Alex Ruber @alex_ruber
🇷🇴, co-founder of @trycandleapp (yc f24), @smoresmusicapp, ex arch/ios engineer @apple, ex flight engineer @nasa trycandle.app San Francisco, CA Joined September 2017-
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we've had this bug on @trycandleapp for the longest time where drawings don't scale across different screen sizes turns out ppl love using their apple pencils and were pissed when their partner's iphone only showed the top left corner of their drawing we just fixed it! live…
day 210 of building @trycandleapp, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends failed 12 more times, will be testing out new hooks/scripts and variations this week, i’ll let you guys know if/when i find a new format that sticks and try to break it down play…
day 209 of building @trycandleapp, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends short update today, working on more tt scripts, prepping for the next sprint, streak restores are looking solid, just fixed a technical issue, also making progress on seo play…
day 208 of building, @trycandleapp, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends really excited to share some big updates, you can now start or maintain your streak with any meaningful connection: answer a question, draw on canvas, or play one of our games to…
How these founders, while in YC, pivoted from a shopping app to build Candle, a consumer app that helps couples and friends grow closer. techcrunch.com/2025/09/24/the…
day 206 of building @trycandleapp, the duolingo for relationships and staying in touch with friends :) @9ofZoe and i were able to narrow down ember’s base state to 7 core designs! this will be the foundation for ember’s future emotions and animations curious what you guys…
day 205 of building @trycandleapp, the duolingo for relationships and staying in touch with friends it’s been ~28 days since the last update, and we’ve made another $154k in rev, a 55% jump in the last mo. in the same stretch, we’ve grown to 250k+ MAUs, up roughly 48%. with…
day 204 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends :) submitting a new update tn, this one will include streak restores, streak overlay/ui updates, faster page loads, and a bunch of bug fixes play candle below! trycandle.app
day 203 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends :) i’m going to be throwing a party with @rhobusiness for the candle app! if you’re a consumer founder in or near sf (ideally bringing your partner or close friend), come hang with us!…
day 202 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships and staying close with friends :) almost done revamping the daily streak page today, excited to roll it out soon. after that will prob get back on tik tok here was today’s top answered question (26k+ responses!) play…
day 201 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships today we’re working on new ember states with the super talented @9ofZoe. feel super fortunate to be collaborating with her on illustrations and animations. highly recommend working with her! in a later post i’ll share…
ladies and gentlemen, I present to u pmf this is day 200 of building candle, the duolingo for relationships play today
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