About
Rob Balian led the growth team at Robinhood during significant business events and previously held a product role at Facebook. He studied computer science at Stanford and has developed mobile applications and machine learning models.
Rob Balian @robbalian
Me: "Hi kimi" Kimi K3: "Hi. FYI I'm Claude" I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this... https://t.co/57oZ6WOMKm
Jul 28, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Rob Balian @robbalian
just in case https://t.co/n6TKUMf0xm
Jul 23, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Rob Balian @robbalian
Just took a flight with no wifi. Thank goodness I had local models on my laptop to warm my legs and screw up my code.
Jun 28, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Founder at RepromptYC W24
Intro paths
Rob went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Reprompt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Rob can intro founders to Reprompt's investors below.
Reprompt's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Reprompt
Experience
- Reprompt (YC W24)Founder and CTOcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- RobinhoodGroup Product Manager2020 β 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- ThumbtackLead Product Manager, Booking2018 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- HomeBuddy Inc.Founder and CTO2017 β 2018Boston, MA
- Kamcord (acquired by Lyft)Product Manager2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookProduct Manager2012 β 2014Menlo Park, CA
- Swavv AppsFounder | Engineer2008 β 2012
- Xatori, Inc (acquired by Recargo)Mobile Developer2011
- LinkedIn PulseUI Designer and Engineer2010
- Cooliris, IncProduct Manager2008 β 2010
Education
- Stanford UniversityM.S, Management Science & Engineering2011 β 2012
- Stanford UniversityBS, Computer Science2007 β 2011
Skills & more
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FashionSynergiesSocial SkillsRuby on RailsMobile DevicesUser InterfaceFrom Rob's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Stanford University mafia721
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Robinhood mafia25
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Reprompt (YC W24)3
Also worked at Robinhood74
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Also worked at Thumbtack18
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Also worked at Facebook482
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