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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Nick WinterCodeCombatFounder/CEOWinter 2014EducationSeattle, United States45https://x.com/nwinter
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Nick Winter
Founder/CEO·CodeCombat
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size45
BatchWinter 2014
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Current: CodeCombat (YC W14), a multiplayer programming game for learning to code. Previously: founded Skritter, the power user's app for learning to write Chinese/Japanese characters. Also: wrote The Motivation Hacker, a guide to getting yourself to want to do what you've always wanted to want to do. I'm in the Seattle area and have three kids (2015, 2017, and 2021). See more: https://www.nickwinter.net/
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
CodeCombatGame that teaches computer science to middle and high school kids.
