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This is for those of us who don't want more but less.

Your

Offline Social Network

A free app for finding a moment with friend, aligning, and making cooler plans  — without the the toll of endless notifications, back-and-forth's, and screen time.

Time-grid precision
Drag & drop design
Built-in
event chat
Alignment
tools
Telos is a casual and social calendar for students with a built-in chat within every event. 100% free. Of charge and ads. With our unique design, you can not only quickly drag & drop events, but also your friends into your day.

Alpha coming soon. After invite-only.

What to expect
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1. the problem

You already regret browsing social media today.

But unfortunately it gets even worse than you think long-term.
Chapter 1
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2. the movement

The future is not time spent.
It's time well spent.

The Responsible Tech Movement is getting larger with every passing day.
Chapter 2
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3. the app

Telos is the social network
for all your offline connections.

All the tools you need online to meet with close friends offline.
Chapter 3
Talk to the founders

Pause on that for a moment...

A Day
The problem

Junk food.
Junk connections.

The fast food industry tried to conceal the inconvenient truth it was selling junk food. History is repeating itself with the tech industry concealing the fact social media offers us nothing more than junk connections
 at a steep price.

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Daily teen and tween
(13-18) entertainment
screen use
Common Sense
Consensus
• 2021

150 x

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Daily phone unlocks,
equalling one every
6 minutes.
Daily 16
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Social media is now the single largest activity people dedicate their life to
Compared to all other
common activities
• 2021

2.6 k

of US students

Daily average phone taps, often preceded by pavlovian trigger
The Brussels Times • Only android users
• 2016

40 %

of US
students

US students report 'to depressed to function' in 2016. 61% of students said they had “felt overwhelming anxiety” in that period
American College Health Association survey
• 2017

-61 %

of US students

Decrease in having 10 or more close friends, from 33% to 13%
Survey Center of American Health
• 1990-2021

+56 %

suicides

Increase in teen
14-18 suicides rates
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
• 2007-2017

+151 %

suicide

Increase in girls
10-14 suicide rates
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• 2010-2018

+78 %

of US students

Increase in 'serious psychological distress' episodes by 20-year-olds
Jean M. Twenge, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• 2019

32 %

of uk girls

Of UK teenage girls say Instagram makes them 'feel worse about themselves'
Leaks from 
The Facebook Files
• 2021

47 %

increase

Of Americans feel 'often or always alone' and reports having 'no meaningful relationhips'
American College Health Association Survey
• 2010-2018

+189 %

self-harm

Increase girls 10-14 hospital admissions for self-harm
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• 2009-2015
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But you already knew that — of course.

We know you know.

But wait just a minute...

Let's forget about those minutes and talk about the years

A Life

Lifespan

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2

Months

Waking Moments

51

Years

2

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Life Time use (LTU)

Your Life

Chores

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social media

48

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A Species

So let's zoom out and see the big picture

Every day humanity is watching

-1,000,000,000

hours on

That collectively equals

-114,000

years

Spent.

Every.

Single.

Daily...

Think of all the problems we could get our heads around and solve instead.

There are many reasons to opt-out of social media.

What are yours?

Thank you for the insight!
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The app

You are going to miss out

if you are

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social media.

Don't worry, you don't have to delete all of social media.

But today is the day we all finally can take our first steps towards opting out — without missing out. separating the 'media' from 'social media,' bringing it back to the social network we were all promised.

The movement

Unlike social networks, Telos is a social framework. The tools you need online to live life well offline.

At Telos, we reject the advertisement industry's notion that people are worth only as much as the amount they click ads. Where they see users we see individuals with aspirations. As a business you are what you charge, and we solely charge for awesome premium self-development features you will love — and if you don’t, that is okay! Our primary social network will always remain free of charge as well as ads.You have probably stumbled upon ‘interventions' apps in the past claiming they can solve social media addiction by limiting your screen time. This is a text-book example putting bandages on an open wound when surgery is required. In contrast, Telos has a real vision for the future people can stand behind.
Our goal is not about spending less time on your phone. Rather, the goal is to spend more time on your life.
Telos is part of the Time Well Spend Movement which evolved into the field of Responsible Technology. It was spearheaded by the Center for Human Technology (CHT), which seeks to re-align technology with human values. This non-profit is led by Tristan Harris and other prominent technologists who are the very same people who developed the most commingle used tech they now seek to mitigate.

How it works

Every day Telos Clockwork™ releases all invites in sync.

All at once. Everywhere at once. For 30 minutes, all messages get through before everything gets back to being nice and quite.
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One notification a day

Sent to everyone at once every morning to quickly sync.

Access all invites in one deck

Everything exciting but non-urgent get piled up in one deck.

Drag & drop your own plans

Simply drag & drop activities and close friends to setup and invite.
the app

A social calendar for students. With our unique design, users can quickly drag & drop events template as well as friends into their day. Offering daily time-blocking for students to chart the day and share it with friends.

