exodo.io

By providing personalized checklists, document templates, and local resources, it helps users navigate complex bureaucracy with confidence and ease.

As founder and product lead, I drove business strategy, information architecture, and UX design while coordinating development with a small team to deliver the MVP.

Moving to a new country is overwhelming. Bureaucracy, paperwork, and language barriers create friction that leads to stress, wasted time, and costly mistakes. Most existing solutions are either generic guides or fragmented forums. None of them actionable, personalized, or user-friendly.

How might we create a digital companion that helps expats and remote workers navigate complex bureaucracy with clarity and confidence?

The challenge went beyond simplifying information. It was about transforming complexity into clear, actionable steps. The platform needed to launch in four languages from day one: English, Spanish, German, and French. It had to handle structured content like guides, checklists, and official documentation while still feeling approachable. Not another wall of text, but a tool people would actually use.

I founded Exodo.io and shaped every layer of the product. On the business side, I defined the vision, value proposition, and go-to-market strategy. As product designer, I mapped user flows, structured the information architecture, and designed the interface. I also built the front-end myself using Next.js with full i18n support for multilingual content. To accelerate delivery, I brought on a part-time developer and coordinated our work toward a shared milestone: shipping the MVP.

Every decision was guided by one principle: reduce complexity for users while building something that could scale.
It started with discovery. Interviews with expats surfaced recurring pain points: unclear next steps, language barriers, and resources scattered across dozens of tabs. These insights shaped the product strategy. I prioritized features that would deliver immediate value, focusing on actionable tasks with clear dependencies. For the technical foundation, I chose Next.js, React, Tailwind, and TypeScript, with i18n baked in from the start to support multilingual content at scale.

Exodo.io is live and serving early adopters. By focusing on actionable checklists rather than trying to solve everything at once, we shipped something useful fast and started learning from real users immediately.

Early feedback has been encouraging. Testers praised the clarity of the checklist format and the relief of having "one reliable source instead of 10 tabs open." The architecture is built for growth, so adding new countries and languages requires minimal effort. The product is positioned as a subscription service for expats, relocation agencies, and digital nomads looking for a trusted guide through the bureaucratic maze.

Exodo.io started with a simple premise: bureaucracy shouldn't be the hardest part of starting a new life abroad. The platform is now live and evolving. We're expanding content coverage, exploring AI-powered guidance, and refining the business model. It's the first step toward building a trusted companion for expats worldwide.