👋 Hi, I’m Rich

I’m a founder and long-time software developer now working as a volunteer college counselor with students at public schools in Salem, Massachusetts.

Then

I spent over twenty years building software at blue chips and startups and led efforts in software development and product design.

In the late aughts, a friend and I started a side project called Dribbble (yes, 3 ‘b’s) that evolved into a beloved social network for designers, a leading hiring platform for tech startups, a global meetup network (Adobe, Dropbox, HubSpot, Shopify, Squarespace, and many others hosted events with us), and a small remote company with eight employees. We ran it for eight years before eventually selling the business.

Now

Today I have a small portfolio of pursuits: I built and run Outer Join, a job board for remote work in data science; I’m an uncredentialed autodidactic financial planner and investor, managing a micro family office of sorts for extended family; and a volunteer on special projects for Salem Public Schools.

Exploring and researching colleges with my kids led me down the rabbit hole into the intricate world of higher education and college admissions. Last year, I volunteered with ScholarMatch, an organization which helps make college possible for underserved youth. Now I serve as a volunteer college counselor for public school students and families in Salem.

If you’re a public high school student or family member in Salem and interested in college counseling support, please get in touch.

About

I live on the North Shore of Boston in quirky, historic Salem, Massachusetts with my supastah wife, Susanna, our two children (son in college, daughter in her last year of high school), and our ridiculous pets. We’re all stubborn as hell (especially the pets), but I love this crew dearly.

I’m a long-time basketball fanatic, particularly of big green men, and still love to hoop (though managing my body to do so has become a sport unto itself). I’ve added Pickleball Addict to my LinkedIn profile as well. I love to travel–I can go just about anywhere and enjoy it–and hope to visit all 50 states. (39 down, 11 to go.) I was once an avid reader of books and am trying to revive that habit. And I can’t live without my podcasts; the dishes and laundry would never get done without them.

Finally, a fun fact: I attended the U.S.’s oldest public college (undergrad) and first public college (grad school). They’re different schools!