Raphael Schaad

@raphaelschaad

Visiting Partner @ycombinator, helping founders build iconic startups. Swiss designer, MIT engineer, founder Cron (acq by Notion). I run through forests.

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Joined July 2008

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Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Sep 4, 2025
Life update: I'm joining @ycombinator as Visiting Partner 🤩 Software ate the world, and now AI is eating software — the founders building in this shift will redefine how we compute, work, and live. In my new role, I'm excited to find those founders and help them build the
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Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Sep 4
Central Park, The Met
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Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Sep 3
Josh Kerr is one of the best runners in the world. Last month, he ran a mile in 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds, breaking a a world record that stood for 27 years. Been following him for years (although at the end of the day in the head-to-head, I root for Ingebrigtsen ;). Three
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Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Sep 3
somewhere in an alt timeline
will o’brien
@Willob
Sep 2
the new superhuman redesign is terrible. the logo is disgusting and generic. feels like yahoo mail. the app itself is way harder to read + use. huge downgrade. after loving the app for 3 years I am seriously considering changing. anyone else have any alternatives?
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Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Sep 2
Why are agents SO BAD at knowing what date today is?! Not when asked explicitly, but just assuming stale dates in workflows etc.
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