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Alan Nowogrodski

Founder

Founder at Superbar

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

FoundedSuperbar · YC

About

Alan Nowogrodski is the founder and CEO of Superbar. Previously, he served as head of product for payments and mobile at FreshBooks, where he grew that unit's revenue, and as VP of product management at NinjaCat, where he also held responsibilities in marketing and engineering operations. He began his career developing web development services while in high school.

Founder at SuperbarYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Alan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Superbar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Alan can intro founders to Superbar's investors below.

Superbar's investors · 2

Olive Tree CapitalBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. SuperbarFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentToronto, Canada
  2. NinjaCatVP of Product & Technology Operations2020 — 2021
  3. NinjaCatVP of Product & Marketing2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada
  4. MUX AwardsManaging Director2016 — 2019Toronto
  5. FreshBooksAssociate Director of Product2017 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  6. FreshBooksSenior Product Manager2016 — 2017Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  7. FreshBooksProduct Manager2014 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. ACTIVE NetworkSr. Product Manager2013 — 2014Mississauga, Canada
  9. Kickvox Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2011 — 2013Toronto, Canada
  10. Voice on the GoProduct & Marketing Manager2010 — 2011
  11. 63 UnderManaging Partner2007 — 2010
  12. Paymate SoftwareMarketing Manager2009
  13. EnterfastBusiness Analyst2006 — 2008Toronto

Skills & more

Product Management38Conversion Optimization18Mobile Design19User Interface Design12User Experience Design11Mobile Applications15Online Marketing24Entrepreneurship8Start-ups5Lead Generation7Email Marketing6Mobile Marketing5
+12 morePPCOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaContent StrategyAdvertisingSEOBusiness StrategyWeb ApplicationsStrategySaaSGoogle AdwordsGoogle Analytics

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Nowogrodski?
Alan Nowogrodski is the founder and CEO of Superbar. Previously, he served as head of product for payments and mobile at FreshBooks, where he grew that unit's revenue, and as VP of product management at NinjaCat, where he also held responsibilities in marketing and engineering operations. He began his career developing web development services while in high school.
Where does Alan Nowogrodski work?
Alan Nowogrodski is Founder of Superbar.
What companies did Alan Nowogrodski found?
Alan Nowogrodski founded Superbar.
Where did Alan Nowogrodski go to school?
Alan Nowogrodski studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2022); York University (Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing); York University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry).

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