The Team

Experienced Founders Building the Future of Spiritual Wellness

30+ years

Combined Tech & Business Experience

👥 Founding Team

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Kelly Foster

CEO & Co-Founder

Background

Kelly brings 15+ years of experience in marketplace businesses, product management, and spiritual wellness. She's uniquely positioned to understand both the practitioner and client sides of the market.

Experience
  • • 10 years in tech product management
  • • Built and scaled digital marketplaces
  • • Deep understanding of spiritual wellness
  • • Strong network in wellness industry
Skills
  • • Product strategy & vision
  • • Marketplace dynamics
  • • Fundraising & investor relations
  • • Community building
Why Kelly?

Kelly's unique combination of tech expertise and deep spiritual practice makes her the perfect leader for AstroSoul. She understands the nuances of the spiritual community while bringing Silicon Valley execution speed. Her vision: make spiritual guidance as accessible as ordering a ride.

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Ramsey Darling

CTO & Co-Founder

Background

Ramsey is a full-stack software engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable platforms. He architected and built the entire AstroSoul platform from scratch—28+ database tables, 60+ API endpoints, real-time video, payments, and more.

Experience
  • • 15 years in software engineering
  • • Built production platforms from 0→1
  • • Expert in React, Node.js, PostgreSQL
  • • Scaled systems to millions of users
Technical Stack
  • • React 18 + TypeScript
  • • Node.js + Express + Drizzle ORM
  • • PostgreSQL database
  • • WebRTC, Socket.IO, Authorize.Net
Why Ramsey?

Ramsey's proven ability to build production-ready platforms quickly is exactly what early-stage startups need. He built AstroSoul's entire technical foundation in months—what would typically take a team 12+ months. His technical architecture is scalable, secure, and built for rapid iteration.

🎯 Why This Team Wins

Complementary Skills

Perfect founder pairing: Kelly brings product vision, market expertise, and spiritual community credibility. Ramsey brings technical execution speed and platform scalability expertise.

  • • CEO: Product, market, fundraising, community
  • • CTO: Tech, infrastructure, execution, scaling
  • • Zero overlap, complete coverage
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Already Built & Shipped

This isn't just an idea—we've already built a production-ready platform that's live at astrosoul.guru. We're not pre-product; we're ready to scale.

  • • 28+ database tables, 60+ API endpoints
  • • Video consultations, payments, messaging
  • • Proven execution ability
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Market Expertise

Deep understanding of both sides of the marketplace: practitioners' pain points and clients' needs. This isn't theoretical—we live and breathe this space.

  • • Direct practitioner relationships
  • • Spiritual community trust
  • • Client behavior insights
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Scrappy & Capital Efficient

We built an entire production platform with minimal capital. This scrappiness will maximize ROI for investors as we scale with funding.

  • • Built v1 with ~$0 external funding
  • • Lean team, high output
  • • Every dollar to growth, not overhead

📈 Hiring Roadmap (18 Months)

Months 1-6: Core Team (3 hires)

Focus: Execution & early traction

$150K

Growth Marketer

Instagram/TikTok ads, influencer partnerships

Full-Stack Engineer

Mobile app development, feature velocity

Customer Success

Practitioner onboarding, support

Months 7-12: Growth Team (4 hires)

Focus: Scaling acquisition & product

$250K

Performance Marketer

Paid ads optimization across channels

Senior Engineer

Scale infrastructure, advanced features

Content Creator

Social media, blog, SEO content

Operations Manager

Process, tools, team coordination

Months 13-18: Leadership (3 hires)

Focus: Professionalization & scale

$350K

VP Marketing

Lead all growth channels, brand strategy

Head of Product

Product roadmap, user research, design

Finance/Ops Lead

Financial modeling, fundraising prep

Total 18-Month Headcount: 12 people

Lean, focused team = maximum capital efficiency