Hi! I'm Leah Culver.
I'm the founder of Grove which provides hosted IRC servers for teams.
I was formerly the co-founder and lead developer of Pownce, a blogging and social networking application. Pownce was acquired by Six Apart in November 2008 and the website was subsequently shut down.
I'm passionate about open source and open specifications, particularly OAuth and OEmbed. I love trying out new programming languages and have developed an iPhone application for Plancast.
I live in the Mission Dolores neighborhood in San Francisco, although I grew up near Minneapolis, MN. When I'm not coding, I like to travel and drink Diet Coke.
Current projects
- Grove - Hosted IRC and so much more.
Former projects
- Pownce - Social network and micro-blogging site. Acquired by Six Apart.
- Convore - Group chat for everyone.
- Baconfile - Simple web interface for Amazon S3.
- Hurl - HTTP client and tool for testing APIs. Winner of "Most Complete" in the 2009 Rails Rumble. Acquired by Twilio.
Press
Here's my press bio:
Leah Culver is the founder of Grove which provides hosted IRC for teams. Leah was formerly a co-founder and the lead developer of the social network and micro-blogging website Pownce, which was acquired by Six Apart in November 2008. She has co-authored both the OAuth and OEmbed open API specifications. Leah promotes open source, APIs, and the Django web framework on her blog at leahculver.com. In her free time she likes to play around with new technology and try new restaurants near her home in San Francisco.
Contact
leah.culver@gmail.com
