Cinematic, personalized prom invitations with music, expressive themes and playful yes-or-no interactions.
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Building from Prague
20 Y.O. / CZ
BEN BARKAI.
FOUNDER · INDEPENDENT PRODUCT BUILDER
I turn ambitious ideas into digital products people actually use, share and remember.
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No agency. No sales pitch. Just a living index of what I build, believe in and push forward.
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users in the PlanYour.Date ecosystem
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registrations in a three-week sprint
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sales during the same viral run
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people on BdaySurprise
01 / ABOUT
I build toward the future I want to live in.
I’m Ben — a 20-year-old founder and independent product builder based in Prague.
I work for myself, usually from home, turning raw ideas into products with real users. The goal is bigger than launching another website: create beautiful things, move fast without losing detail, and leave something useful behind.
DRIVEN BY
Vision
Goals
Impact
Detail
A clear direction beats noise. Consistent execution makes it real.
02 / SELECTED WORK
Products with a pulse.
The live ventures below are built side-by-side in a 50/50 partnership — product, execution and growth shared from day one.
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IN DEVELOPMENT
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FOUNDER · ORIGINAL CONCEPT · PRODUCT VISION
VISTARIO
A next-generation marketplace making premium international property easier to discover and understand for buyers in Czechia and Slovakia.
CURATED HOMES · SMARTER SEARCH · CROSS-BORDER CLARITY
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110K+USERS
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PlanYour.Date
An interactive way to plan a date and send an invitation. A viral three-week run brought 90K+ registrations and 5K+ sales.
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19K+USERS
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BdaySurprise
Personal birthday experiences with candles, balloons, messages and gifts — all delivered through one link.
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PCSOFTWARE
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crazikktweaks
One of the larger Czech performance tools for gamers, built to unlock more FPS, lower latency and a better PC experience.
03 / THE LAB
Small now.
Not thinking small.
Three younger products at the beginning of their story — each turning an important moment into something interactive.
A private anniversary journey made of shared memories, choices, plans and a personal reveal.
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A symbolic virtual wedding experience for couples to create vows, share a ceremony and keep a digital certificate.
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SELECTED BUILDS
Made to fit the brief.
A pair of focused websites shaped around the people and businesses they represent.
04 / MINDSET
Ideas are cheap.
Momentum is rare.
Think in outcomes
A beautiful interface matters. What people do with it matters more.
Ship, learn, sharpen
Real feedback beats endless theory. Launch is the beginning, never the finish.
Care about the feeling
People remember clarity, surprise and the way a product made a moment feel.
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The goal isn’t to look busy.— BEN BARKAI
The goal is to build something that moves.
05 / CONTACT
Have a thought worth sharing?
ben@benbarkai.com ↗I’m always interested in ambitious people, sharp ideas and what comes next.