Ed McManus

Lead Technical Advisor at HBO Silicon Valley S3

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Ed McManus is a seasoned software engineer and founder with a Bachelor of Science from Boston University. He co-founded the Y Combinator-backed startup Yardsale, which was acquired in 2015. His expertise spans front-end development, mobile apps, and managing engineering teams at major tech companies like Scribd.

Beyond his direct entrepreneurial ventures, Ed has a deep interest in the intersection of technology and storytelling. He is passionate about product design, user experience, and more specialized fields like digital signal processing, reflecting a broad curiosity for how technology is built and perceived by users.

Unique fact: Ed served as the Lead Technical Advisor for season 3 of the HBO comedy series "Silicon Valley, " where he ensured the shows technical details were authentic.

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Experience

6 Years

Current Role

Lead Technical Advisor

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

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Priorities

Topics Ed cares about

Startup Founding

Co-founded Yardsale, participated in Y Combinator (S11), raised $2. 6M, and successfully navigated an acquisition in 2015.

Mobile App Development

His startup, Yardsale, was a mobile-first marketplace built for the iPhone, demonstrating his expertise in creating consumer mobile applications.

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Career

Work history

9-2015 - 3-2016

Lead Technical Advisor

HBO Silicon Valley S3

1-2011 - 1-2015

Cofounder / CTO

Yardsale (Acquired 2015)

11-2007 - 4-2010

Lead Engineer

Scribd

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Education

2011 - 2011

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Y Combinator

2004 - 2007

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Boston University

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