David Siegel

Hi! I'm David, a designer, software engineer, and founder. My main motivation has been to seek out "design deserts"—areas neglected or overlooked by design—and create design oases 🌴 To this end, I've worked on developer tools, open source, no-code tools, and internal business apps.

I created GNOME Do and quicktype, and coined the term "papercut" while designing Ubuntu.

I founded Futureproof, an early humane tech company that created the Awareness app and Gadget Rules.

I led design at Xamarin and Microsoft Developer Division.

I co-founded Glide, where we created a no-code programming model inspired by spreadsheets, an adaptive, managed design system, and the first AI app generator.

Book a design review with me if you're a YC founder!