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Charlie Cheever

Co-Founder of Quora, Former Software Engineering Manager at Facebook

Charlie Cheever is a prominent figure in the technology sector, best known as the co-founder of Quora, a popular question-and-answer platform. He played a crucial role in the establishment of Quora in March 2009, alongside Adam D'Angelo. Cheever's tenure at Quora lasted until September 2012, during which he contributed significantly to the company's growth and development, including overseeing the launch of its native Android app shortly before stepping back from day-to-day operations.12

Prior to his work at Quora, Cheever was a software engineering manager at Facebook from January 2006 to March 2009, where he was involved in various aspects of the platform's development. His career began at Amazon.com, where he worked as a Software Development Engineer from August 2003 to December 2005.23

In addition to his work at Quora, Cheever has continued to engage with the tech community, recently focusing on his podcast, "The Craft of Open Source," which he started a year ago.4 His experience and contributions have made him a respected figure in the startup ecosystem, particularly in the realms of social media and knowledge sharing.35

Highlights

Mar 2 · twitter

The Expo SDK crossed 3MM downloads per week a few days ago.

Oct 30 · twitter

Looks cool

Nov 30 · TechCrunch
Developer productivity tools startup Raycast raises $15M from Accel and Coatue - TechCrunch
Nov 17 · The Block Crypto
a16z leads funding round for startup trying to build a crypto social credit score - The Block Crypto

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Experience

March 2009 - September 2012 (3 years 7 months), January 2006 - March 2009 (3 years 3 months); Programmer and later engineering manager, August 2003 - December 2005 (2 years 5 months)

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States