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A—01Case study · Web app

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FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

Late one, TUHIN.

CLL is at 63%. That is the thing to fix this week.

4
Level 4 · Shows up112 XP to the next one6 day streak

LAST SEVEN DAYS

SSMTWTF
ATTENDANCE82.2%129 of 157 · target 75%
NEXT EXAM4days away · MID SEM
CARDS DUE0nothing waiting
FOCUS THIS WEEK0minutes
Never miss a deadlineClass notices, deadline reminders and support replies — straight to this device. Nothing else.
Turn onNot now
CLASSES DONE FOR TODAYMarketing ManagementMID SEM · in 4 daysCram
Focus25 min Cramexam plan Bunkplanner Revisecards
By subject
Attendance
OVERALL82.2%129 of 157 classes · target 75%

4 safe1 close3 below

64
Professional CommunicationAttend next 5 in a row
7/11
70
Introduction to Digital MediaAttend next 5 in a row
19/27
63
CLLAttend next 4 in a row
5/8
78
Human Resource ManagementSafe · can miss 1
29/37
91
Marketing ManagementSafe · can miss 6
29/32
100
Legal and Ethical issues in businessSafe · can miss 5
16/16
84
Business EconomicsSafe · can miss 3
21/25
80
Financial AccountingSafe · can miss 1
20/25
Sheet A—01 · where it startedBackbench, today · joinbackbench.comScroll to turn the sheet

01The problem

The semester is full of numbers that matter — and none of them live in one place.

Every classroom has a last bench. It is where the attendance maths gets done in the margins — how many classes are left, how many can be missed, what the percentage will be after Friday.

Timetable, attendance, notes, deadlines, exams. Each lived in a different app, a different group chat, a different notebook. Backbench started there — not as a big idea, but as a small, repeated annoyance.

  • Timetable
  • Attendance
  • Notes
  • Deadlines
  • Exams

One calm place

02The process

From a seed to a field.

  1. 01 · Seed

    Maths in the margins

    A small annoyance, repeated every week at the last bench: how many classes can I still miss?

  2. 02 · Experiment

    “Can I skip this one?”

    The arithmetic, done for you. An attendance and bunk planner gives the question an honest answer.

  3. 03 · Product

    One calm place

    Timetable, attendance, notes, deadlines and exams together — with an AI studio that turns the syllabus into papers and flashcards.

  4. 04 · Growth

    Shaped every week

    In private beta with students today, and getting ready for its public launch — changed by what people feel using it.

03Screens

Backbench, up close.

TodayJump to...Ctrl KPRO6146T
FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

Late one, TUHIN.

CLL is at 63%. That is the thing to fix this week.

4
Level 4 · Shows up112 XP to the next one6 day streak

LAST SEVEN DAYS

SSMTWTF
ATTENDANCE82.2%129 of 157 · target 75%
NEXT EXAM4days away · MID SEM
CARDS DUE0nothing waiting
FOCUS THIS WEEK0minutes
Never miss a deadlineClass notices, deadline reminders and support replies — straight to this device. Nothing else.
Turn onNot now
CLASSES DONE FOR TODAYMarketing ManagementMID SEM · in 4 daysCram
Focus25 min Cramexam plan Bunkplanner Revisecards
By subject
Attendance
OVERALL82.2%129 of 157 classes · target 75%

4 safe1 close3 below

64
Professional CommunicationAttend next 5 in a row
7/11
70
Introduction to Digital MediaAttend next 5 in a row
19/27
63
CLLAttend next 4 in a row
5/8
78
Human Resource ManagementSafe · can miss 1
29/37
91
Marketing ManagementSafe · can miss 6
29/32
100
Legal and Ethical issues in businessSafe · can miss 5
16/16
84
Business EconomicsSafe · can miss 3
21/25
80
Financial AccountingSafe · can miss 1
20/25
By subjectAttendance for every subject, and what it will be after Friday.
TodayJump to...Ctrl KPRO6146T
FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

Late one, TUHIN.

CLL is at 63%. That is the thing to fix this week.

4
Level 4 · Shows up112 XP to the next one6 day streak

LAST SEVEN DAYS

SSMTWTF
ATTENDANCE82.2%129 of 157 · target 75%
NEXT EXAM4days away · MID SEM
CARDS DUE0nothing waiting
FOCUS THIS WEEK0minutes
Never miss a deadlineClass notices, deadline reminders and support replies — straight to this device. Nothing else.
Turn onNot now
CLASSES DONE FOR TODAYMarketing ManagementMID SEM · in 4 daysCram
Focus25 min Cramexam plan Bunkplanner Revisecards
By subject
Attendance
OVERALL82.2%129 of 157 classes · target 75%

4 safe1 close3 below

64
Professional CommunicationAttend next 5 in a row
7/11
70
Introduction to Digital MediaAttend next 5 in a row
19/27
63
CLLAttend next 4 in a row
5/8
78
Human Resource ManagementSafe · can miss 1
29/37
91
Marketing ManagementSafe · can miss 6
29/32
100
Legal and Ethical issues in businessSafe · can miss 5
16/16
84
Business EconomicsSafe · can miss 3
21/25
80
Financial AccountingSafe · can miss 1
20/25
TodayThe day at a glance — classes, a deadline, the next thing to do.
  • Attendance & bunk planner
  • AI Studio · paper predictor
  • Exam & cram modes
  • Class space & Circle

04Where it is now

Still a sprout — shaped every week by the people using it.

  1. Idea
  2. Experiment
  3. Product
  4. Growth
5parts of a semester, in one place
4tools: planner, AI studio, exam modes, class space
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