You hold space for your clients. We’ll hold the rest. 🌿 ​As a coach, your energy should be focused on the person sitting across from you—listening, guiding, and supporting their growth. ​But the "behind-the-scenes" admin can easily pull you away. 🧵 1/4

The hardest part of an interview shouldn't be remembering your own achievements. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built @tenkin-studios.bsky.social to solve exactly this problem. 👇

Post 1/3 The pre-interview panic is a feeling we know all too well. 😰 Staring blankly at a screen, desperately trying to remember the specifics of a project from two years ago. We realised this frantic, reactive scramble is the main driver of interview anxiety. 🧵👇

As we finesse our workflow over at @tenkin-studios.bsky.social we're moving to launch stand alone platforms integrating AI to offer hyper personalised experiences. It's brilliant that we can offer truly personalised solutions at affordable prices. If you see opportunity then I'd love to chat.

We’ve just launched our second platform: Interview Star! Tired of generic interview prep? We built a system to take you from a blank page to interview-ready with hyper-personalised AI feedback. Try the free forever plan here: interviewstar.co.uk 🧵 1/4

Portal Pass is a suite of capacity-aware tools built by & for the neurodivergent community. From energy-based scheduling to automated HR adjustment letters, we’re building for the way your brain actually works.£9.99/mo.🇬🇧 David talks more about what we're building: open.spotify.com/episode/7xs9...

Want to know how to get the most our of our Portal Pass subscription apps? Join Simon as he talks through each new app release and highlights the key features that make the Portal Pass membership so special. Come join us on this amazing journey. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

There are moments in life that are real milestone moments and this is one of those for me. The Tenkin Studios Podcast. In our very first episode we talk about what inspired us to start Tenkin Studios and why everything we will hopefully go on to do is driven by our community first values

We are super excited to share the first episode of our Tenkin Studios podcast. Join us as we talk about our ambitions for Tenkin Studios and why we're driven by community first values: open.spotify.com/episode/1u38...

Rejecting the Startup Hustle at Tenkin Studios 🛑 In tech, launching a product is usually "crunch time"—cold coffee, 3 am monitors, and the badge of burnout. The industry says if you aren't exhausted, you aren't trying. Simon and I decided there's another way. 🧵 1/8

As we move closer to launching our first three apps, I’ve been reflecting on how well-being needs to be at the core of how we operate if we want to truly deliver that for our Portal Pass community. 🌿

Post 1/5 In the startup world, this is usually the part where the music gets frantic. It’s "crunch time"—defined by cold coffee, 3 am flickering monitors, and the prideful badge of burnout. But at Tenkin Studios, Simon and I have decided to pull the plug on that narrative. 🔌

Co-founder @davidtennent.bsky.social talks about the power of giving community a voice at the BBC. Something he hopes to build on through Tenkin Studios 🙌

Post 1/3 We talk about 'productivity hacks,' but rarely about the 'sensory drag' that kills focus before the workday begins. I’m in Dundee this week for a workshop. Normally, I’d work at a cramped hotel room desk. Today, I found a reception area with soft lighting, comfy chairs, and quiet music.

1/7 After 4+ years delivering outreach at BBC Scotland, I still feel so lucky to travel the country teaching pupils how to make films and podcasts. Watching them go from scripting to presenting is a joy—and let’s be honest, it’s got to be better than maths! 🎥🎙️

1/7 🧵 As we build out the first @PortalPass apps, we’ve run into a fascinating design tension: How do you keep an interface powerful without making it a cluttered mess? It’s the battle between Hick’s Law and the Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Let’s dive in. 👇

Post 1/4 🧵 Of all the projects I’ve been part of, co-founding a neurodivergent staff network has been the most challenging—and rewarding. It started as a small group of us exploring the intersectional experience of being neurodivergent. We just wanted a space for voices to be heard.

