Andrew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Skiff, a startup that offers privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted email, file sharing, and other collaboration software. He previously worked on crew displays for rockets at SpaceX, autonomous cars at Zoox, and researched using lasers to destroy asteroids. Andrew graduated from Stanford in 2019. Follow him on Twitter @milichab.
[2:18] - How Andrew’s early exposure to programming and robotics started him on the path to becoming a software engineer
[5:43] - The benefits of growing up in a big city like New York
[9:28] - Andrew’s interest in autonomous vehicle technology and how his care for safety led him to focus on digital privacy
[16:20] - The state of privacy technology today
[24:29] - How Skiff has evolved from a single product into an expanding suite that now includes end-to-end encrypted email
[27:37] - Andrew’s strategy for building out Skiff’s product offerings and adding product features
[33:24] - Skiff’s approach to facilitating a smooth and seamless process for people switching to Skiff
[39:41] - The advantages of having two technical co-founders
[42:26] - Skiff’s decision to cater heavily to crypto users with wallet-based features and decentralized storage infrastructure
[50:12] - The platforms that Skiff has sourced its early adopters from
[51:29] - How Skiff approaches the wide spectrum of users that value privacy to varying degrees
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