Luke Francl
FounderFounder at Fanchatter
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFanchatter · YC
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About
Luke Francl is a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. His work focuses on building web applications, including extensive development using the Tcl programming language.
Founder at FanchatterYC S09
Intro paths
Luke went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- GitHubStaff Software Engineercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- GitHubSenior Software Engineer2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Premise DataSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SwiftypeSoftware Engineer and Team Lead2012 — 2016San Francisco
- Minne*Co-Executive Director2006 — 2013Minneapolis
- Fundamental ConstantOwner2009 — 2012
- FanChatterCo-founder2007 — 2010
- TumblonLead Developer2008 — 2009
- Slantwise DesignDeveloper2006 — 2008
- Stellent and North American SystemsSenior Software Engineer2003 — 2006
- AnceptSoftware Engineer2001 — 2003
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Francl?
- Luke Francl is a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. His work focuses on building web applications, including extensive development using the Tcl programming language.
- Where does Luke Francl work?
- Luke Francl is Founder of Fanchatter.
- What companies did Luke Francl found?
- Luke Francl founded Fanchatter.
- Where did Luke Francl go to school?
- Luke Francl studied at Y Combinator; University of Minnesota (BS, Computer Science).
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