Hi there. Here is a list of bullet points that summarizes my existence:
- I invest in and help startups as a partner at Matrix.
- I enjoy reading, skiing, hiking, playing chess, and writing code.
In the past,
- I was an active angel investor.
- I was a part-time partner at Y Combinator where I helped startups get off the ground.
- I led Parse and many other platform-related endeavors at Facebook.
- I founded Parse, a mobile platform startup that was acquired by Facebook.
- I worked on two startups that were both acquired.
- I studied Computer Science at Cornell and did some systems research.
- I was born in Moscow. My family immigrated to the US in 1989 and I grew up in the Bay Area.
Side projects:
- Vimium, a popular Chrome extension for Vim-like control of the browser.
Blog posts:
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