Summary
I have to confess something: Klausi was never planned. My name is Cem, and a few years ago I was facing a decision that seemed completely trivial at the time. I wanted to buy a height-adjustable desk. You know - one of those where you can switch between sitting and standing at the push of a button. Everyone said it was good for your back. So I thought: Why not? The desk arrived. I pressed the button. I stood. And then? Then - nothing special happened.
The Desk That Asked a Question
After a few weeks, I noticed that I barely raised the desk at all. I sat. Like always. The expensive desk had basically become a very expensive regular desk.
So I thought: What if I just tracked how long I sit and how long I stand? Just for myself. To keep myself a little accountable.
I searched for an app. Couldn't find one that did exactly what I wanted. So I built one myself. Nothing big - a small tool that told me at the end of the day: "Hey Cem, you sat for 7 hours today and stood for 45 minutes." That was it.
But then something happened that I didn't expect.
When an Idea Won't Stop Growing
I started to enjoy the tracking. Not because of the standing - but because I suddenly saw where my time was going. And I thought: If I'm already tracking time, why not track it for my projects too?
I've been self-employed for years. And as a self-employed person, you know the chaos. You have one tool for time tracking. Another one for invoices. Yet another for receipts. Then one for appointments. Maybe even one for notes. And somewhere in between, a spreadsheet you call "Overview" even though it stopped providing one long ago.
Each of these tools costs money. None of them talk to each other. And at the end of the month, you sit there, feeling like you've done nothing but work - but having no idea what for. Or whether it was even worth it.
I remember an evening when I spent three hours sorting my receipts for my accountant. Three hours. For paperwork. When I should have been working on a client project.
That was the moment I thought: This can't be right.
The Question Nobody Could Answer
I started researching. I asked other self-employed people and self-employed people: What tool do you use? One for everything?
"Well, I use this for that and something else for the other thing. It's not perfect, but it kind of works."
Kind of. That was the phrase I kept hearing. Kind of.
But "kind of" is not a business model. "Kind of" is not a system. "Kind of" is what happens when nobody builds a better solution.
So I decided to build that solution myself.
Klausi - Because I Was Fed Up
Klausi is the tool I wished I had. On that evening when I was sorting receipts. On that morning when I forgot to track my hours. On that day when I realized I had charged a client way too little because I had no idea how much time I'd actually invested.
Time tracking. Projects. Receipts. Expenses. Mileage. Appointments. All in one place.
Not five apps you have to juggle. One. That understands how self-employed people actually work.
And yes - the name Klausi? It stuck because it reminds me of how it all started. With a desk. A silly little idea. And the realization that the best solutions often emerge where you least expect them.
This Is My Promise
Klausi isn't perfect. We're building on it every day. But one thing I promise you: This tool will always be made by someone who is self-employed themselves. Who knows the problems. Who understands the frustration.
Because I didn't stop being self-employed just because I'm now also building a tool. I use Klausi every single day. And every time something annoys me, I rebuild it.
That's Klausi. That's the story. And I'd love for you to be part of it.
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