Nir Zicherman
FounderFounder at Oboe · Founder at Oboe AI-powered learning
New York, New York, United States
FoundedOboeOboe AI-powered learning
About
Nir Zicherman is the CEO and co-founder of Oboe, an AI-powered learning platform. He previously served as Vice President of Audiobooks at Spotify, where he oversaw audiobook strategy and development, including their addition to Spotify Premium. Before Spotify, he co-founded and was Chief Technology Officer of Anchor, a podcasting platform acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he writes a newsletter called Z-Axis.
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Experience
- OboeCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SpotifyVP, Global Head of Audiobooks2019 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- AnchorCTO, Co-Founder2015 — 2019New York, NY
- AdobeLead Server Engineer2014 — 2015New York City
- Aviary IncLead Server Engineer2012 — 2014New York, NY
- MediaRadar Inc.Software Developer2011 — 2012New York, New York
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaw Clerk2010
Skills & more
Gorilla1Raptor1MongoDb5JavaScript7HTML2MySQL3CSS1SQL ServerNode.js1Entity FrameworkAmazon Web Services (AWS)Windows Azure
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nir Zicherman?
- Nir Zicherman is the CEO and co-founder of Oboe, an AI-powered learning platform. He previously served as Vice President of Audiobooks at Spotify, where he oversaw audiobook strategy and development, including their addition to Spotify Premium. Before Spotify, he co-founded and was Chief Technology Officer of Anchor, a podcasting platform acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he writes a newsletter called Z-Axis.
- Where does Nir Zicherman work?
- Nir Zicherman is Founder of Oboe and Founder at Oboe AI-powered learning.
- What companies did Nir Zicherman found?
- Nir Zicherman founded Oboe, Oboe AI-powered learning.
- Where did Nir Zicherman go to school?
- Nir Zicherman studied at Cornell University (B.A., Political Science); New York University (J.D., Law).
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