Founder of Ark (YCombinator W12). Grad school in design/CS/Biology at UC Berkeley. Loved my time at AOL, Symantec, and Lithium as UX Director.

Joined February 2009
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Here at SXSW where my fellow iSchool Ph.D. scholar @zephoria is here signing her great book "It's Complicated". Must read for #social ppl.
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Today @ansa announced its iOS and Google Play update since launching at TC Disrupt @sxswaccel #SXSW14
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8 Mar 2014
Looking for an app like snapchat but you can actually send texts, check out @ansa. I'll definitely try it out. #koreanguyatsxsw
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3 Dec 2013
TL;DR on Salesforce Hackathon scandal: First winner was 9-yr veteran employee repurposing existing app, second winner was co-owned by SF.
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18 Nov 2013
Have you checked out Ark's social API yet? #hackstrong #Angelhack @Ark ow.ly/qVfZy

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The #df13 $1M winning #salesforcehack was presented at a usergroup beforehand! Join your local SFDC user group! bit.ly/13A9t3D

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22 Nov 2013
#Dreamforce #hackathon #sham $1 million winner: 9yr Salesforce veteran. App presented at meetup in Oct: meetup.com/Salesforce-com-In…

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22 Nov 2013
#salesforce 1M Hackathon prize (backed by @TechCrunch and #heroku among others I assume) was pre-determined? news.ycombinator.com/item?id…

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Love the gratuitous Harvard ref in the hed; reminds me of old "World Ends, Women and Minorities Hardest Hit" techcrunch.com/2013/11/21/tw…

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12 Nov 2013
Visiting Airbnb today felt like visiting Google when they had 500 people. A pervasive sense of mission.
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We are excited to win the #pii2013 Audience Choice awards with @ansa: privacyidentityinnovation.co…

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Replying to @Ansa
@ansa its an off-the-record IM app that bridges snapchat with message.me add me on 'ruark' cc @snoddie @ChristopherM @bangersandnash

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Milestone! You guy did so well! Awesome implementation of @Ark's API too! & ur already live? Amazing! milestoneapp.co #AngelHackSEA

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Replying to @AngelHack
@AngelHack #AngelHackLA Dianna Bradford, executive trainee, WHOmentors.com, Inc. This is her first hackathon
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S/O @AngelHack LA #Hackathon and their amazing sponsors so much #Innovation in one room $100K on the line #AngelHack
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If you're a spy, a criminal, or just want to communicate 'without leaving a trace', this is a cool idea: ansa.com/ @ansa

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