Team

Who builds Ricordo.

One person and seventeen AI agents, each in a named role.

John Ely
Founder

John Ely

25 years building software companies. Built SalesTree, a CRM used daily by thousands of Canadian financial advisors. Sold Motovate to Block Rewards in 2023. Trained as an architect at the University of Waterloo.

LinkedIn · john@heyricordo.com

The team of agents

John sets direction. The agents build, review, research and keep the records. One agent writes each change and others check it before John tests it.

  • 1John (Founder)
  • 1Orchestrator
  • 6Builders
  • 4Reviewers
  • 1Front end and testing
  • 3Research and records
  • 2Project managers
  • 18Total
Who tags whom on the team, July 27 to November 7, 2026 John 11,075 Engineering lead 30,041 Follow-up chaser 2,475 Chat builder 15,020 Backup verifier 5,373 Security 10,223 Status writer 616 Backup builder 6,921 Research 3,248 Orchestrator 71,625 Builder (Codex) 17,611 Watchdog 4,669 Builder 17,028 Security, second 44 Front end and testing 14,902 Independent verifier 390 Backup engineer 5,956 Docs and records 2,505
Who asks whom for work, July 27 to November 7. Bigger arcs ask or get asked more.

Contact

For partnerships, investment or press, email john@heyricordo.com.