Mick Hagen Designer/HackerMick Hagen's twitter.
Ever heard of Zinch? Mick started that a few years back after dropping out of Princeton in his freshman year. The company was recently acquired by Chegg. Mick is back at it again. A designer, hacker and hustler hailing from Provo, UT, Mick loves hip hop and ballin’ on a Saturday afternoon. And who knew he was both a rapper and dancer (2 million views). http://mickhagen.com
Ryan Johnson HackerRyan Johnson's twitter.
Growing up in a small farming town in Wisconsin, Ryan had no idea he would one day contribute to powering millions of virtual farms for Zynga. Ryan’s got serious engineering chops, with a computer engineering degree from BYU and a year of grad school to his name. When he’s not cooking up Japanese delicacies or spending time with his wife, Ryan finds time to solve the big architecture challenges for Undrip.
Cahlan Sharp HackerCahlan Sharp's twitter.
Cahlan is the latest addition to the Undrip crew and a member of team BYU, where he earned his Master's. A combination of self-taught and classroom educated, Cahlan used his knowledge of both client and server side technologies to build one of the top student run businesses in Utah, consulting for companies across the U.S. You might find Cahlan on the links channeling his inner Jack Nicklaus or nerding away at home, only to be made fun of by his wife for being such a geek.
Jay Marcyes HackerJay Marcyes' twitter.
Jay was co-founder and CTO of Plancast.com, which was backed by top Silicon Valley investors and named one of the hottest startups of 2010. Part traveling nomad, part coding wizard, Jay earned his Computer Science degree from Brigham Young University in 2006, but he almost ended up a lawyer. Since then, he’s traversed Europe, backpacked the Appalachian Trail and moved to San Francisco to try his hand at startups. Hooked on the startup life, Jay brings his coding expertise, hustle, and deep knowledge of the best restaurants in SF’s Mission District to Undrip – our stomachs are pretty glad he didn’t go to law school!
James Schultz HackerJames Schultz's twitter.
James studied CS in college -- and like many of us -- hasn't quite finished his degree. He specializes in mobile development and has worked on apps such as Calvetica, Dialvetica, and Sticky Playlists. James grew up hacking on Commodore 64's and even the Lisa. He enjoys playing musical instruments, photography, outdoor activities and competitive sports. James was wearing hipster glasses long before everyone else was wearing hipster glasses.
Joe Perla HackerJoe Perla's twitter.
Joseph is no n00b when it comes to startups. He was a founder or VP of Technology at Zandigo, Labmeeting and Turntable.FM, but still found time to code ProHDR 2.0, the leading HDR photography app for iPhone. Joseph speaks fluent Python in addition to Objective-C and authored the minimalist Python template system, Weby Templates. After a few years off starting companies, Joseph is finishing up his Princeton degree this spring before heading off to grad school to conduct original computer science research.