INTERNAL REFERENCE · V1.0 · PART 3 OF 3
Product & Mission
Core features, email messaging, mission statements, founder copy, and future vocabulary. —what we say about what we build.
Core Features
Flow Blocks
Standard
Deep Work Mode adaptively shields you with Do Not Disturb, greyscale, and app blocks for elite academic performance so you can get ahead and win at college.
Extended
Flow Blocks enable Deep Work Mode — adaptively shielding you with Do Not Disturb, greyscale, and app blocks for elite academic performance so you can get ahead and win at college.
Open Timetables
Standard
Pull in your class schedules and recurring commitments automatically — so every focus session is built around what actually matters.
Extended
Open Timetables does in seconds what takes half a day — import your entire schedule straight from your university’s course catalog, right from within the app.
Copy & Paste
Standard
Screenshot course info from syllabi or emails on your Mac and pick up your tailored plan on your iPhone — transformed into clean deadlines, events, and tasks full of critical details so you miss nothing.
Extended
Copy & Paste transforms screenshots of course info from syllabi or emails on your Mac into clean deadlines, events, and tasks full of critical details on your iPhone — so you miss nothing.
Email Messaging
Waitlist Email
Subject:
Your Telos Application — Priority Access Secured
Core phrases:
- “Thank you for applying for Telos Access”
- “Telos is built exclusively for MIT and Harvard — not available anywhere else”
- “You’re first in line”
- “When we open the doors, your application moves to the front”
- “Priority access secured”
Verification Email (Approved Students)
Subject:
Application Approved — Verify Your Membership | [CODE]
Core phrases:
- “Your application has been approved”
- “You’ve just joined a limited group”
- “Verify your membership with this code”
- “You’ll receive your Limited Edition Telos Early Member Badge”
- “You’re in”
Launch Email — Foundation Series
Preheader:
Telos is live. Foundation Access Membership granted. Download now.
Key copy blocks:
- “You signed up for Telos Access” a hell of a while back when this was just an idea —fyi y awesome.
- “We’re opening up 500 spots to unaffiliated members… Once we hit 500, the backdoor slams shut.”
- “Become as uninterruptible as those elite academics walking in the halls and studying all night in the libraries of MIT and Harvard.”
Mission Statements
Our mission is to accelerate the advent of a humane technology future.
Footer copy · email closers · about pages · press materials
What We’re Up Against
“At Telos, we believe humane technology is the defining challenge of our generation. We are up against surveillance capitalism, the attention economy, and persuasive technology designed to exploit every human weakness — products that do not care in the slightest what we actually want, just what we’ll watch.”
Founding Story Context
“I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this problem space for almost a decade, and that obsession drove me to teach myself to build. 8+ years of UI/UX design and nearly 2 years of development later, I founded Telos.”
Founder Section Messaging
Our mission is to accelerate the advent of a humane technology future.
Today is just a humble beginning, but Telos MK 1.0 was built to serve the higher, undivided side of you. To be on your team—no one else’s.
Core Founder Message
“Today is just a humble beginning, but Telos MK 1.0 was built to serve the higher, undivided side of you. To be on your team — no one else’s.”
Supporting the Mission
“That side, completely engrossed in the flow of deep work, achieving the things you later can look back at with pride. When you use Telos, you are supporting not just yourself. You are part of this mission to make the future better for us all.”
Email Variant (Shorter)
“We serve you. Telos was designed from the ground up to support that undivided side of you. That side that achieves the things you can later be proud of. When you use Telos, you are supporting not just yourself but us and our mission.”
Campus Vocabulary
Academic space terminology for future feature naming, app sections, or product language:
| Quad — open gathering, communal | Sanctum — private study, quiet refuge |
| Lab — experimentation, focused work | Commons — shared resources, community hub |
| Hall — formal gathering, tradition | Library — knowledge, deep focus |
| Courtyard — enclosed space, reflection | Studio — creative workspace |
| Chamber — intimate meeting, exclusivity | Archive — past work, stored knowledge |
Potential applications: “Sanctum Mode” (Deep Work alternative), “The Commons” (community feature), “Study Hall” (shared focus sessions)
Future Cohort Terminology
As Telos expands beyond MIT and Harvard, we’ll need clear language to distinguish between cohorts.
| Option | Usage Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Class of [Year] | “Class of 2025 members” | Campus-oriented; references signup year, not graduation |
| Inaugural Fellowship | “Inaugural Fellowship for [University]” | Academic prestige; might sound too formal |
| Priority Cohort | “Priority Cohort — Yale 2026” | Clear queue position; less aspirational |