About
Ryan Xie is a co-founder at Blocksfabrik who previously held team leadership roles at Facebook focused on growth strategy and at Palantir across search, pharmaceuticals, and user research functions.
Founder at DesignbaseYC W23
Intro paths
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Designbase's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Designbase's investors below.
Designbase's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Designbase
Experience
- DesignbaseCofounder & Chief Product Officercurrent2022 β present
- Taking a BreakOn Sabbatical2021 β 2022
- ElementusHead of Product2021
- FacebookProduct Manager2019 β 2021
- Palantir TechnologiesProduct Manager2016 β 2019
- Palantir TechnologiesUX Researcher2015 β 2016
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2012 β 2015Palo Alto
- Applied Predictive TechnologiesBusiness Consultant2011 β 2012
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Xie?
- Ryan Xie is a co-founder at Blocksfabrik who previously held team leadership roles at Facebook focused on growth strategy and at Palantir across search, pharmaceuticals, and user research functions.
- Where does Ryan Xie work?
- Ryan Xie is Founder of Designbase.
- What companies did Ryan Xie found?
- Ryan Xie founded Designbase.
- Where did Ryan Xie go to school?
- Ryan Xie studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Mechanical Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (M.S., Mechanical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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Elementus mafia2
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Designbase2
Also worked at Elementus1
Also worked at Facebook535
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Also worked at Palantir Technologies220
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