From meme to protocol.
How a Bill Ackman dating tip became a consent-first intro system.
"May I meet you?"
Bill Ackman, billionaire hedge fund manager, suggested this as the perfect opening line for dating. The internet immediately turned it into a meme—formal, awkward, hilariously out of touch.
We saw the meme. We laughed. Then we thought: what if we actually built this?
Not as a joke, but as a real system that makes cold DMs less broken.
Raw text dumped into inboxes with zero protocol or handshake.
You're just in someone's DMs. No permission asked, no boundaries respected.
Either too thirsty, too bland, or straight-up spam. Nothing in between.
Social platforms have no intro layer.
You either know someone, or you're a stranger sliding into their inbox.
Bill Ackman's "May I meet you?" goes viral. We see the potential for something real beneath the joke.
Cold DMs lack structure, consent, and personality. We map out what a proper intro protocol should look like.
Created the MIMY text transformer with AI personas (Professional Bill, Crypto Bro, Victorian, Gen Z, Normal Human) and scoring system.
Enabled sending via email, WhatsApp, SMS, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok—meet people where they already are.
Added the response page: You may, Not yet, You may not. Explicit consent before any connection happens.
Designed gradual reveal stages: anonymous intro → prompt exchange → handle reveal. Privacy by default.
Every intro requires explicit permission. You may, Not yet, or You may not. No ambiguity, no awkward guessing games.
MIMY doesn't replace X, Instagram, or WhatsApp. It's a layer on top. You connect on the platforms you already use.
The formality, the cringe, the MIMY score—it's all intentional. Humor lowers the stakes and makes consent fun.
Gradual reveal. Start anonymous, share prompts, then reveal handles. Trust is earned, not demanded.
The Bill Ackman meme brought us here, but the problem is real and lasting. Connection will always require trust.
Long term vision:
Everyone has a MIMY link in their bio. A personal intro protocol that lets people reach you with thoughtfulness and consent.
Not a dating app. Not a social network.
Just a better way to say "May I meet you?"
Transform your opener, get your score, and see what consent-first intros feel like