The journey of building Stepo

Making Stepo

Chau Cao @averagechau

One app, built in the open: every milestone, every stumble, one step at a time. This is the oldest journey on Stepo, and its ending is a long way off. Mình làm Stepo, và toàn bộ hành trình đó sẽ được kể lại ở đây, từng bước một.

Started July 2026 ·3 steps

Ngọc Anh Nguyễn, Tina Nhi Nguyen and 12 others have stepped along the way.

How a journey works

A journey is a run of steps. Two of these are real, and the third is an example of the one that ends a journey.

01

The first step

Starter

Bắt đầu từ một thói quen: quan tâm đến hành trình và cuộc sống của những người xung quanh, kể cả những người mình không còn liên lạc.

2 people were here at the start Example

The people who show up for the beginning are remembered as Starters.

many more steps 02

The latest step

Sau 20 ngày và 1 lần reject do UI vỡ trên Ipad thì cuối cùng Apple cũng duyệt version để publish được của Stepo.

13 people stepped with this

For 24 hours, a heart, comment or share means you were there. Then the step settles into the story.

many more steps 03

The finale, one day

Finale
Example

A thousand people are keeping journeys in Stepo. This one is done, and scaling up gets a journey of its own.

12 people were there for the finish

A last step closes a journey into an Achievement, whether that ending is a sale, a handover, or simply enough. The people there for the finish become Celebrators.

Showing up gets remembered

The people who show up become part of a journey, remembered by name.

Chau Cao
@averagechau

Stepo founder

Making Stepo 3 steps
Starter ×7Companion Celebrator

Recognition Chau earned by showing up for other people.

People who showed up

Making Stepo

  • Ngọc Anh Nguyễn
    Stepped along the way
  • Tina Nhi Nguyen
    Stepped along the way
  • Nguyen Khoa
    Stepped along the way

…and 11 others who walked parts of this road.