Now that a dev shop is actively building T&T Digital, my focus has shifted to
finding a couple of technical partners for my ambitious, futuristic social-
media-utility app This & That. The plan has always been: outsource the initial
build, then bring on long-term technical partners as the product hardens and
scales (full launch targeted for May 2026). T&T Digital is the beachhead;
Physical + Intimate come later via staged execution. The “impressive” part
isn’t pedigree (straight A’s @ Hopkins/Vanderbilt, 1550 SAT, college football,
elite internships)—it’s taking a vision rooted in obsessive, real behavior
(years of ranking, cataloging, and notetaking on entertainment + profound
rabbit holes) and turning it into a real product path with capital committed,
scope defined, and a build underway. My mission: build an authenticity +
transparency layer for social—where taste is signal, discovery is
infrastructure, and identity is more than curated photos.
I’ve been ideating T&T for 3+ years (initially as a power user of
Letterboxd/Goodreads/IMDb/Beli/Likewise equivalents). I raised $120k pre-seed
and have deployed $70k into my current dev partner building V1 (T&T Digital
only) under a staged execution plan. Brand + foundation are done (25 pg app
explained doc, landing page, decks, finance docs, UI/UX prototypes). We’re
targeting an App Store launch in May 2026, backed by ~30k followers via This &
That Media as the initial distribution engine.
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I’m looking for a technical cofounder / future CTO who has shipped consumer
apps end-to-end (0→1 and ideally scaled), and can take ownership from my
current dev partner (Syndicode: Flutter frontend + Python backend) as we move
from V1 to long-term iteration and scale. I want someone who’s excited to go
all-in, take an equity-first package, lead architecture/product engineering,
and build with high standards (speed + quality + taste). Most importantly:
founder fit—high integrity, relentless work ethic, strong product intuition,
and the ambition to help make This & That one of the biggest social platforms
of all time.
In order for me to hand out significant equity, I need someone who believes in
my app as much as me and is willing to drop everything else in their life and
be the CTO of the future of social media.
I’m flexible and partner-quality driven. Equity depends on (1) experience, (2)
commitment, (3) scope of ownership (CTO-level vs advisory/QA), and (4) overall
founder fit/trust. Id rather find the right person and align incentives than
force a number.