Aaron Iba Explained

Aaron Iba (born June 18, 1983) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is known for co-authoring Etherpad, co-founding AppJet, and for his work as a partner in Y Combinator. Iba graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 with a degree in Mathematics.

Background

Iba grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was there that he teamed up with David Greenspan to win the annual Battlecode programming competition in 2003.[1] [2] [3] Iba and Greenspan would go on to attend the Y Combinator program, where they created AppJet[4] and Etherpad.[5] Iba would go on to become a partner in Y Combinator, and was named "one of the best hackers among the YC alumni".[6] [7]

Iba is also an Angel investor in over 10 companies, including Meteor, PlanGrid, and Light Table.[8]

AppJet/Etherpad

See main article: Etherpad.

In 2007, Iba co-founded AppJet, a company providing JavaScript development and hosting tools. AppJet received funding from notable investors including Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Trevor Blackwell, Mitch Kapor and Scott Banister.[9]

AppJet failed to gain traction with developers, but in 2009 the company used its own tools to launch Etherpad, the first web-based realtime collaborative text editor.[10] [11]

In 2009, AppJet was acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum.[12] [13] [14] [15] The Etherpad technology and team were merged into the Google wave project.[16]

Y Combinator

In 2011, Iba became one of 6 full-time partners in Y Combinator, where he oversaw and participated in numerous investments in startup companies.[17] [18] [19] [20] In 2013, Iba left Y Combinator to found PayGarden, an alternative payments company borne out of insights he gleaned as an investor in various online merchants.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Battlecode Hall of Fame. Battlecode. 2015-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150410045243/http://www.battlecode.org/info/eternal-glory/#champions. 2015-04-10. dead.
  2. Web site: Plafke. James. Battlecode is a competition where AIs fight each other in an RTS. geek.com. 2015-04-10. 2015-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418062334/http://www.geek.com/news/battlecode-is-a-competition-where-ais-fight-each-other-in-an-rts-1535215/. dead.
  3. Web site: Lin. Kathy. Team CDG Takes First In Programming Contest. The Tech.
  4. Web site: Livingston. Jessica. AppJet Takes Off.
  5. Lyle Troxell. Etherpad with Aaron Iba. 6 June 2009. GeekSpeak.
  6. Web site: Tan. Garry. Welcome Garry and Aaron. YCombinator Official Blog.
  7. Web site: Tiku. Nitasha. Are Y Combinator's Newest Ventures Partners Another Sign That the Coder Is King?. 25 January 2012 . New York Observer.
  8. Web site: Notable Founder Profile. AngelList.
  9. Web site: Mangalindan. JP. Fortune. Y Combinator's Paul Graham: Get a co-founder.
  10. Web site: Arrington. Michael. Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It's Done. 19 November 2008 . TechCrunch.
  11. Web site: Walling. Steven. ReadWrite. AppJet's EtherPad: The Demo That Ate the Company. 2 June 2009 .
  12. Web site: Kincaid. Jason. Confirmed: Google Acquires AppJet, The Maker Of EtherPad. 4 December 2009 . TechCrunch.
  13. Web site: Vascellaro. Jessica. The Wall Street Journal. Apple, Google Rivalry Heats Up.
  14. Web site: Shankland. Stephen. CNET. Google acquires EtherPad online collaboration tool.
  15. Web site: Perez. Juan. InfoWorld. Google buys collaboration app to boost Wave. 4 December 2009 .
  16. Web site: Bradley. Tony. PCWorld. Google Redefines 'Real-Time' Collaboration with AppJet Purchase.
  17. Web site: Geron. Tomio. Forbes. Clever Raises $3M Seed To Turn On Technology In Schools.
  18. Web site: Taft. Darryl. eWeek. Open-Source Startup Meteor Gets $11.2M from Andreessen Horowitz.
  19. Web site: Fast Company. How Y Combinator's powerful alumni network operates.
  20. Book: Stross, Randall. 2012. The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator. 978-1591845294. 64.
  21. Web site: Cutler. Kim-Mai. TechCrunch. Paygarden's Platform Lets You Finally Redeem Those Unused Gift Cards For Good And More. 27 November 2013 .
  22. Web site: Aaron Iba: Executive Profile. Bloomberg Business.

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