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The Kool-Aid Braintrust

26.04.2021

Many, many hearts, minds, and souls have touched this project.

Thank you for helping me think bigger and work better.

  • Abigail Africa
  • Alia Fite
  • Andrew Reed
  • Anil Varanasi
  • Ann Marie Aviles
  • AnnE Diemer
  • Ben Rahn
  • Ben Springwater
  • Camille Ricketts
  • Charleton Lamb
  • Connor Jones
  • Dannie Herzberg
  • Darragh Buckley
  • Devon Zuegel
  • Eeke de Milliano
  • Ella Grimshaw
  • Eleanor Hyland-Stanbrook
  • Eric Lasker
  • Erik Torenberg
  • Everett Katigbak
  • Gabriel Hubert
  • Grace Flintermann
  • Griffin Gaffney
  • Harsha Dante
  • Hillary Benzell
  • Jack Reed
  • Jakob Knutzen
  • James Pelly
  • Jen Yip
  • Jenny Molyneaux
  • Jess MacQueen
  • Joey DeBruin
  • Jordan Gonen
  • Joseph Wright
  • Kara Duggan
  • Katy Ann Searcy
  • Lachy Groom
  • Leila Register
  • Leslie Berlin
  • Mark McGranaghan
  • Mark Wong
  • Matt Kallman
  • Matt Yalowitz
  • Michael Grinich
  • Molly Mielke
  • Nate Goldman
  • Nate Werlin
  • Nathan Bailey
  • Patrick McKenzie
  • Sam Jackson
  • Sasha de Marigny
  • Shaun Young
  • Soleio
  • Sonal Chokshi
  • Stephanie Zou
  • Tahirih Skolnik
  • Tammy Winter
  • Taylor Francis
  • Toni Gemayel
  • Tyler Cowen
  • Yu-Hsin Lin

Note: You may notice that many of the people on this list work or once worked at Stripe. That’s no coincidence. My 4.5 years there were the most formative and magical of my career. The work we did and the way we did it shaped the way I think (about this work and otherwise).