Douglas E. Rogers
FounderCTO at DubPrime · Founder at Pretty Instant
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedPretty Instant · YC
About
Douglas E. Rogers was technical co-founder of Pretty Instant (YC W15), which was acquired by Snappr in 2021. He currently provides technical and strategic advisory work for enterprise clients.
CTO at DubPrime
Intro paths
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Founder at Pretty InstantYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Douglas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Pretty Instant
Experience
- GAIuS Explainable AIChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Venture Builder VCDirector, Pilot Programscurrent2024 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- DubPrimeCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stelthē PartnersPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Laboratory Supply NetworkCo-Founder/Technical Advisorcurrent2013 — presentAtkinson, NH
- BioBMCo-Founder/Technical Advisorcurrent2010 — presentBoston, MA
- ApplicoDirector2022 — 2023SF / NYC
- ApplicoBusiness Manager2020 — 2022SF / NYC
- ApplicoSenior Business Designer2019 — 2020SF / NYC
- Pretty Instant (acquired by Snappr)Strategic Advisor2019 — 2021
- Pretty Instant (acquired by Snappr)Co-Founder / CTO2015 — 2019Boston, MA
- Pretty Instant (acquired by Snappr)Co-Founder2011 — 2015Boston, MA
- Presskit.toCo-Founder, Director of Development2011 — 2014Charlestown, MA
- Quirk Auto DealersDirector of IT Operations2005 — 2011Greater Boston area
- The Earth Institute @ Columbia UniversityWeb Developer/IT Administrator2004
- Instinet/Island/Inet ATSWeb/Java Developer2003 — 2004
- UPSWeb Developer2002 — 2003
- Credit LyonnaisDeployment Specialist/Relocation Coordinator2001 — 2002
Skills & more
Technology Management1Search Engine Optimization (SEO)1User Experience (UX)1IT StrategyThought LeadershipProduct PlanningProduct ConceptProject Management10Web Applications16Software DevelopmentEmail Marketing4Graphic Design4
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Web DevelopmentUser Interface DesignPython (Programming Language)Ruby on RailsCSS3HTML5HTMLjQueryCSSJavaScriptPHPXMLLanguages CSS · HTML · Javascript · PHP · Ruby
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Douglas E. Rogers?
- Douglas E. Rogers was technical co-founder of Pretty Instant (YC W15), which was acquired by Snappr in 2021. He currently provides technical and strategic advisory work for enterprise clients.
- Where does Douglas E. Rogers work?
- Douglas E. Rogers is Founder of Pretty Instant and CTO at DubPrime.
- What companies did Douglas E. Rogers found?
- Douglas E. Rogers founded Pretty Instant.
- Where did Douglas E. Rogers go to school?
- Douglas E. Rogers studied at Y Combinator; Stevens Institute of Technology (BE, Computer Engineering); Boston College High School (H.S. Diploma, General).
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