About
James Zhang previously worked at Stripe and Notion. He co-founded Polly, a social platform used by millions of teenagers, and Whale, a short-form video Q&A service, following participation in Y Combinator's S17 batch.
JZ @jamesfzhang
this is the studio ghibli moment for codex & work
Jul 17, 2026 · ♥ 5
JZ @jamesfzhang
our team’s goals are simple: make the product easier to use, let the model capabilities shine, and add a bit of delight where we can some highlights below https://t.co/578ABosD3G
Jun 8, 2026 · ♥ 4 · ⇄ 2
JZ @jamesfzhang
the team absolutely cooked on this one! fast, beautiful, interactive charts in chatgpt and yes, the mobile version is fully native (no webviews) and was built largely with codex https://t.co/e5juI3Nie0
Jun 2, 2026 · ♥ 20 · ⇄ 3
Founder at PollyYC S17
Intro paths
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, James can intro founders to Polly's investors below.
Polly's investors · 2
Co-founders at Polly
