Kurt Schrader

CEO at Shortcut

Kurt Schrader

Kurt Schrader is the visionary CEO and Co-Founder of Shortcut, a leading project management tool for software teams. With over 9 years of experience, he has been at the helm of Shortcut since its inception in 2014, driving the company's mission to empower Engineering and Product teams to collaborate seamlessly, plan efficiently, and deliver exceptional software.1 2

Key Facts about Kurt Schrader:

CEO and Co-Founder of Shortcut (formerly known as Clubhouse), an all-in-one solution for modern Product and Engineering teams1 2
Prior to Shortcut, served as CTO at Intent Media Inc., growing the engineering team from 1 to over 40 while driving product development1
Known for combining technical expertise with marketing acumen and fearless pursuit of innovation1
Widely-read blogger and inspirational leader1
Studied Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, graduating in 20012
Based in New York City area2

Schrader's leadership has been instrumental in Shortcut's evolution into a collaborative platform that streamlines processes and enhances teams' ability to scale efficiently.1 His story of hiring a former colleague who needed 6 weeks of parental leave shortly after joining illustrates his commitment to building a strong, flexible culture that values great people.3

Highlights

Yesterday · twitter

Shoutout to whoever fully tombstoned the T-Mobile app icon to get people to upgrade. https://t.co/qUDcswkTWr

Dec 11 · twitter

@saranormous Ask me about the guy who watched videos of backhoes picking up rocks for an hour last month on a flight.

Noise canceling headphones aren’t built to block the sound of metal scraping rocks.

Mar 13 · retro21aicast.podbean.com

S2E2 - A Conversation with Kurt Schrader, CEO and Co-Founder of ...

Jan 23 · SiliconANGLE

Clubhouse raises $25M for DevOps enterprise software management - SiliconANGLE

Sep 13 · FinSMEs

Clubhouse Software Raises $2M in Financing - FinSMEs

Experience

CEO & Co-Founder at Shortcut (August 2014 - Present)

Co-Founder & Organizer at CTO School (December 2011 - December 2017) CTO at Intent Media Inc. (September 2012 - August 2014) VP of Engineering at Intent Media Inc. (February 2011 - September 2012) Director of Engineering at Intent Media Inc. (April 2009 - February 2011) Technical Consultant at Self Employed (July 2008 - March 2009) Software Architect / Marketer / PM / Biz Dev at Collaborative Drug Discovery (October 2006 - August 2008) Co-Founder at Ten Ton Labs (January 2006 - February 2007) Software Team Lead at ThoughtWorks (July 2004 - March 2006) Senior Engineer / System Architect at Indigo Security LLC (March 2003 - July 2004) Software Engineer at University of Michigan (June 1999 - February 2002)