About
Nilkanth Patel has a background in journalism and reporting before transitioning to software development, where he has focused on frontend and design work.
Founder at HeraldYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Nilkanth went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nilkanth can intro founders to Herald's investors below.
Herald's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Herald
JP
Jay PatelFounder
Experience
- PalletCTOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PalletHead of Product Engineering2025San Francisco Bay Area
- DoorDashSoftware Engineer2021 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Herald - heraldhq.comCo-Founder2018 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- QuantcastManager, Frontend Engineering2017 β 2018San Francisco, California
- QuantcastSenior Product Designer2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- QuantcastProduct Designer2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The New York TimesFreelance Graphics Editor2014 β 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- The New York TimesGraphics Intern2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- The New YorkerEditorial Production Associate2011 β 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- The New YorkerWeb Intern2011
- Columbia Daily SpectatorOnline Editor2010
- Columbia Daily SpectatorMultimedia Editor2009
- Columbia Video NetworkMultimedia Assistant2007 β 2009
- Mayor of New YorkPress Research Intern2009
Skills & more
JavaScript4AngularJS3React.js2HTML51CSS1WordPress19Editing18InDesign16Adobe Creative Suite10Photoshop7Microsoft Office4HTML6
+9 more
Microsoft ExcelIllustratorMacWeb DesignLayoutFinal Cut ProAdobe PhotoshopOutlookVideo EditingLanguages Gujarati
- Triplebyte Certified Frontend Engineer β Triplebyte
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nilkanth Patel?
- Nilkanth Patel has a background in journalism and reporting before transitioning to software development, where he has focused on frontend and design work.
- Where does Nilkanth Patel work?
- Nilkanth Patel is Founder of Herald.
- What companies did Nilkanth Patel found?
- Nilkanth Patel founded Herald.
- Where did Nilkanth Patel go to school?
- Nilkanth Patel studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering); Y Combinator (YC W19 Batch); Columbia University (Master of Science (M.S.), Journalism).
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DoorDash mafia25
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Quantcast mafia7
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Shared employers
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Also worked at DoorDash70
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