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Tanya Breshears

Founder

Founder at Curious Fictions

Oakland, California, United States

FoundedCurious Fictions · YC

About

Tanya Breshears previously worked as a designer and engineer at Airbnb. She now runs Anomalous Works, a consultancy that supports early-stage startups.

Founder at Curious FictionsYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Tanya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Tanya can intro founders to Curious Fictions's investors below.

Curious Fictions's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Experience

  1. Anomalous Works LLCPrincipal Designercurrent2022 — presentOakland, California, United States
  2. Curious FictionsFounder & CEO2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. AirbnbDesign Engineer2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ZURBDesign Lead2010 — 2012
  5. FreelanceFreelance Designer2008 — 2010
  6. Asurion Mobile ApplicationsSenior Software Developer2006 — 2008
  7. Lumitrend, Inc.Software Developer2005 — 2006
  8. Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute InternationalTechnical Intern2004

Skills & more

DesignBranding & IdentityBusiness StrategyBusiness StorytellingPaper Prototyping2Visual Design4Interaction Design20Wireframes4Sketching2Front-end5Mobile Devices10Web Development8
+9 moreUser Interface DesignRubyPrototypingHTMLCSSRuby on RailsPhotoshopJavaScriptjQuery

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tanya Breshears?
Tanya Breshears previously worked as a designer and engineer at Airbnb. She now runs Anomalous Works, a consultancy that supports early-stage startups.
Where does Tanya Breshears work?
Tanya Breshears is Founder of Curious Fictions.
What companies did Tanya Breshears found?
Tanya Breshears founded Curious Fictions.
Where did Tanya Breshears go to school?
Tanya Breshears studied at Stanford University (M.S., Symbolic Systems); Quantic School of Business and Technology (Executive MBA); Stanford University (B.S., Symbolic Systems).

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