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Aaron Epstein

Group Partner at Y Combinator

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $150,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $150,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $150,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Startups
Product Management
Product Design
User Experience
Product Development
Mobile Applications
Web Development
Software Development
Customer Happiness
SEO
User Interface Design
Web Design
Mobile Devices
PHP
MySQL
User Interface
Social Media Marketing
JavaScript
Start-ups

Education

Work Experience

  • Group Partner

    2020

  • Visiting Partner

    2018 - 2020

    Helping YC founders build amazing companies.

2012 - 2018

  • Co-Founder

    2012 - 2018

    Helping independent creators make a living doing what they love, and making beautiful design simple and accessible to everyone. Acquired by Autodesk in Feb 2014. Spun out again in July 2017.

2014 - 2017

  • Director, Marketplace

    2014 - 2017

    Leading marketplaces for the Media & Entertainment group.

2009 - 2014

  • Co-Founder

    2009 - 2014

    Grew to more than 6M members. Nominated for Webby Award for Best Community 5 years in a row. Partnerships with Martha Stewart Living, Hearst, F+W Media, and other big brands.

ColorSchemer

2000 - 2014

  • Founder

    2000 - 2014

    Bootstrapped to more than $1M in sales on PC, Mac, iOS and the web. Did all design, development, strategy, marketing, partnerships and support.