About
Scott Hickmann studied Computer Science at Stanford and has worked as a software engineer at Dragonfruit and Teamflow, followed by a CTO role at Sypion.
Founder at SidenoteYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Scott went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Sidenote's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Scott can intro founders to Sidenote's investors below.
Sidenote's investors · 1
Co-founders at Sidenote
JL
Jason LinFounder
SS
Schwinn SaereesitthipitakFounder
Experience
- StealthCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- SanasMember of Technical Staff2025 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
- CitadelSoftware Engineer2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- MidaCo-Founder2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorS232023San Francisco Bay Area
- SidenoteCo-Founder2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Code Lead2022 — 2023
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
- Dragonfruit AISoftware Engineer2022
- TeamflowSoftware Engineer2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SypionCo-Founder2020 — 2021United States
Skills & more
JavaScript5React.js3Unity9iOS Development18Programming14Entrepreneurship9Node.js3React Native2Next.js2Python (Programming Language)17C#2Swift2
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JavaArduinoTeam LeadershipLeadershipEnglishFrenchLanguages Chinese · English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Scott Hickmann?
- Scott Hickmann studied Computer Science at Stanford and has worked as a software engineer at Dragonfruit and Teamflow, followed by a CTO role at Sypion.
- Where does Scott Hickmann work?
- Scott Hickmann is Founder of Sidenote.
- What companies did Scott Hickmann found?
- Scott Hickmann founded Sidenote.
- Where did Scott Hickmann go to school?
- Scott Hickmann studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering with Honors); Lycée Français de San Francisco (Dual French Baccalaureate / U.S. high school diploma).
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