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# Alex Kurilin: Technical Startup Founder, CTO, and Venture Partner

## Posts
- [A Tale of Two Hiring Seasons](https://www.kuril.in/blog/a-tale-of-two-hiring-seasons/): How economic cycles create vastly different hiring environments for startups. Contrasts "Hiring Summer" (abundant talent during layoffs) with "Hiring Winter" (fierce competition for candidates) and strategies for surviving both, including lessons from game development and EdTech recruiting experiences.
- [A Leader's Guide to Sudden WFH](https://www.kuril.in/blog/overnight-transition-to-remote-work-for-leaders/): Practical guide for leaders managing sudden transitions to remote work, written during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Covers maintaining team productivity, communication, and morale during emergency work-from-home situations.

## Pages
- [Home](https://www.kuril.in/): Alex Kurilin's personal website featuring his background as a technical startup founder, CTO, venture partner at Amasia Ventures, and angel investor. Includes complete work and education history from 2004-2025.

## Background
Alex is an experienced technology leader with a track record of building and scaling successful ventures. Notable achievements include co-founding and exiting YC-backed Freckle.com (30M users, $50M ARR) and currently co-founding a16z's Speedrun-backed DoubledDusk.com game studio. Education includes Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004-2008) and software engineering experience at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Intune.