Outside the firm

Tim Gelling (Kesii software concept)

Outside contact building a software concept called Kesii; friend of Michael Joy; possible future client of Derek's
Where things stand
  • Working on a software concept ("Kesii"); connected to Derek through Michael Joy; may become a client and bring assets over, which is the only reason the relationship is being maintained. Now writes from tim@kesiiconsole.com as well as his Gmail.
  • Meeting on the calendar: "Tim Gelling Kesii", Google Meet, 2026-09-15 3:00–4:00 PM ET, his invite, accepted by JT 2026-09-10. This is the catch-up call he asked for on 2026-09-03; JT took it directly rather than routing it through Derek.
  • He met Derek again by Zoom on 2026-09-08 (third recorded call since 2026-08-11; no transcript on file).
  • 2026-08-07: JT delivered the Kesii sandbox scoped to three of Derek's accounts plus mock accounts. 2026-09-03: JT is moving Tim's Supabase seat to Derek; the sandbox stays live.
  • Open on JT's side from August: repo access once he sends a GitHub username; a schema walkthrough call was offered. Both low priority.
Relationship to JT
JT built him a sandbox database, API feeds, and web app on three of Derek's sample accounts in August 2026; JT is now keeping distance
Email
tgiadesign@gmail.com; tim@kesiiconsole.com (invites)
Channels
Zoom and Google Meet (he schedules), Outlook
Notion tasks
none
Related files
E:\dev\repos\Tims Final Email.md · sandbox https://kesii-console-sandbox.vercel.app
Last meeting
2026-08-04 Zoom "Tim G JT" (his invite; JT tentative); next 2026-09-15 3:00 PM ET (his invite; accepted)
Last updated
2026-09-12

Focused on

  • Getting an hour with JT: sent a Google Meet invite for 2026-09-15 3:00 PM ET from his Kesii address. calendarCalendar
  • Proof-of-concept work on scoring and signal ideas over sample account data; the prior week's JSON files were his starting point. Tims Final Email
  • Getting back on JT's and Derek's calendars ("Hey, JT, I haven't talked in a while. Wanted to catch up"); told Derek after the last JT call that "you guys are setting up a T Corp." record

Asking me for

  • A queryable, live version of the sample account data rather than static JSON exports. Status: done, sandbox delivered 2026-08-07. Tims Final Email
    done
  • A catch-up call. Status: scheduled — his invite "Tim Gelling Kesii" for 2026-09-15 3:00–4:00 PM ET (Google Meet), accepted by JT 2026-09-10 9:33 PM ET and again 2026-09-11 after an update. record

Concerns and frustrations

Nothing yet.

Doable vs. not doable

  • JT's stated boundary: the sandbox stays unhardened (shared password gate, no row-level security, minimal error handling); the database is the deliverable, the portal is the window. Tims Final Email
  • JT's read: he has an idea, not engineering; "everyone's got an idea." Further JT time on Kesii is not doable without Derek asking for it. record

How to work with them

  • JT gave him working tools to break rather than static exports ("Clone the repo and gut it, or ignore it and hit Supabase directly"). Tims Final Email
  • Route everything through Derek. Derek owns the relationship via Joy; JT stays out unless asked. record

Crossover

  • touches Derek Eichenwald: JT will disable Tim's Supabase user to reallocate the seat to Derek, taking care not to break the Kesii Console sandbox build. record
  • touches Derek Eichenwald: Derek's contact through Michael Joy; Derek may put in a small amount to keep Joy happy and nothing more. record
  • touches Derek Eichenwald: the sandbox is scoped to three of Derek's accounts he already had; Derek was on the delivery thread. Tims Final Email

Decisions log

  • JT accepted Tim's direct meeting invite for 2026-09-15, taking the conversation himself. calendarCalendar
  • Derek: no meaningful investment; small amount at most for the Joy relationship. JT: not taking the call unless Derek asks. record
  • JT: Tim's Supabase user is disabled to free the seat for Derek; the sandbox is kept live to reuse its tools. record

Meeting log

DateTitleRecord
2026-08-04
Tim G JT (Zoom, his invite)
calendar only, no record
2026-09-03
Discussed in: Portal Launch, Compliance & Tech Update (Derek)
record
2026-09-15
Tim Gelling Kesii (Google Meet, his invite; accepted 2026-09-10)
upcoming — calendar only
2026-09-08
Zoom with Derek (Box folder 416326420268; no transcript)
not logged — see 2026-09-09 sweep digest

History

  • Profile created as external\Kesii_Tim with surname unknown, renamed Kesii_Tim-G on JT's word, then Kesii_Tim-Gelling once the 2026-08-04 calendar invite ("Tim Gelling is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting", tgiadesign@gmail.com) confirmed the full name. superseded 2026-09-03