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Josh Christensen

Founder

Founder at Hona

Orem, Utah, United States

FoundedHona · YC

About

Josh Christensen studied mechanical engineering at BYU and founded an e-commerce sandal company before transitioning to software engineering roles at Qualtrics and Route, where he later co-founded Hona.

Founder at HonaYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Josh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hona's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Josh can intro founders to Hona's investors below.

Hona's investors · 2

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Hona

MMMatt McClellan
Matt McClellanFounder
JCJoshua Christensen
Joshua ChristensenDirector
MM
Matthew McClellanExecutive Officer, Director
CGChristian Griffiths
Christian GriffithsExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at HonaYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Josh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hona's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Josh can intro founders to Hona's investors below.

Hona's investors · 2

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Hona

JCJosh Christensen
Josh ChristensenFounder
MMMatt McClellan
Matt McClellanFounder
MM
Matthew McClellanExecutive Officer, Director
CGChristian Griffiths
Christian GriffithsExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. HonaCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2022 — present
  2. RouteSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022
  3. J-slips HawaiiCo-Founder President2015 — 2022
  4. QualtricsSoftware Engineer2018 — 2021Provo, Utah, United States
  5. QualtricsTechnical Consultant2017 — 2018Provo, Utah, United States
  6. QualtricsProduct Specialist Team Lead2017Provo, Utah

Skills & more

Public Speaking16Leadership10Teamwork1Decision-MakingCommunicationSpanish5Matlab6C++4Microsoft Office16Microsoft Excel11PowerPoint11Microsoft Word13
+12 moreDockerAngularJenkinsJavaScriptHTML5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Docker ProductsAngularJSHTMLJavascriptCSSNode.js

Languages English · Spanish

  • The Decision Makeover (getAbstract Summary) — LinkedIn

From Josh's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Christensen?
Josh Christensen studied mechanical engineering at BYU and founded an e-commerce sandal company before transitioning to software engineering roles at Qualtrics and Route, where he later co-founded Hona.
Where does Josh Christensen work?
Josh Christensen is Founder of Hona.
What companies did Josh Christensen found?
Josh Christensen founded Hona.
Where did Josh Christensen go to school?
Josh Christensen studied at Brigham Young University (Mechanical Engineering); Brigham Young University–Hawaii (Mathematics: Applied, Physics Track); Y Combinator (W23).

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