I grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in the US, now live in Canada. Family spread across multiple countries - I'm sure it's a typical story for several (most?) of the folks here.
My dad passed suddenly in 2024, when he was traveling with my mom. This was my biggest nightmare growing up, when I first moved half the world away from my family in my teens...the one thing that jolts you awake at night ("...what if something happens to my parents and I'm not there?"), and it actually happened to me. My siblings and I had to scramble and get to Singapore asap to support my mom, manage all the procedures, gather all types of documents, figure out which accounts he had access to, talk to numerous banks/institutions, lawyers etc etc etc. It was overwhelming to deal with all this (and this was in Singapore, which tends to be very efficient!) while also having to deal with the grief of losing my dad. I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone, but unfortunately, death is the one thing we will all have to deal with, like it or not.
That said, what made it slightly easier for us was that my dad was - thankfully! - a very organized man. He'd prepared everything for us...kept a detailed spreadsheet with account details, instructions. So we had quick access to nearly everything to help the legalities, just because he had maintained something like this over the years. He knew the day would come, and made sure we didn't have to struggle to find this stuff.
Legal stuff aside, I was acutely aware that I didn't have enough of the 'personal' aspect to this beyond some photos and videos. My older son was not even 2 years old when my dad passed...and my younger son was born just 2 months after. They won't have any memories of their grandpa. What I would do to go back in time...and ask my dad, "hey, do you have any words of advice for the grandson you won't get to see? Anything you'd like them to hear, directly from you, years down the road? Any advice for me??"
I built Snippets to make it easy to preserve what matters for the people you love - voice notes, stories, critical documents, messages in any language - without needing to be organized or tech-savvy to do it.
The core problem: people know they should preserve things for their family, but they freeze. What do I say? How do I organize it? What if my parents only speak [Tamil | Chinese | French | Arabic | etc]...and my kids speak English?
What makes Snippets different:
- AI life story interview: instead of staring at a blank screen, the AI asks you thoughtful questions about your life, listens in any language, and turns your spoken answers into written stories (or "snippets") automatically. Your parents just talk. That's it.
- 50+ language transcription and translation: record in English, French, Tamil, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog, whatever is natural. Recipients get it translated to English. Bridges the generational language gap that diaspora families deal with constantly.
- Scheduled and legacy delivery: set a message for your daughter's 18th birthday, or have it delivered automatically if you're no longer around. Trusted contact verification with multiple check-ins and a long grace period so nothing gets delivered prematurely.
- Document vault: securely upload documents and policies and forward important emails to organize the practical stuff your family will need.
Built in ~5 weeks using Claude. Stack: React, TypeScript, Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, Resend, Deepgram + Whisper.
Works on any device, no app install needed. Free tier too so you can get a good feel of Snippets.
My dad passed suddenly in 2024, when he was traveling with my mom. This was my biggest nightmare growing up, when I first moved half the world away from my family in my teens...the one thing that jolts you awake at night ("...what if something happens to my parents and I'm not there?"), and it actually happened to me. My siblings and I had to scramble and get to Singapore asap to support my mom, manage all the procedures, gather all types of documents, figure out which accounts he had access to, talk to numerous banks/institutions, lawyers etc etc etc. It was overwhelming to deal with all this (and this was in Singapore, which tends to be very efficient!) while also having to deal with the grief of losing my dad. I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone, but unfortunately, death is the one thing we will all have to deal with, like it or not.
That said, what made it slightly easier for us was that my dad was - thankfully! - a very organized man. He'd prepared everything for us...kept a detailed spreadsheet with account details, instructions. So we had quick access to nearly everything to help the legalities, just because he had maintained something like this over the years. He knew the day would come, and made sure we didn't have to struggle to find this stuff.
Legal stuff aside, I was acutely aware that I didn't have enough of the 'personal' aspect to this beyond some photos and videos. My older son was not even 2 years old when my dad passed...and my younger son was born just 2 months after. They won't have any memories of their grandpa. What I would do to go back in time...and ask my dad, "hey, do you have any words of advice for the grandson you won't get to see? Anything you'd like them to hear, directly from you, years down the road? Any advice for me??"
I built Snippets to make it easy to preserve what matters for the people you love - voice notes, stories, critical documents, messages in any language - without needing to be organized or tech-savvy to do it.
The core problem: people know they should preserve things for their family, but they freeze. What do I say? How do I organize it? What if my parents only speak [Tamil | Chinese | French | Arabic | etc]...and my kids speak English?
What makes Snippets different:
- AI life story interview: instead of staring at a blank screen, the AI asks you thoughtful questions about your life, listens in any language, and turns your spoken answers into written stories (or "snippets") automatically. Your parents just talk. That's it.
- 50+ language transcription and translation: record in English, French, Tamil, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, Tagalog, whatever is natural. Recipients get it translated to English. Bridges the generational language gap that diaspora families deal with constantly.
- Scheduled and legacy delivery: set a message for your daughter's 18th birthday, or have it delivered automatically if you're no longer around. Trusted contact verification with multiple check-ins and a long grace period so nothing gets delivered prematurely.
- Document vault: securely upload documents and policies and forward important emails to organize the practical stuff your family will need.
Built in ~5 weeks using Claude. Stack: React, TypeScript, Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, Resend, Deepgram + Whisper.
Works on any device, no app install needed. Free tier too so you can get a good feel of Snippets.
I'd love your thoughts.
https://mysnippets.com