Dylan Allen-Arnegård
FounderFounder at Cheers
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCheers · YC
About
Dylan Allen-Arnegård is CEO and co-founder of Cheers. He previously worked on Azure Linux at Microsoft and held internships in product management and software engineering at Podium and Weave. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has experience in frontline roles across multiple states and Argentina.
Founder at CheersYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Dylan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cheers's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dylan can intro founders to Cheers's investors below.
Experience
- Cheers (YC S24)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SandboxFounder Advisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SandboxStudent Director2023 — 2024Provo, Utah, United States
- SandboxLevinthal Fellow2022 — 2023Provo, Utah, United States
- MicrosoftProduct Manager Intern (Growth)2023Redmond, Washington, United States
- ANTECo-Founder2022 — 2023Provo, Utah, United States
- PodiumAssociate Product Manager Intern (Growth)2022Lehi, Utah, United States
- PodiumSoftware Engineer Intern (Growth)2022Lehi, Utah, United States
- Weave HQStrategy Intern2022Lehi, Utah, United States
- Brigham Young University Marriott School of BusinessML Research Assistant2021 — 2022Provo, Utah, United States
- Petro West, Inc.Strategy Intern2021St George, Utah, United States
- Slingshot Technology, Inc.Sales Representative and Lead Trainer2020Orem, Utah, United States
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsRegional Supervisor and Volunteer Representative2018 — 2020Córdoba, Argentina
Skills & more
Product Vision21Product Launch19Product Design16Design Tools1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Product Road Mapping1Technical Proficiency1Customer Experience1Key Metrics1Consumer Products1Agile Software DevelopmentBusiness Strategy
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Product DevelopmentProduct ManagementFull-Stack DevelopmentVideo EditingSocial MediaEditingMicrosoft 365JavaCascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTMLReact.jsJavaScriptLanguages English · Spanish · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dylan Allen-Arnegård?
- Dylan Allen-Arnegård is CEO and co-founder of Cheers. He previously worked on Azure Linux at Microsoft and held internships in product management and software engineering at Podium and Weave. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has experience in frontline roles across multiple states and Argentina.
- Where does Dylan Allen-Arnegård work?
- Dylan Allen-Arnegård is Founder of Cheers.
- What companies did Dylan Allen-Arnegård found?
- Dylan Allen-Arnegård founded Cheers.
- Where did Dylan Allen-Arnegård go to school?
- Dylan Allen-Arnegård studied at Y Combinator (Founder (S24)); Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).
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