Our Story
How Last Minute Study started - and why we’re building the smartest way to study when time is running out.



I created Last Minute Study because I was tired of pretending everything was under control when it clearly wasn’t.
One week, I had five exams back to back. No matter how much I tried to plan, there just wasn’t enough time. I had to prioritize some subjects over others - and for one of them, I ended up not studying at all.
I still remember that day perfectly. The teacher gave us ten minutes to review before the test started. Ten minutes. My brain completely froze - I entered what I now call "Panic Mode". I opened ChatGPT, started searching through my old notes and random papers, just trying to make sense of anything that could help me remember something for the exam.
But it was chaos. ChatGPT was giving me explanations that were too long or too general. I had to keep reformatting the prompts just to make it sound simpler, shorter, and more like the way I actually think. It hit me that this wasn’t just a me problem - almost every student I know has gone through that exact same thing.
So why isn’t there a real solution for it? There are hundreds of study apps out there, but they’re all focused on long term learning, organization, or slow repetition. None of them help when you’re out of time - when you just need to learn fast, focus hard, and survive the next ten minutes.
That’s how Last Minute Study started. I wanted to build a tool that actually helps students when they need it most - not when everything’s calm, but when it’s chaos. A platform that uses AI to turn your notes into quick summaries, flashcards, and focused study sessions - all made for people like me, who sometimes just need to make it through the panic.
This isn’t just another study app. It’s for the students who are real about it - the ones trying their best, even when time’s running out.
I created Last Minute Study because I was tired of pretending everything was under control when it clearly wasn’t.
One week, I had five exams back to back. No matter how much I tried to plan, there just wasn’t enough time. I had to prioritize some subjects over others - and for one of them, I ended up not studying at all.
I still remember that day perfectly. The teacher gave us ten minutes to review before the test started. Ten minutes. My brain completely froze - I entered what I now call "Panic Mode". I opened ChatGPT, started searching through my old notes and random papers, just trying to make sense of anything that could help me remember something for the exam.
But it was chaos. ChatGPT was giving me explanations that were too long or too general. I had to keep reformatting the prompts just to make it sound simpler, shorter, and more like the way I actually think. It hit me that this wasn’t just a me problem - almost every student I know has gone through that exact same thing.
So why isn’t there a real solution for it? There are hundreds of study apps out there, but they’re all focused on long term learning, organization, or slow repetition. None of them help when you’re out of time - when you just need to learn fast, focus hard, and survive the next ten minutes.
That’s how Last Minute Study started. I wanted to build a tool that actually helps students when they need it most - not when everything’s calm, but when it’s chaos. A platform that uses AI to turn your notes into quick summaries, flashcards, and focused study sessions - all made for people like me, who sometimes just need to make it through the panic.
This isn’t just another study app. It’s for the students who are real about it - the ones trying their best, even when time’s running out.
Daniel Dorn
Founder & CEO of Last Minute Study