Jesse and Shane in the ocean, San Diego

Jesse Meria

I design products, experiences, and processes with life at the center of every decision. Software, physical goods, spaces — if it can be made easier, better, or more intentional, I'm already working on it.

Imagination. Curiosity. Adventure. Empathy.

I try to enjoy life, live in the moment. I have bills to pay, so I build. Since I must work, I try to do work I enjoy.

WORK

Founder Stories — why these exist

The Cafe That Started Everything

The lakeside cafe under all of it — and the one trick I really have.

Why I Built Composed

Calm, voice-first planning. Say it, and it's already handled.

Why I Built Halopen

Native macOS dictation that writes what you said — not a polished version of it.

Why I Built Puana

Describe a feeling, and it plays the room. Music for the places people walk into.

Why I Built HookGenius

Release-ready lyrics and a tuned Suno prompt, so it doesn't sound like AI wrote it.

Why I Built Brand Cleared

Stop guessing whether a name is taken. One verdict instead of eleven tabs.

Why I Built Order June

The self-order kiosk for Square businesses, forged on my own cafe counter.

Why I Started Meria Chai

Seven real spices, zero sugar. The cafe's house chai, packaged for your kitchen.

Writing

Composed 1.7.3 — Calm Planning for Brains With Enough Going On

May 18, 2026

SignalDrop 1.1: The Weird Little Mac App That Catches Every WiFi Drop

May 18, 2026

Google Killed FAQ Rich Results. I Had 231 Pages of It.

May 12, 2026

I Bought a Mac Mini So My AI Never Stops Working

March 31, 2026

I Built the Ultimate OpenClaw Setup Guide

March 26, 2026

What Happens When You Give an AI $1,000 a Day to Trade Stocks?

March 26, 2026

I Open-Sourced My Entire Claude Code Setup

March 26, 2026

I Built the WiFi Notification macOS Should Have Had All Along

March 26, 2026

Claude Code: Every Feature I Actually Use

March 26, 2026

FLUX vs Gemini Flash: I Tested Both So You Don't Have To

March 25, 2026

Connect