That friend who always knows the perfect place to go.

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Your world, uncovered. Ricordo is a persistent AI agent that researches the places you want to go, at home and away, and follows what changes.

Radars · Start with your purpose

For plans uniquely yours.

Give Ricordo something to look for: a trip in October, jazz in your city, a hard-to-find truck part. Each purpose gets its own radar.

  1. You name the purpose.A trip, a season, a night out, something hard to find.
  2. Ricordo finds the places.It reads the listings, the reviews, the photographs and the forums, then returns a short list with a plain reason for each.
  3. It keeps watching.Openings, closings and changing plans. Ricordo follows the places on your radar.

And when the moment is now

What now?

Dinner with clients after the conference.

The entrance to Ci Siamo in Manhattan West, New York

Manhattan West · New York

Ci Siamo

Because it’s near the conference, and you want time for a proper dinner.

RicordoRadarsPlaces

  1. New York Hudson Yards, SKG

    Sep 22–24 · 31 places · ♥ 9

  2. Lisbon in October

    Oct 9–17 · 42 places · ♥ 14

  3. Best Jazz shows

    18 places · ♥ 7

  4. Cottage rental in July

    Jul 10–24 · 26 places · ♥ 6

  5. Weekends with the family

    37 places · ♥ 12

  6. Hard to find truck parts

    9 places · ♥ 2

Your radarsChange scopeChat
Six purposes. One personal agent.
The place, through your eyes

A place, presented for your purpose.

Ricordo scrolls for you. You get the details that matter, so you can choose with confidence.

A cottage rental in July
“Find me a cottage on good swimming water for two weeks in July — room for three families — ten of us — and somewhere we can water-ski.”

Ricordo reads the listing for you and holds it against what you asked: the water, the skiing, the beds, the dates. The score says how much of your request is in there, and the card shows where.

July cottage searchSavedFit 97
A blue boathouse on a rocky point, with shallow lake water in front and the bottom visible through it
Lake Muskoka · Muskoka, Ontario

Fabulous Lake Muskoka

“Lakefront on Lake Muskoka with a dock and a boathouse to swim from, five bedrooms for the ten of you, and a skiing lake — bring the boat.”

Why 97 of 100

  1. Swimming water25/25Lakefront on Lake Muskoka, with a dock and a boathouse to swim from.
  2. Water-skiing17/20The listing names water skiing, tubing and jet skiing on the lake. The cottage supplies a paddle board and a kayak, not a boat — bring one or rent one.
  3. Room for three families20/20Five bedrooms and beds for 13, for the ten of you.
  4. Comforts20/20Hot tub, gas fireplace, BBQ, Wi-Fi, washer and dryer, generator.
  5. Setting15/15A point that gets sun all day, a shared tennis court, and parking for six.

What’s there

  • Boathouse
  • Dock
  • Hot tub
  • BBQ
  • Gas fireplace
  • Wi-Fi
  • Washer & dryer
  • Generator
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking for 6
  • Paddle board & kayak
  • Tennis court, shared

Your dates · July 10–24

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The two weeks you asked for, Friday to Friday

Beds, as listed

  • Sleeps 13 · ten of you
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • 3,000 sq ft
  • Main-floor masterQueen bed, sleeps 2 · 4-piece ensuite
  • Upper guest room 1Two double beds, sleeps 4
  • Upper guest room 2Bunk bed, double below and twin above, sleeps 3
  • Upper guest room 3Two twin beds, sleeps 2
  • Boat houseQueen bed, sleeps 2 · 3-piece bath

On the water: water skiing · tubing · swimming · jet skiing · kayaking · sailing · windsurfing

Listed on Muskoka District RentalsDetails and photograph from the listing
What you see first
  1. The fit, in partsFive things you asked for, each scored on its own.
  2. Your datesThe two weeks you named, marked on the month.
  3. The whole listingBeds, comforts and the water, read for you.

Ricordo brings details from different sources into one view, so you can decide what is worth your time and money.

A deeper understanding of the place

Understand what’s happening
before you go.

Ricordo follows the places you care about, from opening plans to changing details, and brings what matters into your decision.

A city street in cross-section, its roots reaching down into the sources Ricordo reads
01 / Before it opens

A place on the horizon.

The announcement, the idea behind it, and its planned opening date.

02 / Before you choose

The details that decide it.

What matters for your plans, with a reason, the right pictures, and a clear sense of what is known.

03 / As things change

A place has a life.

New openings, changing details, closures and what comes next. Knowledge that stays useful.

141travel-content pages viewed in the 45 days before booking
5 hrsspent with travel content in the 45 days leading up to a trip

Across seven markets. Expedia Group and Luth Research, The Path to Purchase (2023). Read the research

The decision before the booking.

Start with where you want to go, who is coming and what matters to you. Ricordo draws on a private memory of your taste to bring back places with a reason they fit. You choose where to spend your time and money. Nobody pays to be recommended. A park, a walk or a free street party can be the right answer.

Deep knowledge, four layers

The world changes.
Ricordo stays with you.

Start with evenings in your own city. Take Ricordo with you when you travel, move, or spend a season somewhere new. Your taste and plans connect the places along the way.

A radar drawn on engineering paper: a dark core at the centre, blue rings around it, an amber sweep, and small copper markers on each ring
  1. The centre

    You

    Your taste, your history, and the people you’re with.

  2. The inner ring

    Your contexts

    Where you’re going and what you want to do: date night, the Lisbon trip, the cottage hunt, the best egg sandwich in the city.

  3. The field

    The places within them

    Restaurants, stores, streets, shows and stays.

  4. The outer ring

    A changing world

    Openings, closings, seasons and events.

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PLACES
for tonight
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your personal AI agent
Ricordo
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John Ely
Who is building it

John Ely, founder. Serial software founder, 25 years operating: built SalesTree, a CRM that 4,000 Canadian financial-services professionals rely on every day; sold Motovate to Block Rewards in 2023 and served as Chief Innovation Officer.

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