Dave Fowler
FounderFounder/CEO at Chartio
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedChartio Β· YC
30 Under 30 2013 Β· Consumer Technology30 Under 30 2012 Β· Enterprise Technology
About
Dave Fowler is an independent researcher at WhatIfWeBuilt Labs. He founded Chartio, now known as Atlassian Analytics, and created DataSchool, both focused on data literacy.
Founder/CEO at ChartioYC S10
Intro paths
YC
Dave went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Dave can intro founders to Chartio's investors below.
Experience
- WhatIfWeBuilt LabsIndependent Researchercurrent2022 β present
- Self-employedAngel Investor in Datacurrent2019 β present
- AtlassianHead of Cross Product Collaboration and Data Experiences2021 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- AtlassianHead of Analytics and Visualization Platform2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ChartioFounder and CEO2010 β 2021San Fran
- SocialbrowseCo-Founder2008 β 2010
- IBMEngineer2007 β 2008
- ThingsILearnedCo-Founder2007
- IBMIntern2005 β 2007
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeWeb Developer2003 β 2004
Education
- Y CombinatorW08 & S10 classes2008 β 2010
- University of MinnesotaMS, Electrical Engineering2005 β 2007
- University of MinnesotaBS, Electrical Engineering2004 β 2006
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeBA, Physics2001 β 2004
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)1Python17JavaScript16Git11MySQL8SQL3Leadership2Entrepreneurship9Data Visualization1Data Analysis1Start-ups24Web Development12
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ProgrammingLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Fowler?
- Dave Fowler is an independent researcher at WhatIfWeBuilt Labs. He founded Chartio, now known as Atlassian Analytics, and created DataSchool, both focused on data literacy.
- Where does Dave Fowler work?
- Dave Fowler is Founder/CEO of Chartio.
- What companies did Dave Fowler found?
- Dave Fowler founded Chartio.
- Where did Dave Fowler go to school?
- Dave Fowler studied at Y Combinator (W08 & S10 classes); University of Minnesota (MS, Electrical Engineering); University of Minnesota (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Minnesota111
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Shared employers
Also worked at Atlassian64
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