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Branding

Brand identity for cronova.dev and verava.ai. Created 2026-01-14.

The Two Brands

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      AUGUSTO HERMOSILLA                          │
│                                                                  │
│         "By day, AI for supply chains.                          │
│          By night, tools for developers."                        │
├────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┤
│        cronova.dev         │           verava.ai                │
│      Developer Identity    │       Business Identity            │
├────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│                            │                                    │
│  Open Source               │  Supply Chain Consulting           │
│  Micro SaaS                │  AI Solutions                      │
│  Developer Tools           │  Enterprise Transformation         │
│  Homelab Infrastructure    │  B2B Services                      │
│                            │                                    │
└────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘

cronova.dev

Name Etymology

cron    +    nova
────         ────
scheduled    new star
tasks        explosion
automation   birth
timing       brilliance

= "Scheduled Innovation"
= "New stars, on schedule"

Cron: The Unix scheduler that runs tasks automatically. Represents automation, reliability, and the hacker ethos.

Nova: A star that suddenly increases in brightness. Represents innovation, breakthroughs, and new beginnings.

Brand Identity

Element Value

| Domain | cronova.dev | | Email | augusto@cronova.dev | | GitHub Org | github.com/cronova | | Personal GitHub | github.com/ajhermosilla |

Tagline

"Build weird. Ship fast."

Alternative taglines:

  • "0 *** * /bin/innovate" (cron syntax flex)
  • "From localhost to the world"
  • "Open source. Open mind."
  • "Where side projects ship"

Mission Statement

Build tools for developers who refuse to wait. Open source first. Ship fast. Break conventions, not production. Every side project deserves a chance to become something real.

Vision Statement

Digital sovereignty for developers. Your code, your servers, your rules.

Brand Attributes

Attribute Expression

| Tone | Geeky, irreverent, maker culture | | Voice | Technical but approachable | | Personality | The friend who shares their dotfiles | | Values | Open source, sovereignty, shipping |

Audience

  • Developers and programmers
  • Indie hackers and makers
  • DevOps engineers
  • Homelab enthusiasts
  • Open source contributors

Content Pillars

  1. Open Source Projects - Tools released to the community
  2. Micro SaaS - Small, focused products for developers
  3. Developer APIs - Public APIs for building
  4. Technical Writing - Tutorials, guides, documentation
  5. Homelab - Self-hosted infrastructure journey

Color Palette (Suggested)

Color Hex Usage

| Terminal Green | #00FF00 | Accents, highlights | | Dark Background | #1a1a2e | Primary background | | Light Text | #eaeaea | Body text | | Accent Purple | #7b2cbf | Links, buttons |

Logo Concepts

Option A: Cron Syntax
┌─────────────────┐
│  * * * * *      │
│   CRONOVA       │
└─────────────────┘

Option B: Star Burst
┌─────────────────┐
│      ✦          │
│   CRONOVA       │
│     .dev        │
└─────────────────┘

Option C: Terminal
┌─────────────────┐
│  $ cronova      │
│  > building...  │
└─────────────────┘

verava.ai

Name Etymology

vera     +    .ai
────          ───
true          artificial intelligence
truth         machine learning
genuine       automation
real          data-driven

= "True AI"
= "Genuine Intelligence"

Vera: Latin for "true" or "truth." Also means "faith" in Slavic languages. Represents honesty, authenticity, and reliability.

.ai: The AI domain extension. Positions the brand at the intersection of artificial intelligence and innovation.

Domain Hack: "vera" + ".ai" = "True AI" or "Real Intelligence"

Brand Identity

Element Value

| Domain | verava.ai | | Email | augusto@verava.ai (to configure) | | Focus | Supply Chain + AI Consulting |

Tagline

"From chaos to clarity"

Alternative taglines:

  • "True intelligence for supply chain"
  • "Predict. Optimize. Deliver."
  • "Supply chains don't lie. Neither do we."
  • "Decisions, not guesses"
  • "Intelligence in motion"

Mission Statement

Transform supply chain chaos into competitive advantage through AI that anticipates, not just analyzes.

Vision Statement

A world where no product is delayed, no inventory is wasted, and every supply chain runs on truth.

