“The definition of ‘hack’ has recently morphed and I’m really happy about that. The the term is no longer like back in my dad’s day – four dudes in a dark basement, like in that cheesy movie Hackers. David Lee of SV Angel actually wanted us to change [Tech@NYU’s] name to Hack@NYU – he was like, you need to change what that word means to society. To hack means to be resourceful, to take a look at a problem and be creative in your approach. I’ve never been a hacker in the traditional sense. I’m the world’s most inefficient developer, but what I think I’ve been doing these past couple of years is hacking ‘community’ and hacking how people relate to one another. A lot of my side projects have been about scaling human experience and sharing.”
Kim Pham just graduated from NYU with a degree in Marketing, Information Systems, and Computer Science. During her time there, she was president of NYC’s largest student designer & developer organization, Tech@NYU, and founding partner at Dorm Room Fund. She is now taking her love of the Internet and supporting talented creators overseas to Europe, where she is joining the Frontline Ventures team as Head of Platform.