About
Bu Kinoshita was the first engineer at WorkOS, where he built the initial product and helped it grow to serve over 200 B2B SaaS customers. He has developed open-source packages and maintains expertise in Node.js and product development, and now serves as co-founder and CTO at Resend.
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- b•••@resend.comreveal75% confident
Founder at ResendYC W23
Intro paths
Bu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Resend's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Bu can intro founders to Resend's investors below.
Resend's investors · 3
Co-founders at Resend
Experience
- ResendCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2022 — present
- WorkOSSoftware Engineer2019 — 2022
- IDwallSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
- BoxesSenior Frontend Engineer2016 — 2017New York, NY
- TradeshowSenior Frontend Engineer2016 — 2017New York, New York
- nanoPay incFront-end Developer & UX Designer2015 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
- Vitrine AppFront-end Developer & UX Designer2014 — 2015São Paulo e Região, Brasil
- JoysticketAngularJS & Ionic Developer2014 — 2015
- Samsung ElectronicsFront-end Engineer2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- BevedFront-end Engineer2015São Paulo Area, Brazil
- BetalabsFront-end Developer & UX Designer2014
Skills & more
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BowerGulpExpressJSFront-end DevelopmentHTMLHTML5CSSJavaScriptAngularJSNode.jsMongoDBGruntLanguages Inglês · Português
- EF Standardize (EFSET) — C2 — EF
- Powering up with React — Code School
- Duolingo English: Advanced — Duolingo
- Staying Sharp With AngularJS — Code School
- JavaScript Road Trip Part 1 — Code School
- User Experience Fundamentals for Web Design — Lynda.com
- Sharping up with AngularJS — Code School
From Bu's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bu Kinoshita?
- Bu Kinoshita was the first engineer at WorkOS, where he built the initial product and helped it grow to serve over 200 B2B SaaS customers. He has developed open-source packages and maintains expertise in Node.js and product development, and now serves as co-founder and CTO at Resend.
- Where does Bu Kinoshita work?
- Bu Kinoshita is Founder of Resend.
- What companies did Bu Kinoshita found?
- Bu Kinoshita founded Resend.
- Where did Bu Kinoshita go to school?
- Bu Kinoshita studied at University of California, San Diego (Interaction Design); MongoDB University (MongoDB for NodeJS Developers); Codeschool.
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