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Kareem Kouddous

Founder

Founder at Koko

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedKoko · YC

About

Kareem Kouddous co-founded Suzy and Koko, the latter of which was acquired by Airbnb. He previously led Trust & Safety efforts at Airbnb and has since returned to lead Koko as a nonprofit, with early experience building software from childhood.

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Kareem Kouddous @kareemk

and no matter how good these models get coding will always be iterative because the requirements are never perfect

Dec 25, 2024 · ♥ 3

Kareem Kouddous @kareemk

With coding, I'm finding that there is a large hidden UX cost of the increased latency using o1 and o1-mini where the cost of a mistake becomes much much higher because of how long it takes to wait for the result and these models are very far from being perfect.

Dec 25, 2024 · ♥ 3

Kareem Kouddous @kareemk

Wow and everything is so much easier now but unfortunately the worlds problems will not be solved thinking step by step

Sep 15, 2024 · ♥ 3

Founder at KokoYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Kareem went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kareem can intro founders to Koko's investors below.

Koko's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Koko

RMRob Morris
Rob MorrisFounder

Experience

  1. KokoCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentNew York
  2. AirbnbEngineering Leadership2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. KokoCo-Founder & CTO2014 — 2018
  4. SuzyCo-Founder & CTO2009 — 2015
  5. Various StartupsFounder & CTO2006 — 2009
  6. SapientManager of Technology2000 — 2006

Education

  1. Imperial College LondonMSc, Advanced Computing1998 — 2000
  2. The University of ManchesterBSc, Computer Science1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Product Management19Web Development27Project Management3Lean Startup10Application ArchitectureStart-ups38EntrepreneurUser Experience8Entrepreneurship31Mobile Applications9Information ArchitectureMobile Devices8
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentE-commerceSEOAgile MethodologiesWeb ApplicationsWeb 2.0Ruby on RailsHTML 5MongoDBRubyGitJavaScript

Languages Arabic

From Kareem's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Imperial College London mafia119

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletPhDFounded machine0 +1Ali AttarMaster’s DegreeFounded Lightberry +1Saurav MitraMaster’s DegreeFounded Okibi +1Marvin Abdel-MassihMaster of ScienceFounded Uplane +1

+ 112 more

Airbnb mafia57

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard ObserverFounded Manas AI +1James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Rujul ZapardeProduct Manager, Trips & SearchFounded FlightCar +1Eric LevineEngineerFounded Clawvisor +1

+ 50 more

The University of Manchester mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andy LeaverMEng/BScFounded ArqitRajiv DatarMastersFounded Chromatan, Inc.Ben PetersBachelor of Computer ScienceFounded BitsoIzaak Chung-GrahamMaster of Science - MSFounded iveeUmar AfridiMPharmFounded TruePillShahzad YounasBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Muzz

+ 19 more

Same school

Also attended Imperial College London432

Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

+ 426 more

Also attended The University of Manchester153

Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp

+ 147 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Koko3

Fraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalRob MorrisFounder at KokoNirbhay NarangFounder at AirCaps

Also worked at Airbnb150

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at Greycroft

+ 144 more

Also worked at Suzy5

Ed KellerCEO, The Keller Advisory Group at Joyance PartnersMark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalBrian HirschCo-Founder and Partner at Tribeca Venture PartnersAvi SavarPartner & Board Member at Dreamit VenturesEvan KrautCo-Founder/Managing Partner at Milkbox Partners

Also worked at Various Startups112

Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesDaniel SimonVenture Partner at FJ LabsMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Shakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm VenturesAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon Ventures

+ 106 more