Supporting Materials · Appendix O
Planned hires by quarter, aligned with the Financial Model and Use of Funds. All burn figures are fully loaded annual costs.
Burn Impact: Q1 team = ~$378K/yr. Q2 adds ~$348K/yr (total ~$726K/yr). Q3 adds ~$264K/yr (~$990K/yr). Q4 adds ~$96K/yr (~$1,086K/yr EOY).
| Quarter | Role | Level | Department | Location | Target Start | Manager | Type | Priority | Fully Loaded Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | Founder & CEO | C-Suite | Leadership | Remote / Miami | Nov 2024 | Board | Net New | Critical | $8,000/mo + Equity $96,000/yr | Founder. Strategic direction, investor relations, product vision. |
| Q1 2026 | General Counsel (Fractional) | C-Suite | Legal & Governance | Remote / Costa Rica | Nov 2024 | CEO | Net New | Critical | $5,000/mo + Equity $60,000/yr | Legal oversight, governance, IP strategy, fundraising structure. |
| Q1 2026 | Chief Product Officer | C-Suite | Product | Remote / Chicago | Nov 2024 | CEO | Net New | Critical | $6,000/mo + Equity $72,000/yr | Product vision, roadmap, engineering oversight. Ex-LinkedIn. |
| Q1 2026 | Director of Technology | Director | Engineering | Remote / Cyprus | Apr 2025 | CEO / CPO | Net New | Critical | $3,000/mo contractor $36,000/yr | Backend architecture, infrastructure, platform reliability. |
| Q1 2026 | UI/UX Designer & Creative Director | Senior | Engineering / Product | Remote / Cyprus | Apr 2025 | CPO | Net New | Critical | $3,000/mo contractor $36,000/yr | All product design, brand identity, frontend creative. |
| Q1 2026 | Backend Developer | Mid | Engineering | Remote / Cyprus | Apr 2025 | Dir. of Technology | Net New | Critical | $2,500/mo contractor $30,000/yr | Core platform features, Android launch, scaling infrastructure. |
| Q1 2026 | Partnerships Director | Senior | Sales & Partnerships | Remote / Chicago | Apr 2025 | CEO | Net New | High | $3,000/mo contractor $36,000/yr | LOI pipeline, ambassador network, corporate wellness outreach. |
| Q1 2026 | Financial Strategy & Ops (QINVST) | Advisor / Fractional | Operations & Finance | Remote | Aug 2025 | CEO | Net New | High | $1,000/mo fractional $12,000/yr | Bookkeeping, financial planning, capital deployment tracking. |
| Q2 2026 | VP Sales | VP | Sales & Partnerships | Remote / North America | Apr 2026 | CEO | Net New | Critical | $10,000/mo $120,000/yr | Scale Round hire. Enterprise B2B, creator monetization, revenue pipeline. |
| Q2 2026 | Marketing Director | Director | Marketing | Remote / North America | Apr 2026 | CEO | Net New | High | $9,000/mo $108,000/yr | Brand, demand gen, PR, content marketing, creator partnerships. |
| Q2 2026 | Operations Manager / COO | Director | Operations & Finance | Remote / North America | Apr 2026 | CEO | Net New | High | $10,000/mo $120,000/yr | Operational scale, team coordination, HR, process implementation. |
| Q3 2026 | Full Stack Developer | Mid-Senior | Engineering | Remote | Jul 2026 | Dir. of Technology | Net New | High | $8,000/mo $96,000/yr | Platform feature expansion, marketplace layer, mobile scaling. |
| Q3 2026 | QA & Test Automation Engineer | Mid | Engineering | Remote | Jul 2026 | Dir. of Technology | Net New | High | $7,000/mo $84,000/yr | Quality assurance, automated testing pipeline, release stability. |
| Q3 2026 | HR / People Operations | Mid | Operations & Finance | Remote / North America | Jul 2026 | COO | Net New | Medium | $7,000/mo $84,000/yr | Recruitment, onboarding, culture, benefits as team scales. |
| Q4 2026 | Full Stack Developer #2 | Mid-Senior | Engineering | Remote | Oct 2026 | Dir. of Technology | Net New | Medium | $8,000/mo $96,000/yr | Additional engineering capacity for international scaling. |
| Total — All Hires (15 positions · 8 current + 7 planned) | $1086K/yr (EOY) | |||||||||