Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock
FounderFounder at Recurse Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedRecurse Center Β· YC
About
Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock is cofounder and CEO of the Recurse Center.
Founder at Recurse CenterYC S10
Intro paths
YC
Nicholas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nicholas can intro founders to Recurse Center's investors below.
Recurse Center's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Recurse Center
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Sonali SridharFounder
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David AlbertCo-founder
Experience
- Recurse CenterCofounder & CEOcurrent2011 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- HackruiterCofounder2010 β 2011
- OpenPlansSoftware engineer and project manager2009 β 2010
- OpenPlansSoftware engineer2008 β 2009
- The Open Planning ProjectSoftware engineering intern2007
Skills & more
Web Development12MVC3Python18Java6JSON4Django10JavaScript13Ruby3Linux3Open Source6Subversion2PostgreSQL3
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Frequently asked questions
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- Where did Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock go to school?
- Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2010); Columbia University (BS, Computer Engineering); Franklin & Marshall College (BA, Intelligent systems).
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