Jared Tarbell

Jared Tarbell joined the founding team shortly after launch, leaving a large salaried position as a contract programmer in Albuquerque to join the Brooklyn startup. He rented an apartment near the University of New Mexico for $600 per month while his counterparts in New York 'were living in shoeboxes.' He contributed to the early technical and creative development of the platform.

Jared Tarbell was a programmer from Albuquerque who joined Etsy shortly after its June 2005 launch. He left a comfortable salaried position to work for a startup salary in a remote capacity, recognizing the opportunity in Etsy's mission. He contributed to the platform's early technical architecture and creative tools. Tarbell was part of the four-person team that grew Etsy to 10,000 sellers and 40,000 buyers within 10 months of launch, entirely through word-of-mouth and organic growth with no advertising spend.