Jared Friedman

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States20 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in helping startups launch successfully.
  • Co-founder of a major digital library platform.
  • Experienced angel investor in high-growth startups.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and startup ecosystem expert with a strong focus on entrepreneurship and investment.

Contact

LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Start-upsEntrepreneurshipWeb DevelopmentUser ExperienceAngel Investing

Other Skills

Strategic PartnershipsFundraisingRuby on RailsRubyMobile ApplicationsGitScalabilityMobile DevicesObjective-CHadoopNginxHTML 5JavaScriptjQueryiOS development

About

Helping people start startups at YC. If you want to reach me, email me at jared@ycombinator.com

Experience

20 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
9 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Y combinator

Partner

Oct 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Helping people start startups.
Start-upsEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsFundraisingAngel Investing

Various startups

Angel Investor

Jan 2007 – May 2015 · 8 yrs 4 mos

  • Invested in some awesome companies including Cruise, Instacart, Ironclad, and Rappi
Angel InvestingStrategic PartnershipsFundraising

Scribd.com

Co-Founder & CTO

Sep 2005 – Jun 2015 · 9 yrs 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Scribd is building the library of the digital age. We've grown to over 250 amazing people, serving 80 million users / month.
Ruby on RailsRubyUser ExperienceWeb DevelopmentMobile Applications

Bridgewater associates

Summer Associate

Jun 2005 – Aug 2005 · 2 mos

  • Sought alpha.

Cycorp

Member of the Technical Staff

Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 · 2 mos

  • Research in Artificial Intelligence. Cool stuff.

Education

Harvard University

A.B.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2007

Horace Mann

Jan 1999 – Jan 2003

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