TLDR 2020 was a wild year across the board so I’ll spare the generic recap of the Black Mirror episode we all played a part in 🤣. In fact for that, I recommend the 2020 special on Netflix cuz it’s truly delightful. On the personal front, I felt like it was…

Note: this was originally published on my WIP Stay Ballin newsletter that’s going to be focused on the founder journey and things that I learn along the way. If you want, you can can check it out here . A few years ago, one of my friends showed me a…

I started working on Rapchat as a Junior in 2013 at Ohio University. The first (awesomely shitty) version went live to the iOS app store June 2014 right after I graduated. …

One of our main goals at Rapchat is to enable anyone to easily record and share a quality song from their phone. And to date, we’ve helped over 7 MILLION people record songs which have generated over 600 MILLION plays. Beyond that, we’ve witnessed Rapchat connect millions of artists around…

Context I grew up in Westerville, which is a suburb of Columbus. I went to Ohio University in Athens then moved to Cleveland to get a “real job” working IT at Progressive Insurance. I held that job for all of 8 months only to quit because Rapchat was blowing up. I…

After Christmas, Morgan and I went down to Belize for a quick getaway. …

Writing this one from our beautiful spot in Belize where my girlfriend and I are unwinding for the next few days:

Introducing our biggest update ever — Our goal at Rapchat has always been to give people around the world the ability to create music from their phones while connecting with others around the world. Whether you’re an artist, producer, or someone that just wants to have fun with friends — we want to provide you with…

Like I do every year, here’s my attempt to wrap-up the year w/things I did and things I learned. 2018 was crazy on so many levels and one of the most impactful years I’ve had yet. I’m sure there’s some sort of bias that creeps in at the end of…