Jon Tavarez

Hello there! I'm Parker, co-founder, creator, and developer of Twos (https://www.TwosApp.com). I first experienced the benefits of writing things down when I had depression as a freshman in college and use a Word document to express myself. During a summer internship, my mentor recommended I write down tasks and accomplishments to reference them in future job interviews. That summer I thought of a private first, social media platform that would allow you to write down any*thing* you wanted to remember privately, but then you could choose individual *things* to share and connect with important people in your life. I built v1 of Twos my senior year, launched it just before graduation, and used it to remember my post-college trip with my friends and brother. Since then, I've worked at Google, Qualcomm, and a start-up in San Francisco called Trustwork, all while continuing to develop this private-first, social media platform Twos, to write, remember, and share *things*. I left Google two years ago to pursue Twos full-time and have since raised a pre-seed round, grown the user base by over 7500%, and continue to work towards our goal to create the best place to write, remember, and share *things* to help people stay organized, remember more, and create meaningful connections. We're launching for the first time on Product Hunt next Tuesday (Twosday), July 18th, but... Today I'm here to answer questions about software development, productivity, mental health, big tech, start-ups, and everything in between. AMA

I'll go first. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It taught me about stoicism, how to live a life of discipline and sacrifice, and how we only have control over our thoughts and actions so that is what we should focus on. We can't control other people and their opinions so don't worry about them. You can read my notes here if you'd like (sorry they're so long ): https://www.twosapp.com/58c2f1a3...