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Michael Hartl

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Founder at Insoshi

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedInsoshi · YC

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About

Michael Hartl authored the Ruby on Rails Tutorial and Learn Enough books, and previously founded Softcover (acquired in 2022) and Insoshi, an open-source social networking platform from Y Combinator's 2008 cohort.

Founder at InsoshiYC W08

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Insoshi

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Long NguyenFounder

Experience

  1. Self-employedIndependent Researchercurrent2022 — present
  2. Learn EnoughFounder2015 — 2022Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  3. SoftcoverFounder2013 — 2022
  4. Rails TutorialPrincipal2009 — 2022
  5. InsoshiFounder2008 — 2009
  6. Michael HartlPrincipal2005 — 2007
  7. Quark SportsCofounder2003 — 2005
  8. California Institute of TechnologyPostdoctoral Fellow2003 — 2005
  9. California Institute of TechnologyInstructor in Physics1997 — 2003

Skills & more

Web Development22SEO9Entrepreneurship21Software Development11Research6Physics4Start-ups8Software Engineering1Science2Product Management2Publishing2Ruby on Rails29
+6 moreGitRubyJavaScriptPythonLinuxManagement

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Hartl?
Michael Hartl authored the Ruby on Rails Tutorial and Learn Enough books, and previously founded Softcover (acquired in 2022) and Insoshi, an open-source social networking platform from Y Combinator's 2008 cohort.
Where does Michael Hartl work?
Michael Hartl is Founder of Insoshi.
What companies did Michael Hartl found?
Michael Hartl founded Insoshi.
Where did Michael Hartl go to school?
Michael Hartl studied at Caltech (Ph.D., Physics); Harvard University (A.B., Physics); Y Combinator.

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