Brand Attributes

Attribute Expression

| Tone | Professional, confident, transformational | | Voice | Expert but accessible | | Personality | The strategic advisor who delivers results | | Values | Truth, efficiency, innovation |

Audience

  • Supply chain directors and managers
  • Logistics executives
  • Operations leaders
  • Enterprise decision-makers
  • Manufacturing companies

Service Pillars

  1. AI Strategy - Roadmap for AI adoption in supply chain
  2. Predictive Analytics - Demand forecasting, risk detection
  3. Optimization - Inventory, routing, resource allocation
  4. Integration - Connect AI with existing systems
  5. Training - Upskill teams on AI capabilities

Color Palette (Suggested)

Color Hex Usage

| Trust Blue | #0077b6 | Primary brand color | | Clean White | #ffffff | Backgrounds | | Dark Navy | #023e8a | Text, headers | | Accent Gold | #fca311 | CTAs, highlights |

Logo Concepts

Option A: Abstract Flow
┌─────────────────┐
│    ∿∿∿→         │
│   VERAVA        │
│     .ai         │
└─────────────────┘

Option B: Connected Nodes
┌─────────────────┐
│   ○─○─○         │
│   VERAVA.AI     │
└─────────────────┘

Option C: Clean Text
┌─────────────────┐
│   VERAVA        │
│   ───────       │
│   true ai       │
└─────────────────┘

Brand Comparison

Aspect cronova.dev verava.ai

| Tagline | "Build weird. Ship fast." | "From chaos to clarity" | | Tone | Geeky, irreverent | Professional, confident | | Audience | Developers, makers | Executives, enterprises | | Content | Code, tutorials, tools | Case studies, insights | | Personality | Hacker friend | Strategic advisor | | Primary Color | Terminal green | Trust blue |

Founder Bio

Short Version

Augusto Hermosilla builds tools for developers (cronova.dev) and AI for supply chains (verava.ai). Based in Paraguay.

Medium Version

Augusto Hermosilla builds two things: tools for developers and AI for supply chains. By day, he helps companies untangle logistics nightmares at Verava. By night, he runs a sovereign homelab and ships open source projects at Cronova.

Based in Paraguay. Powered by coffee and cron jobs.

Long Version

Augusto Hermosillais a developer and consultant based in Paraguay. He runsVerava(verava.ai), helping supply chain companies leverage AI for better decisions. He also builds open source tools and micro SaaS products atCronova (cronova.dev).

With a background in software engineering and a passion for self-hosted infrastructure, Augusto believes in digital sovereignty—owning your data, your servers, and your destiny. His homelab runs on the same principles he brings to enterprise clients: simplicity, automation, and relentless optimization.

When not coding or consulting, he's probably tweaking his dotfiles or researching 3D-printable Raspberry Pi cases.

Contact: augusto@cronova.dev GitHub: github.com/ajhermosilla Organization: github.com/cronova

Social Media Handles (To Secure)

Platform cronova.dev verava.ai

| Twitter/X | @cronova_dev | @verava_ai | | LinkedIn | /company/cronova | /company/verava-ai | | GitHub | /cronova | - | | YouTube | @cronova | @verava |

Messaging Matrix

cronova.dev

Audience Message

| Developers | "Tools built by a developer, for developers. No bloat. No BS." | | Open Source | "Free as in freedom. Fork it, break it, make it yours." | | Indie Hackers | "Your side project deserves real infrastructure." | | Homelab | "Self-hosted everything. Your data, your rules." |

verava.ai

Audience Message

| C-Suite | "AI that delivers ROI, not just reports." | | Operations | "See problems before they become crises." | | IT Leaders | "AI that integrates, not complicates." | | Logistics | "Every shipment optimized. Every delay predicted." |

Elevator Pitches

10-Second Pitch

Cronova: "I build open source tools for developers."

Verava: "I help supply chain companies use AI to predict problems before they happen."

30-Second Pitch

Cronova: "Cronova is where I build and ship developer tools. Open source projects, micro SaaS products, APIs—all the things I wish existed. Built weird, shipped fast."

Verava: "Verava helps supply chain companies transform chaos into clarity. Using AI, we predict demand, optimize inventory, and catch problems before they become crises. True intelligence for supply chain."

Combined Pitch

"I run two companies. Verava helps supply chain companies use AI to make better decisions—predict demand, optimize logistics, avoid disruptions. That's the day job. At night, I build developer tools at Cronova—open source projects, micro SaaS, the whole indie hacker thing. Two brands, one philosophy: build what matters, ship what works."

The Cronova Manifesto

WE BELIEVE:

That software should be owned, not rented.
That side projects matter.
That open source is a gift, not a strategy.
That localhost is just the beginning.
That cron jobs are poetry.
That shipping beats perfection.
That developers deserve better tools.
That the terminal is home.

WE BUILD:

Tools that solve real problems.
Code that others can fork.
Infrastructure that you control.
Products that respect your time.

WE SHIP:

Fast. Weird. Often.

This is Cronova.
Build weird. Ship fast.

The Verava Promise

TO OUR CLIENTS:

We will tell you the truth about your supply chain.
Even when it's uncomfortable.
Especially when it's uncomfortable.

We will use AI to illuminate, not obscure.
To predict, not just report.
To transform, not just optimize.

We will treat your problems as our problems.
Your deadlines as our deadlines.
Your success as our success.

From chaos to clarity.
This is Verava.

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