John Xie
FounderFounder at Taskade
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K checks Β· typically $10K
FoundedTaskade Β· YC
About
John Xie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Taskade, a workspace platform that began as a real-time collaboration tool and went through Y Combinator's S19 batch. The platform has since expanded to include AI productivity features, custom AI agents, and workflow automation. Before founding Taskade, Xie worked with servers, web hosting, video streaming, and datacenter operations from an early age.
Founder at TaskadeYC S19
Intro paths
John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, John can intro founders to Taskade's investors below.
Taskade's investors Β· 5
Co-founders at Taskade
Experience
- TaskadeCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco, New York
- Bytedance Inc.Senior Director of i18n2015 β 2016
- MeowChatCo-Founder2013 β 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Minus Inc.Co-Founder2010 β 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cirtex Corp, CirtexHosting, HostV (Acquired by Endurance International Group)Founder and CEO2003 β 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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Management ConsultingStrategyMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingBloggingOutsourcingSEMNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLeadershipTeam LeadershipMarketingLanguages Chinese Β· English
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Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Xie?
- John Xie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Taskade, a workspace platform that began as a real-time collaboration tool and went through Y Combinator's S19 batch. The platform has since expanded to include AI productivity features, custom AI agents, and workflow automation. Before founding Taskade, Xie worked with servers, web hosting, video streaming, and datacenter operations from an early age.
- Where does John Xie work?
- John Xie is Founder of Taskade.
- What check size does John Xie write?
- John Xie typically writes checks of $10K.
- What companies did John Xie found?
- John Xie founded Taskade.
- Where did John Xie go to school?
- John Xie studied at Y Combinator; The Bronx High School of Science; Babson College.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Babson College mafia27
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εθθ·³ε¨ (ByteDance) mafia10
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Rhode Island School of Design mafia10
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Also attended The Bronx High School of Science8
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Also attended Babson College172
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Also attended Rhode Island School of Design20
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Shared employers
Also worked at Taskade2
Also worked at Bytedance Inc.35
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