AI & Systems Builder — Singapore

Builder. Watch geek. Exploring the edge of AI systems and human workflows.

Singapore · 1°N
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Philosophy

SameinstinctthatgotmeintowatchesgotmeintoAI.Startwithsomethingthatgenuinelyexcitesme,figureitoutandbringotherswithyou.

Builder. Watch geek. Exploring the edge of AI systems and human workflows.

I've always been drawn to systems. Financial markets, independent watchmaking, automation, knowledge networks: the way humans fundamentally think and operate. The same curiosity that pulled me into investing and independent horology eventually led me deep into AI agents and autonomous workflows. Find what matters before it's mainstream, figure it out myself, then bring others along.

My projects sit at the intersection of technology, finance, and design. Systems that are useful day to day. I'm currently exploring how autonomous AI agents and intelligent workflows reshape the way individual builders and small teams operate, especially non-technical SME business owners.

My own builds:

· AI-powered second-brain architectures built with Obsidian, Claude Code, and autonomous agents.

· Multi-agent Telegram assistants for daily briefings across calendars, trading, and personal hobbies.

· Research and strategy work across financial markets, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

Beyond the technical side, I'm deeply into independent watchmaking, thoughtful product design, and how philosophy shapes the way we interact with the world. I care about building things that compound over time. Knowledge, systems, relationships, ideas.

If you're working on ambitious systems, unconventional ideas, or thoughtful products, let's connect.

Focus areas

  • AI Builder
  • Second Brain
  • Finance
  • Horology
  • Agentic Systems
  • Philosophy
Hakyun Ryu, Singapore · 1°N
  • 01Find the thing before it's mainstream. Figure it out. Bring others with you.
  • 02Build systems that are useful day to day, not impressive in a pitch deck.
  • 03The interesting questions live one floor below the dashboard.
  • 04Aesthetics isn't decoration. It's a form of clear thinking.
Selected Work
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Projects treated with intention, with people and ideas I believe in.

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Currently Exploring

Open questions, active threads.

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AI & Second Brain Systems

Quiet infrastructure for thinking

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Energy & Commodities

Physical assets, asymmetric trades

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Independent Horology

Watches as craft objects

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Markets & Macro

Capital as study

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Philosophy & Slow Reading

Mimetics, Stoicism, attention

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Singapore Financial Architecture

Local stack, global lens

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Writing

Thinking, slowly, in public.

All writing — search & topics →

Get in touch

If something here resonates, say hello.

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Prefer email? ryuhakyun@gmail.com