I help people live intentional lives.
Through AI, shared living, and the relationship with yourself. I'm Gui: founder of Timeback, author of three books, read by 35,000 people.
Through AI, shared living, and the relationship with yourself. I'm Gui: founder of Timeback, author of three books, read by 35,000 people.
The work of right now. Through Timeback I teach founders and teams to build second brains and AI agents, so the machine does the busywork and life gets bigger than work.
Enter the AI universeEssays on the self, other people, and the systems between them. Three books, 200+ pieces, one long argument with myself.
Read the essaysIntrospective techno with a live electric harp. Thirteen years of classical training, folded into club sets from Lisbon to Burning Man, my own tracks and remixes, and Club Nature: DJs filmed in the wild.
Listen to the setsSince 2017: founder of coliving houses on three continents, author of The Art of Coliving, four years leading the global association past 5,000 members. Today I help coliving and rental operators stabilize cash flow and run financial operations that just work.
Explore colivingNine pieces across the three threads people come here for.
The essays come from the field. Since 2017 I've been founding the things I write about: companies, platforms, and stages for a whole industry.
Co-founded pop-up coliving houses in Barcelona, Tulum, Tallinn and Bali: 550+ residents from 26 nationalities, most arriving by word of mouth.
2017 · Co-founderCo-founded the industry's first research magazine and created the Coliving Award.
2019 · Co-founderLed the global coliving association as president for four years: 10x growth past 5,000 members, 20 local chapters, the Co-Liv Summits and podcast.
2020 · PresidentCo-founded the education platform that trained 1,200+ professionals through courses, webinars, and workshops.
2021 · Co-founderFounded a Lisbon development studio for micro-living and coliving, home to Coliving University and the world's first coliving incubator: 25 organizations.
2022 · FounderLaunched the industry's flagship summit at MIPIM Cannes and hosted it as it grew to up to 1,000 attendees.
2023 · Launcher & hostFounded the AI adoption company: bootcamps, workshops, and advisory that teach founders and teams to take their time back.
2025 · FounderI share what I'm learning about AI, second brains, and living intentionally, so you can spend your time on what matters. Join 35,000 readers.
Keynotes and workshops on AI adoption, the future of work, and community. Fair warning: I might DJ the afterparty.