Thomas F. Officer

Speak, friend, and enter. Welcome to my corner of the internet. I'm Thomas, a product designer working remotely from Lebanon, NH. I've been working on one startup or another since graduating law school in 2012. I'm currently working on Echo, an AI notebook for developing ideas into clear thinking and writing.

My cofounder, Reuben Abraham, and I met at ODF in January 2024. I spend my workdays talking to customers, designing in Figma, coding in Cursor, and building an audience on social media.

Echo Voice Notes | Develop ideas, write better

An intelligent notebook desgined for thinkers and writers.

• ⚡ Capture lightening when it strikes
• 💡 Unlock creativity through rambling
• 💭 Dig deeper with thought-provoking questions

Previously, I cofounded Afterpattern, a no-code app builder for lawyers (acquired 2021). Afterpattern grew out of Community.lawyer, a lawyer referral management platform I cofounded as a Design Fellow at the Blue Ridge Labs social impact tech incubator in Brooklyn (2016).

I was born in France, grew up in NH, and went to law school in Scotland. After law school and passing the New York State bar, I joined CrowdCheck, a legal tech startup, as their 7th hire. Although a software company, CrowdCheck only hired members of the bar in case in turned out their product (automated due diligence for investment crowdfunding) constituted the delivery of legal services. This was my introduction to the world of software startups.

It's my continued honor to get to work with talented, motivated people to create something new.