About Assembly Code
Philosophy
At Assembly Code, we believe:
- Individuals and small, focused teams can have outsized impact
- More consumer software should be aligned with users, not shareholders
- Artificial intelligence can be a force for good in the world
Leadership
Nick Grandy
Nick is a co-founder of Outschool, the marketplace of K-12 live online classes. He was also part of the early team at Airbnb, where he helped to develop and scale the core product. He studied Astronomy at Harvard and earned a master's in Computer Science at Oxford. Nick serves on the board of iNaturalist, a community-powered platform that engages millions of people in monitoring life on Earth.
Jared Schiffman
Jared Schiffman is a creative technologist, educator, and entrepreneur who has worked at the intersection of design, computer science, and learning for over two decades. He is a co-founder of Superstructures, Phenomena Learning, and Popplet, and design firms Potion Design and Perch Interactive. He holds degrees in Computer Science & Engineering and Media Arts & Science from MIT.
Legal
Assembly Code is a nonprofit organization operating as a fiscal project of the Edward Charles Foundation.