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Joining Polar as an Advisor

2 months ago

Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of a successful company, has joined Polar as an advisor, driven by a personal mission to help developers get paid for working on their passion.
From 2010-2012, he faced an impasse between his full-time job and growing passion projects, leading him to found a company as one path to monetize his work.
He believes there are multiple viable paths for developers to earn from passion projects, not just venture capital-backed startups.
After leaving his company in 2023, his goal is to support small developers in achieving sustainability and choice for their work.
He only engages with projects he personally uses, and he is already using Polar for a private terminal project, ensuring hands-on advisory.
His involvement began through discussions with Polar founder Birk about the Zig project, which evolved into a formal advisory role.