Hey, I'm Joe Rizzo

I'm 20 and a junior at Bentley University, studying finance but spending most of my time building things, trading, and just navigating life.

I learn by doing. That's how I taught myself options trading over a summer and ended up building startups, writing code, and learning what it takes to keep moving forward.

Right now, I'm building Knote Flow, an AI study assistant that makes learning efficient instead of exhausting. It's the tool I wish existed when I was staring at textbooks half-asleep.

I won all 3 phases of Bentley's E-Hub pitch competition for Klonos, securing $14k in seed funding and beating out 35+ other teams.

What drives me? Building things I care about and making a living doing it.

See what I'm doing

Right Now

What I'm Focused On

The projects and pursuits taking up my time and energy

Studying at Bentley

Junior studying finance and part of the E-Hub program. Won all 3 phases of the pitch competition for Klonos, securing $14k in seed funding and beating out 35+ other student teams (2024-2025).

Building Knote Flow

An AI study assistant with a website and Chrome extension that auto-answers questions, reads textbooks, and generates study sets. Uses OpenAI API to pick up content from your screen without copy-pasting, organizing everything into your account for later review.

Algorithmic Trading

Working on machine learning and AI systems for options trading and market prediction simulations.

Main Skills

Next.js websites, Python coding, full-stack development, AI integration, and building Chrome extensions.

Projects

Things I've built over the years — from high school to now

Sitezens

A web development service where I build custom websites for clients. From personal portfolios to business sites, bringing ideas to life with modern web technologies.

Freelance web development service offering clean, professional websites built with Next.js, React, and modern design principles.

Web DevelopmentFreelanceNext.js

Klonos

An AI platform that creates digital clones of real people using custom language models, voice cloning, and deepfake technology for enhanced digital engagement.

Klonos enables real-time interactions with digital clones of living individuals. Celebrities, influencers, or professionals can create models of themselves for enhanced engagement, customer service, personal productivity, or to connect with their audience in new ways. Won all 3 phases of Bentley's E-Hub pitch competition, securing $14k in seed funding and beating out 35+ other student teams (2024-2025).

AI AvatarsVoice CloningDeepfake Tech$14k Seed Funding

Focusin AI

A focus tracking tool that uses your camera to gently remind you to stay on task. It randomly captures photos to analyze your focus level, adding to a distracted score when you look away.

Built as college freshmen to tackle distraction. Your privacy is protected, images are never seen by anyone else or used to train AI. Great for individuals and workplaces looking for a respectful way to boost productivity.

AIProductivityPrivacy-First

Overlay GPT

A desktop AI chat interface that appears in the bottom right corner of any app. Overlay in Chrome or VSCode, highlight text to ask questions directly, and get responses without leaving your workspace.

A small 25x25px icon that expands into a resizable chat window (max 250x250px). Perfect for quick AI assistance while coding, browsing, or working on any task.

Desktop AppAIProductivity

Sway Social

An innovative social media platform revolving around debates. Instead of likes or dislikes, users use a slider to show a range of opinions. The slider averages with all other users to show where the community stands.

Built in high school, Sway Social creates genuine connections through nuanced discussions. Users can join group debates for private conversations with friends, forming real connections beyond the facades of traditional social media.

iOS AppSocial MediaHigh School Project

Send me a message

Have a question or want to work together? Drop me a message.

Or email me directly at jrizzobusiness@gmail.com