Natalie Gordon
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Natalie Gordon is a Canadian and American entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Babylist, a universal baby registry, e-commerce, and content website launched in 2011.
Early life and education
Gordon was born in Canada and attended the University of Waterloo where she earned an undergraduate degree in computer science.[1]
Career
Gordon worked as a software developer before becoming the CEO of Babylist.[1] During her time as a software developer, Gordon worked at Amazon for four years, where she was a member of the team that launched Amazon Fresh.[2]
Babylist
Gordon founded Babylist in 2011 while pregnant with her first child and in search of a baby registry website that worked across different retailers and also acted as a universal parenting resource.[3] After creating the code for Babylist’s initial universal registry capabilities, Gordon relied on initial testing from other engineers on HackerNews.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coffin, Ariane. “Pregnant Programmer Started a New Kind of Baby Registry.” Wired, Conde Nast, 7 Jan. 2013, https://www.wired.com/2013/01/babylist/
- ↑ “What Is the Secret Sauce of Natalie Gordon to Rocket Babylist's Business?” EnvZone, 29 June 2021, https://envzone.com/babylists-journey-from-founding-story-to-the-fateful-ingredient-of-its-success/
- ↑ Klich, Tanya. “Millennial Parenting Platform Babylist Raises $40 Million, Expects to Hit $250 Million in Annual Revenue.” Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021, https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2021/11/04/babylist-raises-40-million-expects-to-hit-250-million-in-annual-revenue/
- ↑ “I'm a Pregnant Hacker. Please Review My Side Project.” Hacker News, 3 Feb. 2011, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175757.
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