About
James Ding is CEO and co-founder of DraftWise.
Founder/CEO at DraftwiseYC S20
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, James can intro founders to Draftwise's investors below.
Draftwise's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Draftwise
EO
Emre OzenFounder/CTO
OY
Ozan YaltiFounder/CSO
Experience
- DraftwiseChief Executive Officercurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- Palantir TechnologiesProduct Development Team Lead2018 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2015 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- Emory University School of MedicineComputational Medical Researcher2011 β 2014Atlanta, GA
- Juniper NetworksNetwork Test Infra Developer2014Sunnyvale, CA
- Likeplum IncVP Engineering & Founding Engineer2013 β 2014Atlanta, Georgia
- Juniper NetworksSoftware Developer Intern2013Sunnyvale
- InfineraSystems Engineer Contractor2012Sunnyvale
Skills & more
Management3Shell Scripting6MVC6Social Media10HTTP5Social Media Marketing4SEO3Creative Pitching5Android Development2Machine Learning2ExpressJSWeb Design
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Product ManagementSocket.ioBig DataJavaRuby on RailsNode.jsJavaScriptRubyPythonCCSSAngular.jsLanguages Chinese Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Ding?
- James Ding is CEO and co-founder of DraftWise.
- Where does James Ding work?
- James Ding is Founder/CEO of Draftwise.
- What companies did James Ding found?
- James Ding founded Draftwise.
- Where did James Ding go to school?
- James Ding studied at Emory University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science); Foothill High School (High School).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Emory University mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
William HockeyComputer ScienceFounded PlaidRomesh SubramanianPh.D.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2Jay ParrishBSFounded ROME Therapeutics +1David SmollerDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Panome Bio +1Ashish H. MistryBAFounded Ventureatlanta +1Vivek GaripalliFounded CarePoint +1
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Juniper Networks mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended Emory University124
William HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ryan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechJustin RobenyAssociate at Osage University PartnersZitong SuAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersGurbani SinghPrincipal - Investor Relations at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Draftwise7
Dan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture CapitalMehmet AticiManaging Partner at Bek VenturesBaturay KayaPartner at Bek VenturesDonald StalterPartner at Sunshine LakeEmre OzenFounder/CTO at DraftwiseOzan YaltiFounder/CSO at Draftwise
+ 1 more
Also worked at Palantir Technologies220
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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