Taylor Culbertson
Product Designer × Engineer × Creative | YC Founder | Built Hedgehog ($1B+ Tracked Assets) | Full-Stack Designer Who Codes
- Role
- Advisor at Hopscotch Research
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Taylor Culbertson
I’m a YC founder, designer, systems developer and creative who started at Acorns (invest the spare change), built Hedgehog (a crypto portfolio advisor with over $1B in assets tracked), and has worked with Microsoft, FXX, Hylion, and more. My design work blends storytelling, usability, and polish: I led interface, interaction, and motion design across mobile and web. Apple is the gold standard, but influences and ideas can (and should) be found everywhere.My focus is clean design systems, intuitive motion, and deeply tested user flows. I believe every first design is wrong, but and that design becomes great through iteration, curiosity, and care.I specialize in- Systems-driven UI architecture (atomic design, reusable components)- Rapid prototyping, storytelling, and visual polish- Motion, interaction, and accessibility- Mobile-first product design (iOS & Flutter)My design principles- Every first version is wrong. Design becomes right through constant iteration- Design is architecture. Good code structure makes great design possible- Form vs. function is a false choice. Great products achieve both.
Experience
Advisor
Sep 2023 — Present
Meet twice a week with the CEO to discuss everything from UI / UX, feature planning, and development timelines to investment preparation, product positioning, and more.
Education
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Radio/Television/Film, Computer Science
2009 — 2013
Skills
- Adobe Indesign
- C++
- Editing
- Java
- Android
- Shot Composition
- Image Composition
- Adobe After Effects
- Post Production
- Visual Storytelling
- Post-Production Compositing
- Adobe Flex
- Public Speaking
- Final Cut Pro
- Web Design
- Indesign
- Html
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Film Production
- Microsoft Office
- Film
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