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Technical Cofounder — Live iOS App, Real Revenue, Equity Only (Huntington Beach)
no pay
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Real Stripe payments. Beta launching in Orange County, CA in 2 weeks.
WHO I AM
Solo founder. Built the app myself — React Native + FastAPI + MongoDB.
6+ months in. Real product, real users coming, no funding yet, no salary.
WHO I'M LOOKING FOR
A technical cofounder who can ship code without being told what to do.
- 5+ years building production software
- Has shipped at least one app/product to real paying users
- Can commit 25+ hours/week
- Lives in Southern California (in-person matters)
- Comfortable working unpaid for 6 months on equity only
NICE TO HAVE
- React Native / Expo experience
- Stripe or payment-processing experience
- Previously employed at a startup that shipped real product
- You actually drink and have wanted a service like this
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF
- You're an advisor, consultant, investor, or fundraiser
- You run a dev agency or want to bring "your team"
- You can't show me code on GitHub
- You need a paycheck in the next 6 months
- You want to "be involved" but can't commit hours
- You list more than 3 companies on your LinkedIn headline
HOW TO APPLY
Reply with EXACTLY these 4 things — anything else gets skipped:
1. Your GitHub or portfolio URL
2. One product you shipped (with link)
3. Why DESI specifically — not why "a startup"
4. Your hours-per-week availability
NDA before code access. Trial task before equity. No exceptions.
— Ray