About
Michael Petrov previously worked as an iOS engineer at Dropbox following an acquisition, and later served as tech lead on the GPT-3 API and Applied AI team at OpenAI. He is founder of Couple, a messaging application for couples.
Founder at CoupleYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Couple's investors below.
Couple's investors · 3
Co-founders at Couple
Experience
- OpenAIMember Of Technical Staffcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxSoftware Engineer2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TenthBit IncSoftware Engineer & Co-Founder2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Maide IncSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- FMWebschool LLC.Lead Software Developer and Partner2006 — 2011Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Michael PetrovSoftware Consultant2005 — 2011
Skills & more
Software Development16Objective-C9Web Applications14C++7Web Development7Software Design5Mobile Applications10Databases6XML4Database Design3iOS development3PHP12
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SubversionPythonAgile MethodologiesMySQLSoftware Project ManagementSoftware EngineeringGitjQueryAmazon Web Services (AWS)SwiftObject Oriented DesigniOS DevelopmentLanguages English · Hebrew · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Petrov?
- Michael Petrov previously worked as an iOS engineer at Dropbox following an acquisition, and later served as tech lead on the GPT-3 API and Applied AI team at OpenAI. He is founder of Couple, a messaging application for couples.
- Where does Michael Petrov work?
- Michael Petrov is Founder of Couple.
- What companies did Michael Petrov found?
- Michael Petrov founded Couple.
- Where did Michael Petrov go to school?
- Michael Petrov studied at University of Waterloo; Ryerson University; Y Combinator.
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