The team

The people building DebateIt.

A small team of debaters and builders shipping straight to production, most days more than once. Started solo in 2024; six people now.

Aidan Hollinger-Miles

Aidan Hollinger-Miles

Founder

Built the product end to end: the formats, the judge, the live rooms, the data loop. National APDA Pro-Ams champion (2025). Started debating in middle school and never stopped. UChicago.

Adam Pahlavan

Adam Pahlavan

Engineering

Engineer with a Meta and Nvidia background. Previously ran an ed-tech service. Owns infrastructure, reliability, and cost per round.

Mukudzeiishe Madzivire

Mukudzeiishe Madzivire

Debate

Captained Zimbabwe at Worlds. Coaches Ethiopia's national team. Champion debater. Owns format accuracy and judge quality. Columbia.

Max Hurowitz

Max Hurowitz

Growth & Marketing

Runs growth and marketing.

Karthik

Karthik

Head of Social Media

Runs DebateIt's social channels.

Clara

Clara

Head of Communications

Runs DebateIt's communications.

Debate somewhere we don't?

Scaling this takes ambassadors: debaters and coaches who carry it onto their own circuits. We're hiring the founding class now: 30 paid seats for the 2026-27 season, on your own circuit.

Become an ambassador Built by debaters, for debaters.