natfriedman
Former GitHub CEO. NFDG. Betting on ambitious founders and hard science.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Nat Friedman led GitHub through its Microsoft integration and launched GitHub Copilot — the first widely-used AI coding assistant. He now runs NFDG backing ambitious technical founders. Most recently organized the Vesuvius Challenge which decoded ancient scrolls.
Current Focus
- NFDG investments
- scientific computing
- moonshot technology bets
Projects
- GitHub Copilot - Launched as GitHub CEO — the first AI coding assistant at scale.
- NFDG - Investment and advisory firm with Daniel Gross. AI and scientific computing.
- Vesuvius Challenge - Prize competition to decode volcanic scrolls from Herculaneum. Succeeded.
Links
- github: https://github.com/nat
- website: https://nat.org
- x: https://x.com/natfriedman
Machine-readable endpoints: JSON: https://you.md/natfriedman/you.json Text: https://you.md/natfriedman/you.txt
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natfriedman
Former GitHub CEO. NFDG. Betting on ambitious founders and hard science.
active
San Francisco, CA
@natfriedman
public conversation api
ask @natfriedman's public You.md
POST /api/v1/profiles/natfriedman/conversation
agent brainpublic brain endpoints + optional public stacks
public brain endpoints (no JS required):
GET you.md/natfriedman/you.json
GET you.md/natfriedman/you.txt
preferred retrieval order:
1. /natfriedman/you.json -- structured public brain
2. /natfriedman/you.txt -- plain text markdown
3. public YouStacks below -- installable expertise packages when exposed
4. protected API/MCP -- private memory, tokens, and connected tools by grant
identity
Nat Friedman led GitHub through its Microsoft integration and launched GitHub Copilot — the first widely-used AI coding assistant. He now runs NFDG backing ambitious technical founders. Most recently organized the Vesuvius Challenge which decoded ancient scrolls.
current activity
- NFDG investments
- scientific computing
- moonshot technology bets
projects
GitHub Copilot
Launched as GitHub CEO — the first AI coding assistant at scale.
NFDG
Investment and advisory firm with Daniel Gross. AI and scientific computing.
Vesuvius Challenge
Prize competition to decode volcanic scrolls from Herculaneum. Succeeded.
links
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maintenance
maintained by: human + agent
want your own agent brain?
> create yoursupdated by the human. maintained by the system.