Post 1/4 Are we moving from an Attention Economy to an Intention Economy? 🧠✨ We recently collaborated the @ukri.org CDT team at Surrey University to explore a vital question: How do we build AI that truly adapts to human emotion? The results were brilliant - A mini-thread on what we found: 👇

Post 1/3 Back in late 2025, Simon and I spent our walks dreaming about what Tenkin Studios could be. 🚶‍♂️✨ We kept circling back to the speed of AI. Every day something new would blow our minds (usually mine!). The "big tech" talk was all about expensive server farms and GPUs... but we saw a shift.

As we move closer to releasing our first three apps @tenkin-studios.bsky.social , navigating the tension between 'low friction'and 'premium feel' is a conversation Simon and I keep returning too. We're really looking forward to hearing if the Portal Pass community think we've got the balance right 👇

As we build the first @PortalPass apps, we’ve hit a fascinating tension in UI design: The battle between "low friction" and "premium feel." Is it possible for an app to be too simple? Here is how we’re balancing Hick’s Law with the Aesthetic-Usability Effect. 🧵

A great video from co-founder Simon on why we stepped away from Lovable

With so many brilliant AI powered platforms accelerating the workflow of idea to app, how do you pick the right one amd what should you do if they're no longer fit for purpose? Simon talks about why we said goodbye to Lovable… for now: youtu.be/zINEUUhOWFc?... #DigitalWellbeing, #MindfulTech #AI

Stop designing for users and start designing for communities. 🧵 Most products fail because "community" is treated as a marketing feature rather than a core design principle. Why Community-First Design is the only way to build in 2026: 🔗 tenkin.co.uk/blog/communi... #UX #Design #Tech #ED&I

I spend a bit of time this morning writing about the profound effect my Transformers holographic stickers had on me as a young boy. I'm hoping we can re-create some of that magic across the apps we build @tenkin-studios.bsky.social . 📟 🍱 🦋 #WritingCommunity, #DigitalWellbeing, #MindfulTech

Do you ever just look at something and it just feels....right? For me, I'm taken back to when I was a boy and my favourite cartoon was The Transformers. I had holographic stickers of the Autobots on my lunchbox that had a profound impact... 📟 🍱 🦋 #WritingCommunity, #DigitalWellbeing, #MindfulTech

“Acknowledging that I was struggling felt like admitting failure.” David talks frankly about his own journey with burnout and why we are building tools for the Portal Pass community to help people recognize the signs before they hit a breaking point. Read more here: tenkin.co.uk/blog/the-qui...

At Tenkin Studios, our ambition is to deliver frictionless UX without compromising on aesthetics. Here's how we're hoping to deliver that for the Portal Pass community: tenkin.co.uk/blog/The-%20...

As we build our apps and the community at Tenkin Studios, Simon and I will be documenting some of our thoughts and insights over on on YouTube. Subscribe to join us on this exciting journey: www.youtube.com/@TenkinStudios

With our Portal Pass subscription, you get unlimited access to all the apps we build and your lived expereience is an important part of the design loop. Join us on this exciting journey

We need to talk about Lovable. Simon explains why we've decided to say good bye...for now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zINE...

Soon we'll be launching our first three digital tools @tenkin-studios.bsky.social. It's going to be a super exciting year hopefully filled with lots of learning and an awesome community, all built through our Portal Pass subscription. 🚀🚀🚀

We're super excited to be launching Tenkin Studios with our first three apps going live on Portal Pass soon - More detail to come!

David talks about the power of community and what he hopes they can create through Portal Pass: tenkin.co.uk/blog/communi...

Join Simon as he talks about the Tenkin workflow, why we do it this way and what we're learning as we build. youtu.be/0ywWWKUSlPA?...

One of the biggest challenges is picking the right tools to use when building our apps. Simon talks about the importance of being dynamic and adapting our workflow: youtu.be/zINEUUhOWFc?...

Co-founder David talks about what he hopes to create for the Portal Pass community: youtu.be/L7NO3o1_wbc?...

Co-founder Simon talks about why we created Tenkin Studios and what are ambitions are for our apps. youtu.be/MLPKQlObHH8?...

We're super excited to be launching Tenkin Studios soon with our first three apps going live on Portal Pass - More detail to come soon!