Where it landed
The formative chapter: the reason 'founder energy' shows up in everything above, and the journey's most unexpected arc on the globe below.
Next project
Kith Retail App