Founder & Engineer · Toronto / Miami
Ethan Daley
What I'm Building
I'm Ethan Daley — a full-stack and iOS engineer, and founder of TNAADO Inc. (Toronto) and TNAADO Labs (Miami). This is my engineering home: what I run, the stack I reach for, and live GitHub activity.
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The Story
I'm Ethan Daley, founder of TNAADO. I build what the market actually wants — and I win by making things sharper and more efficient than what's already out there.
I run a firm across Toronto and Miami. We enter a market where a better, more efficient product can earn its place, build it premium, and let deep expertise and real market feedback push it further. That's how you become a name a market trusts instead of just another launch.
I came up building for live use, hands on every layer. Now I lead teams with specific focuses and real expertise, and my edge is putting the right people on the right problems. The talent I've brought together is what I'm proudest of — it's what turns a firm into real market capability.
How I Build
Build what the market wants. I don't build to be clever. I build where there's a real gap and a real efficiency to win, then earn my place as a dependable player.
Strategic entry, premium execution. I pick the spots where a sharper approach beats the incumbent and build it premium from day one. Prototypes go straight into live use to pull real feedback fast.
Expertise first, market second. Deep domain knowledge sets the direction; what real users tell me refines it. Together, that's what makes the work reliable.
I lead teams, not just code. I learned every layer hands on, so I know exactly what I'm asking for — but my leverage now is direction, taste, and the right people on the right problems.
A stack I trust. Next.js + TypeScript, Supabase, Vercel. Boring on purpose, so the focus stays on the product and the market, not the tooling.
Reliable innovator. The goal isn't a viral moment; it's becoming the premium, efficient option a market can count on.
Right Now
Two companies, two cities, and a shift in how I spend my time.
Scaling TNAADO Labs in Miami — moving from doing every build myself to setting direction and letting senior teams run.
Mentoring the juniors coming up — the same way I learned, by putting them on real work with real stakes.
Going deep on the AI side personally — the Dream model family, and Citadel for secure local-first AI.
Projects
Citadel
BUILDINGSecure, local-first AI desktop app. Run capable models on your own machine — private by design, nothing leaves your device.
Dream Model
BUILDINGTNAADO Labs' proprietary AI model family — the in-house intelligence work behind the studio.
GEB — Gesture Beats
BUILDINGReact Native music app. AI-powered gesture recognition for beat creation.
Command Central
LIVEDiscord-based ops hub for TNAADO Labs Miami. Auto-recording, event management, team coordination bot.
merch.dreamdaley.ca
LIVEMerch drop site. Next.js + Stripe Checkout with on-demand fulfilment.
merch.dreamdaley.ca →photos.tnaado.ca
LIVEPhotography stock store. Watermarked previews, Stripe payments, Supabase storage.
photos.tnaado.ca →Sam The Man
BUILDINGRealtor personal brand site for a downtown-core Toronto agent. Editorial 'operator's dossier' look.
samtheman.ca →Claude Vault
LIVEmacOS Keychain CLI + SwiftUI app for managing secrets across projects.
Mr. Syn
BUILDINGReal-time fitness tracking with money-staked challenges and AI-verified results.
mrsyn.app →Mr. Indecisive
LIVETikTok-for-food iOS app + group decider that recommends venues from your feed. Live on the App Store.
apps.apple.com/app/id6784115836 →TNAADO Connect
LIVEDigital business-card platform: lead capture, messaging, analytics, wallet passes.
connect.tnaado.com →TNAADO Portal
BUILDINGEverything a business runs on, in one tab — the platform powering TNAADO Labs apps.
portal.tnaado.com →TNAADO Marketplace
BUILDINGLocal-first delivery platform returning logistics to communities.
tnaado.shop →TNAADO Tools
LIVE195+ free calculators, generators, and converters. Fast, clean, genuinely free.
tools.tnaado.ca →TNAADO Command
BUILDINGAI dev environment: multi-agent orchestration and context management for large builds.
Find The Title
BUILDINGShazam for brain-rot clips — native iOS app that IDs the movie, show, or web series behind any clip, with ranked guesses and a confidence score.
tnaado.com/findthetitle →TNAADO Media
LIVEToronto media firm's flagship site. Newsroom, live map, The Show, on-air. Next.js, Supabase.
tnaado.ca →TNAADO Service
LIVETNAADO's corporate arm — case studies, consulting, research, journal. Next.js.
service.tnaado.ca →The Dispatch
LIVENewsroom reader app for TNAADO's Toronto coverage. Swift, iOS. Live on the App Store.
apps.apple.com/app/id6784010543 →Dispatch Live
LIVEReal-time Toronto footage marketplace — citizen streamers to buyers. Next.js, Supabase.
buylive.tnaado.ca →The Shoot
LIVEInternal production/crew management app for TNAADO's newsroom shoots. Next.js, Supabase.
shoot.tnaado.ca →Music Rights Clearance
LIVEClient site for a music rights clearance consultancy. Next.js, Supabase, Stripe.
musicrightsclearance.com →Stack
Languages
Frontend
Backend/Data
Payments/Commerce
Infra
AI/ML
Comms
Apple/Media