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Emmett Shear

Internet Citizen

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Visiting Group Partner

    2023

2011 - 2023

  • CEO

    2011 - 2023

    As Twitch has grown from an initial team of 4 to more than ten times that, there have been new challenges at every step. My job now involves product design, hiring, legal work, hiring, management, hiring, strategizing, and hiring. And even a tiny bit of coding when I get the chance.

2021 - 2021

  • Angel Investor

    2021 - 2021

2011 - 2016

  • Part-time Partner

    2011 - 2016

    Advising YC startups on everything from fundraising strategy to technical approach to product decisions to hiring and firing. I hold office hours about weekly, and help with the selection process for new batches.

2006 - 2011

  • Founder

    2006 - 2011

    As CTO, I was responsible for coding, hiring, and technical management. Somehow I also wound up as our DBA. And the stats guy. And occasional product designer. You wear a lot of hats when you start a company.

2005 - 2006

  • Founder

    2005 - 2006

    I wrote a lot of code. V1 was a one-page app way before they became fashionable, so I had to reinvent a bunch of frameworks. I also learned how databases work, Ruby on Rails, system administration, and more about browser quirks than any human should know.