- prior exit: Payload
- ~13 years experience
Opportunities
all opportunities ▸Internal company pages for screening and memo — not external source links.
No sourced opportunity yet — only GitHub / HN / PH / Devpost / arXiv / inbound ventures appear here (not career employers).
About
Dan Ribbens is founder and COO of Payload CMS, the best TypeScript CMS for developers. He has focused on database engineering and developer experience. While at Payload and throughout his career Dan has served as a senior developer, team lead, and architect for dozens of software teams. Dan earned his Masters in Computer Science at GVSU in 2013 and worked as a freelance consultant prior to Payload.
Activation — cold outreach, not cold investment
Generates a personal note referencing this founder's actual work, inviting a real application.
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