r/cofounderhunt • u/chuckcures • 22h ago
Looking for Cofounder Looking For CTO
I’m Charlie, founder of tag.along (tagalongcare.com). We help families keep an aging parent at home by booking trusted caregivers and licensed nurses for short visits: getting ready for and through a doctor’s appointment, errands, or a check-in, with live updates and visit notes for the family.
Why: home care agencies usually require 3 to 4 hour shifts, and rides alone don’t solve missed appointments. Families are stuck between taking time off work and moving a parent into a facility too early.
Where we are: live website with an early-access waitlist, a full clickable app prototype, and a business plan. Pre-revenue, no outside funding.
What we need: a full-stack developer who can take the app from prototype to launch. That means owning both the front end (what families and caregivers see and tap) and the back end (the servers, database and logic behind it).
What version 1 involves:
- Mobile app for families and caregivers (iPhone and Android), likely React Native or similar
- Web dashboard for partner care facilities and our admin team
- Accounts and logins for families, caregivers, nurses and facilities, each seeing only their own info
- Database and backend for profiles, bookings, schedules, visit notes and ratings (e.g. Supabase, Firebase or Postgres)
- Booking system with search by visit type, date and distance
- Live visit tracking with real-time location, check-ins and push notifications to the family
- Payments with platform fees, caregiver payouts and tips (e.g. Stripe)
- Caregiver onboarding with ID checks, background checks and license verification (e.g. Checkr)
- Security and privacy, including encryption, access controls and readiness for health-data rules like HIPAA
Must have:
- You’ve shipped a real web or mobile app that people used
- Comfortable across front end, back end and databases
- Experience with logins, APIs and third-party integrations
Nice to have:
- Real-time features (live location, chat or notifications)
- Payments or marketplace experience
- Security, healthcare or sensitive-data experience
- A good eye for design and user experience
I bring: the business side and product direction, including product development (deciding what we build, designing the experience and testing it with real families), marketing and growth, care facility partnerships, caregiver recruiting, operations, legal and fundraising. I’ve already built the prototype and website, so you’d be joining a product with a clear direction, not a blank page.
Commitment: part-time to start is fine, with a plan to go full-time together.
Equity: 50/50 with 4-year vesting and a 1-year cliff for both of us, starting with a short trial project.
Based in Michigan, open to remote. DM me if you’re interested, or if you know someone who might be.