Colloquies Is Now Runde
Same app, same circles, a new name. Nothing for you to do.
September 25, 2026 Runde Team
Pay for the Room, Not the Seat
Software almost always charges one person for a private upgrade, but the things worth paying for in a group are jointly held. A reflection on why the unit of payment should be the relationship, not the individual.
June 12, 2026 Runde Team
Adding Stories: Five Updates a Week
I added stories to a friendship app, then spent longer than I'd admit trying not to copy the version everyone already has. Here's what I changed and the objection I couldn't engineer away.
June 6, 2026 Viktor Stojanov
We Changed Our Mind on Encryption
Runde used to encrypt every circle end-to-end by default. After watching four senior engineer friends get tangled in their own keys, I changed the default. Here's the reasoning and the line I tried to hold.
May 20, 2026 Viktor Stojanov
On Streaks and Admitting We Were a Little Wrong
We wrote two posts arguing against streaks. We're adding one anyway. A reflection on the difference between an engagement trick and a small, honest nudge — and where we tried to draw the line.
May 1, 2026 Runde Team
Small by Design: Why the Group That Matters Has a Cap
In university my circle kept collapsing back to four and Robin Dunbar's research suggests that's not a coincidence. On why real intimacy has a ceiling and why the gatherings that matter still run on a small-group engine even when the crowd is big.
April 24, 2026 Viktor Stojanov
The Living Room, Not the Town Square
Social media is built like a town square. A reflection on why the relationships that matter happen somewhere else and what a digital living room could actually look like.
April 22, 2026 Runde Team
What a Friendship App Should Actually Do
Most apps with the word friend in the copy are engagement apps in disguise. A reflection on what software built for friendship would actually look like — and why ritual matters more than reach.
April 22, 2026 Runde Team
What If Your Favorite App Didn't Want Your Attention?
Most apps are built to win your attention. What if one were built to hand it back? A reflection on software that serves the relationship, not the session.
April 17, 2026 Runde Team