Behind the Scenes: The Making of Merin

Wow. Just Wow.

First off, thank you. Seriously. The response to our waitlist launch last week has been nothing short of incredible. Lots of you have raised your hands to say, "Yes, email is broken, and I want something better." That validates everything we've been thinking.

Every time we see a new signup, it fuels our belief that we're building something that needs to exist.

But I know what you're wondering: What the hell happens next?

The Master Plan

While we'd love to drop a fully-formed product into your hands tomorrow, we're taking a more deliberate approach. Great products aren't rushed, especially when tackling something as complex as email.

Right now, we're focused on three foundational pillars:

Speed that feels supernatural – We're obsessing over millisecond performance because nothing kills productivity like waiting for your inbox to load.
A keyboard-first experience – Your hands should never need to leave the keyboard. Every action, every navigation element, designed for flow state.
Intelligence that actually understands context – Not just generic AI responses, but a system that learns your communication patterns and relationships.

We're making solid progress every day. The building of Merin is taking shape, and we're eager to get it into your hands as soon as it delivers on our promise of a truly better email experience.

Sneak Peek: What We're Working On

Here's a small taste of what's cooking in our development kitchen:

Command Bar Magic – Inspired by the best command interfaces out there, we're building a ⌘+K experience that makes any action in your inbox instantly accessible.
Intelligent Threading – Nobody should have to scroll through 27 replies to understand a conversation. We're designing thread summarization that extracts what matters.
Focus Mode – A distraction-free interface that helps you process your most important messages first, based on your priorities, not an algorithm's.

The Big Challenge

Building an email client from scratch in 2025 is no small feat:

Gmail's API documentation feels like it was written in hieroglyphics.
Every email provider has their own quirky implementation of standards.

But these challenges are exactly why email clients have plateaued. Most companies take the easy route, building a prettier interface on top of the same broken foundation.

We're doing the hard work of rethinking email from first principles, because that's what it will take to deliver an experience that's genuinely transformative.

What's Next?

We're heads-down in development mode, but that doesn't mean you won't hear from us. We're committed to building in public, which means:

Weekly updates like this one – We'll share our progress, challenges, and insights every week.
Early preview access – As soon as we have something that won't make your eyes bleed, we'll start letting people in, starting with our earliest supporters.
Your direct input – This isn't just our product, it's yours too. We'll be actively seeking feedback at every stage.

How You Can Help

Tell us your pain points or features you’d like – Email us at founders@merin.ai with your biggest email frustrations or anything you’d want to see. The more specific, the better.
Spread the word – If you know someone else who's drowning in their inbox, send them to merin.ai.
Keep the faith – Great things take time. We promise it'll be worth the wait.

Look, we get it. The internet is littered with the corpses of products that promised to "fix email" but delivered suboptimal improvements wrapped in subscription fees.

Merin is different. We're not making incremental changes. We're building the email experience we've always wanted – one that respects your time, attention, and intelligence.

Thanks for joining us on this journey. More soon.