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820 people in our graph share verified history with John β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Crystal HuangunlockedJohn: together at Harvard University (2007β2011)
Γ8John: together at Harvard University
John: together at US Army
John: together at NYU Stern School of Business
About
John Horton is a co-founder of Expected Parrot and a professor at MIT Sloan with a background in economics and prior military service as an Army officer.
Founder at Expected ParrotYC F25
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Expected Parrot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, John can intro founders to Expected Parrot's investors below.
Expected Parrot's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Expected Parrot
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Robin HortonCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- Expected ParrotCo-Foundercurrent2024 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- MicrosoftConsulting Researchercurrent2023 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementAssociate Professor (with tenure)2023 β 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementAssociate Professor2021 β 2023
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementAssistant Professor2019 β 2023Cambridge, MA
- NYU Stern School of BusinessAssistant Professor2013 β 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- UberVisiting Economist2015San Francisco Bay Area
- oDeskStaff Economist2011 β 2013
- Harvard UniversityGraduate Student in Public Policy2006 β 2011
- US ArmyTank Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer2001 β 2006
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)2R25Python11SQL6LaTeX11Mathematica2Stata14Economics27Labor Economics27Econometrics28Data Science3Crowdsourcing8
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Horton?
- John Horton is a co-founder of Expected Parrot and a professor at MIT Sloan with a background in economics and prior military service as an Army officer.
- Where does John Horton work?
- John Horton is Founder of Expected Parrot.
- What companies did John Horton found?
- John Horton founded Expected Parrot.
- Where did John Horton go to school?
- John Horton studied at Harvard University (PhD, Public Policy); United States Military Academy at West Point (BS, Mathematics and Computer Science (minor)).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Uber mafia233
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United States Military Academy at West Point mafia37
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at MIT Sloan School of Management149
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Also worked at Uber602
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