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Deadline Tracker. Every time you check into Telos for the fun stuff you automatically get a heads-up for things you don't want to forget.
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Invite friends with a drop. Pick a time, select a friend, create an event, and start a chat -- all with one drag & drop.

A chat that doesn't like to disturb. Every event has a built-in chat designed for true alignment rather than just endless communication. Knowing when messages are urgent, and when they aren't.

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Chats that evolve with the plan. As plans are established,  the chat makes it easier than ever to extend the invitation to more friends.
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Houseparty hosting. For hosts, doing things over group chats is a nightmare. We offer built-in hosting tools you can't live without.

A new great start to your day. Pick a moment and we'll send a prompt to catch up and outline the day.

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Trade in the News Feed for a 'Me Feed.' Set aside a moment to reflect and outline where you want to be with our daily Ritual planner.
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Stay in the flow. We push back on the "instant" in "instant-messenger' by nudging conversations to be as calm and quiet as possible.

An availability tool made for friends. Bring the flexibility of enterprise availability to that casual coffee — without looking like a control freak.

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Layers of flexibility. Whenever you want a friend to pick a date, send out multiple proposals, or select a time out of the day.
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No preaching required. You don't have to convince your friends that Telos is better — we'll do that for you! Just send out our chat-first external event links requiring no download and no sign-up.
the road ahead

This is not about efficiency.

Telos is about pathing the road towards a social network based on human connection.

This is about
A close community of doers and explorers.

This is about
The tools that make doing the right thing the easy thing.  

Make
Memories

Alpha coming July. After invite-only.

Developed for cross-platform.
Team

A team in it for something more.

Part of the first generation raised by social media, we have first-hand experience with The Social Dilemma many don't fully understand. Like you, we know the feeling of being forced to choose between being present IRL or 'connected' online, yet continuously distracted.

Felix
Meritis

Founder, CeO,
and design lead
Felix is a professional  Ui/Ux designer living in Amsterdam.

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We will respond to anyone!

We must reflect that, when we reach the end of our days, our life experience will equal what we have paid attention to
— whether by choice or default.

— William James

Thank you for spending your precious attention with us today.

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And in case you missed anything.

How is Telos twice as free?

Telos is an alternative twice as free as social media. It's free of charge and more importantly ads. We break the shekels of the perverse incentive model which now for over two decades has rewarded big tech to develop the most distracting and addicting intricate technology in human history through 'persuasive technology.'

At every turn, for decent people at these large companies, the instilled economic imperative made any form of connection online "de facto good,” despite the reality that increasing screen time reliably hurts the well-being of users they say they serve.

At Telos, it is our core belief that omnipresent self-reported regrettable time-on-device ought not to exist at all. Despite being morally superior, we believe this can also even be economically viable so as to enable better products and services to be developed by pioneering startups. Once we make the paradigm shift away from optimising for usage and clicks and instead optimising for individuals and their aspirations, this exciting future will take hold.

What can I expect from the beta?

We are working in an iterative process. Our first iteration will have a uniquely designed calendar with which you can drag and drop template event activities.

By signing-up you send out a strong signal of support for Telos which will help accelerate development faster.

Where are you based and who is your target audience?

Despite  being Dutch at heart, our focus lies primarily on our target audience within the United States. Telos aims to bring our novel experience to the US and subsequently go international.

What is the mission of Telos?

Unlike a social networks designed for constant self-comparison and distraction, Telos is building a social framework around self-development and authentic relationships.

Are you hiring at the moment?

Yes. This is going to be a long, gnarly but incredibly meaningful venture and we want to succeed by working with A-players. We do this by crafting a results-only workspace designed not for just anyone. At Telos, those who flourish are those who deeply care about the responsible technology movement. Those who are entrepreneurial and proactive — no committees but a proclivity towards action by talent. Who are full of grit and self-determination. Who want to become masters of their craft and grow into leaders. Who know when to put in the 80-20 Rule and vice versa, when to put in the "110-300 Rule."

All in all, we offer a workplace where the only confrontational conversations come from 'product-obsessed assholes' (see Build by Tony Fadell) where we always do what is best for the company and its mission of setting up the next generation with the world's first 'social framework.'

Seriously, send us your resume — right now!

Still have a question?

Get in touch with our team — we don't bite.

But you already knew that — of course.

We know you know.

Free of

Charge

Free of

Distractions

2x
Free

This isn't for the productivity geeks. This is for you.

Telos is for those who are tired of social media defning who they are and what they do. Unlike a social networks designed for constant self-comparison and distraction, Telos is building a social framework around self-development and authentic relationships.

Be the maverick who joined first

Having the self-determination to pave your path forward.

Be offline with your true friends

Building relationships the only way we social creatures can.

Explore your bucket-list for real

Having tools that empower not distract and detract.

Make real indelible memories

Having the self-determination to pave your path forward.

Save up to hundreds of hours annually

Having the self-determination to pave your path forward.