Posterous
Dead simple blogs by email
What they do
People need an easy way to publish and share blog content online without complex tools and with control over who can see it.
Posterous lets users create and update blogs and private sharing spaces simply by sending an email, with privacy controls and cross-platform sharing.
Individuals and groups who want to blog or share updates and media online with simple publishing and selective privacy.
Founders
Cofounder of GrowSF. We're working to fix San Francisco. Previously: cofounder and CEO of Posterous. Before that, engineer at Apple. Posterous was acquired by Twitter, where I was a PM on consumer initiatives for 4 years. I shipped the photos experience (camera with editing/filters, photos in the timeline), updated profiles, completely rebuilt Direct Messages, and more. I later joined Lyft to work on social impact projects.
Managing Partner at Initialized Capital. Previously wrote software at YC, and founded YC cos Posterous, Posthaven, Slinkset.
Company timeline
- YC batchSummer 2008
- StatusAcquired
- Team size11 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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