Mike Bifulco
FounderFounder at Craftwork
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
FoundedCraftwork · YC
About
Mike Bifulco is co-founder and CTO at Craftwork and co-founder of APIs You Won't Hate. He previously held developer relations roles at Stripe and Google Assistant, served as UX designer at Microsoft, and was Technical Director at Gymnasium; he also co-founded smpl, which was acquired in 2020.
Founder at CraftworkYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Mike went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Craftwork's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Craftwork's investors below.
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Co-founders at Craftwork
Experience
- CraftworkCo-founder, CTOcurrent2023 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
- APIs You Won't HateCofounder, Podcast Hostcurrent2019 — presenthttps://apisyouwonthate.com
- Tiny Improvements NewsletterNewsletter Papicurrent2019 — present
- Software DailyPodcast Host2022 — 2024Your favorite podcatcher
- StripeStaff Developer Advocate2022Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- GoogleDeveloper Advocate Tech Lead & Manager, Google Assistant2020 — 2022Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- rebuildblackbusiness.comFront End Dev Team Lead2020 — 2021
- AquentTechnical Director, Aquent Gymnasium2014 — 2020Greater Boston
- smpl coworking softwareCo-founder / CEO2017 — 2020Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Let's Talk Design PodcastFounder, Host2013 — 2019https://anchor.fm/letstalkdesign
- Workfrom (Techstars 2020)Mobile Application Developer2017 — 2019
- MicrosoftAmericas Technical Communities Program Manager2013 — 2014Charlotte, NC
- MicrosoftUser Experience Lead2012 — 2014Charlotte, NC
- MicrosoftUser Experience Consultant2010 — 2012
- MicrosoftAssociate Consultant2009 — 2010
- JivewiseCo-Founder, Engineer2008 — 2009Hartford, Connecticut Area and Washington, DC Area
- University of ConnecticutUITS Student Engineer2006 — 2009
- Savant SystemsSoftware Engineering Intern2008
- Bentley SystemsSoftware Engineering Intern2007 — 2008
- S&P Visions / Antares ComputingSoftware Engineer2001 — 2004Shelton, CT
Skills & more
Sheep3Developer RelationsNext.js1T31Early-stage Startups2Product Design1Bootstrapping1User Experience (UX)TypeScriptBloggingCommunity DevelopmentOpen-Source Software
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Video ProductionInterviewingPodcastingNetworkingNode.jsJavaScriptC#CSSUser Interface DesignHTMLSharePointjQueryLanguages Portuguese · Spanish · Vietnamese
- Descript
- JAVASCRIPT & JQUERY SURVIVAL GUIDE — Gymnasium
- JAVASCRIPT & JQUERY SURVIVAL GUIDE — Gymnasium
From Mike's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Bifulco?
- Mike Bifulco is co-founder and CTO at Craftwork and co-founder of APIs You Won't Hate. He previously held developer relations roles at Stripe and Google Assistant, served as UX designer at Microsoft, and was Technical Director at Gymnasium; he also co-founded smpl, which was acquired in 2020.
- Where does Mike Bifulco work?
- Mike Bifulco is Founder of Craftwork.
- What companies did Mike Bifulco found?
- Mike Bifulco founded Craftwork.
- Where did Mike Bifulco go to school?
- Mike Bifulco studied at Y Combinator (S23 Batch); University of Connecticut (BSE, Mechanical Engineering); DePaul University (Master's, Human Computer Interaction).
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