Strive
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finish what you start

Social media,
pointed at
yourself.

Set a goal. Post what you're working on. Find people working on the same things — fitness, recovery, creative work, whatever it is. We replaced likes with applauds.

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no streaks no punishment no algorithm applauds, not likes
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sheenalyn
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armaan_Day 47 / 84
run my first marathon
18 miles this morning. Longest ever. Legs are toast, brain is quiet for the first time in weeks.
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priya.writesDay 89 / 365
finish my first novel
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Chapter 12 done. 38,000 words. Still no idea how it ends.
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kaelan.kDay 62 / 100
learn piano as an adult
Nocturne in E flat. Slow, with errors. But I played it.
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sheenalynDay 14 / 30
practice yoga daily for 30 days
Day 14. Started because I couldn't touch my toes. Still can't, but I showed up.
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davidd
Started 14 days ago · 30-day goal
Practice yoga daily
for 30 days.
Day 14 of 30
47%
Start
Day 8
Halfway
Day 23
Finish
Small steps. Showing up is the point.
Applaud David
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Journey
4 entries
Day 14
2h
Still can't touch my toes. But I showed up.
Day 12
2d
First time holding crow for more than a second
Day 10 — one third in
4d
Neck pain gone. Sleep is better too?
Week 1 done
7d
Didn't think I'd make it here honestly
David set this goal on April 5.
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Goal complete
I did it.
practice yoga daily for 30 days.
Apr 5 – May 14, 2026
30
days
28
check-ins
412
applauds
2
circles
The journey
Day 14
Day 12
Day 10
Day 7
Showing up was the point. You did that 28 times.
Live feed
+12 applaudsyour circle is here
Manifesto
We took the same gravity that makes social media work — and pointed it at genuine self-improvement.

A place to show up, share what you're working on, and meet people on the same path. No streaks, no leaderboards, no popularity contest — just a feed of people quietly doing the thing.

— David Denny, founder
How it works

Three nouns. That's the whole product.

A goal you own. A post tied to that goal. A circle as the optional audience. Memorize these and you've memorized Strive.

01

Set a bounded goal.

Three ways to be done: by count (read 52 books), by duration (yoga for 30 days), or by declaration (finish my novel). Every goal has an end.

Goal
“practice yoga daily for 30 days”
Day 14 / 30
02

Post a check-in.

Each post is a check-in on a goal. Photo, text, or both. Posting moves your progress forward. The goal stays yours.

Check-in
“showed up. couldn't touch my toes. still showed up.”
12 applauds · 3 comments
03

Find your Circle.

Public or private spaces with people working on similar things. Each post picks its audience — Public, Followers, or one Circle.

Circle
“Morning Movers · 14 members”
Joined Mar 12
Vocabulary

We changed the words on purpose.

The vocabulary of social media is built for attention. Strive uses different words because we're building a different gravity.

Applauds
— not likes

A round of applause from your circle. One per post per person. No leaderboards, no public counts when you don't want them.

Circles
— not groups

Public or private spaces built around a shared anchor — Morning Movers, First Pull-up, Adult Pianists. Make one private for a tight crew, or join a public one to find your people.

Bounded goals
— not streaks

Every goal has an end. By count, by duration, or by declaration. When it ends, we celebrate. Then you start the next one.

“No streaks. No punishment.” — a promise, not a feature.
Locked product decision · May 14, 2026
What it does

Set a goal. Show up.
Finish. Start the next.

Four moments. Every Strive user moves through these in a loop — and the product is shaped entirely around them.

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New goal
I want to
finish my novel
How does it finish?
I'll say when
By time
By count
No counter, no end date. Tap “I did it” on the goal page whenever you're done.
Need an idea?
Read 24 books
Run a 5K
Learn Spanish
Cook 5x / wk
No streaks. No punishment. Miss a day, pick up the next. The goal waits for you.
01
Set

A bounded goal. Three ways to finish.

By count, by duration, or by declaration. Every goal has an end. Start with "I want to ___" and we handle the rest.

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davidd
Day 14·practice yoga daily for 30 days
Long run today. Legs tired, head finally quiet.
Public
02
Post

A check-in, not a performance.

Photo, text, or both. Tied to a goal you own. Pick the audience: public, followers, or one circle. That's the whole composer.

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davidd
Started 14 days ago · 30-day goal
Practice yoga daily
for 30 days.
Day 14 of 30
47%
Start
Day 8
Halfway
Day 23
Finish
Small steps. Showing up is the point.
Applaud David
Adopt this goal
Journey
4 entries
Day 14
2h
Still can't touch my toes. But I showed up.
Day 12
2d
First time holding crow for more than a second
Day 10 — one third in
4d
Neck pain gone. Sleep is better too?
Week 1 done
7d
Didn't think I'd make it here honestly
David set this goal on April 5.
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Watch

A path that fills as you show up.

Every check-in advances your journey. Days completed bloom along the trail. The goal is right there in front of you, not buried in a streak counter.

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Goal complete
I did it.
practice yoga daily for 30 days.
Apr 5 – May 14, 2026
30
days
28
check-ins
412
applauds
2
circles
The journey
Day 14
Day 12
Day 10
Day 7
Showing up was the point. You did that 28 times.
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Finish

Every goal ends. That's the point.

When you hit the count, the duration, or you declare it done — we celebrate. Then you pick the next one. Bounded goals have closure built in.

The story
A letter from the founder

I started building Strive after noticing I'd set big goals and lose momentum over time.

Around the same time, I deleted my old social media. What stood out — aside from the time it gave back — was realizing how much I'd tied my identity to being seen online.

Without it, I noticed how often I'd compare myself to strangers without meaning to. I caught myself doing things partly so I could post about them, instead of being in the moment.

Strive is what I wish I'd had then: the same gravity that makes social media work, pointed at genuine self-improvement and real community.

It's about making it easier to come back and start again — and connecting with people on the same path, no matter where you're starting from.

— David
Founder & CEO
David Denny, founder
David Denny, founder
2026
Questions

Things people actually ask.

The most common things people ask, answered straight.

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Start again. Today.

Strive is in private beta. The App Store and Google Play links will be live as soon as our developer accounts finish review.

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