Where does Jacob Thornton work?

Jacob Thornton is Founder of Pierre.

Where did Jacob Thornton go to school?

Jacob Thornton studied at The New School (Master's degree, Sociology).

Jacob Thornton

Founder

Founder at Pierre

Oakland, California, United States

FoundedPierre · YC

Find your path to Jacob

383 people in our graph share verified history with Jacob — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mischa VaughnunlockedJacob: together at Twitter (2010–2012)

×7Jacob: together at Coinbase

×4Jacob: together at Twitter

About

Jacob Thornton worked as an early engineer at Twitter, Medium, and Coinbase over more than a decade in the Bay Area. He co-created Twitter Bootstrap and has contributed to open source projects, spoken at conferences, and authored technical writing.

Founder at Pierre YC W23

Intro paths

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

→

In turn, Jacob can intro founders to Pierre's investors below.

Pierre's investors · 4

AudaciousSan Francisco EVPSydney · $1M – $10M checks Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Pierre

Ian OwnbeyFounder

Experience

PierreChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentOakland, California, United States
CoinbaseSr. Staff Software Engineer2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
CoinbaseStaff Software Engineer2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
CoinbaseEngineer Manager2018 — 2020
BumpersCo-Founder2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
MediumSoftware Engineer2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
TwitterSoftware Engineer2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

JavaScript5React1React Native1CSSHTMLGitFigmaTechnical Leadership5Software Development6Web Applications1Engineering ManagementTypeScript

From Jacob's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacob Thornton?: Jacob Thornton worked as an early engineer at Twitter, Medium, and Coinbase over more than a decade in the Bay Area. He co-created Twitter Bootstrap and has contributed to open source projects, spoken at conferences, and authored technical writing.
Where does Jacob Thornton work?: Jacob Thornton is Founder of Pierre.
What companies did Jacob Thornton found?: Jacob Thornton founded Pierre.
Where did Jacob Thornton go to school?: Jacob Thornton studied at The New School (Master's degree, Sociology).