Currents

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  Flow View for getting the work done

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  Feed View to stay up to date on everything that matters

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  Sprints View to get it done!

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  Roadmap Calendar View to visualize where to go

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  Reports View to manage flow across the organization

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  Direct Messaging to keep in flow with others

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  Roadmap Kanban View to discuss and plan what goes in, and what has to wait

Tell us about yourself

I’ve been a vibe coder since I was 13 in the early '80s, but the technology wasn’t ready for me yet. I was born and raised in Silicon Valley and have held senior product roles at many startups over the years—always with the ideas, but never quite able to implement them myself. Until now.

The Bolt Hackathon changed everything. It gave me the push I needed to see if I could personally build a market-ready, full-stack app targeting something I care deeply about: how teams collaborate to turn bold ideas into finished products. I’ve always felt most software was uninspired—like the cubicle equivalent of a user experience. I wanted to create something different.

What did you build and why?

I built Currents, a modern agile-inspired productivity and planning app that makes working together feel alive. In just 30 days, I designed, built, and launched a commercial-ready version at https://currents.build.

Currents brings flow to the chaos of team collaboration—blending Kanban, roadmaps, goals, chat, and even personalized theme music—into a single unified workspace. Unlike stale project management tools, Currents is designed to feel beautiful, kinetic, and joyful.

What challenges did you face?

As a product strategist but novice coder, it was a learning curve. I had to get hands-on with Supabase and Netlify, understand auth flows, and debug real backend issues. I also wrestled with RevenueCat, which lacked a good web integration path—I eventually abandoned it.

Bolt.new itself occasionally pushed back—telling me my project was too large—which forced me to find workarounds to keep building. There were long nights. But I kept focused.

What are your next steps?

I’ll be adding final polish: Stripe integration, onboarding flows, and user-facing polish. My goal is to officially launch the commercial version of Currents on July 26, the same day Bolt announces the contest winners.

What did you learn?

I learned I could build an app by myself, top to bottom. I’ve now crossed from dreamer to doer.

And more than that—I saw what’s possible. Bolt is helping build an army of Davids in a world of Goliaths. AI has become the great equalizer. I learned to wield this slingshot. And Currents is my first shot.

Built With

• and-edge-functions.-the-application-integrates-with-the-github-api-(via-supabase-edge-functions)-and-the-youtube-iframe-player-api-for-background-video-playback.-deployment-is-handled-through-netlify.-development-is-done-using-node.js
• and-recharts-is-used-for-charting.-the-backend-is-powered-by-supabase
• and-tailwind-css-for-styling.-state-management-is-handled-with-zustand
• bolt
• bolt.new
• database-(postgresql)
• date-fns
• dnd-kit
• github-api
• javascript
• lucide-react
• node.js
• postgresql
• react
• recharts
• serving-as-a-backend-as-a-service-for-authentication
• storage
• supabase
• tailwind-css
• typescript
• utilizing-react-for-the-frontend-ui
• vite
• vite-as-the-build-tool-and-development-server
• while-dnd-kit-provides-drag-and-drop-functionality.-date-operations-are-managed-by-date-fns
• youtube-iframe-player-api
• zustand