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Founder41
28th percentile
Investor0
YC W21Serial Founder
Founder Matrix
Most Complimentary
Credibility
this founder typical founder (50th pct)
Technical Depth · 86th percentile
- Active builder on GitHub with 86 public non-fork repositories.
- GitHub account @bnoguchi confirmed as Brian Noguchi's account.
- GitHub account @bnoguchi has been active for over 17 years (created December 2008).
Founder score
- 98%Probability of being accurate (98%)Y Combinator W21 alum via Smartcuts.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Current founder and CEO of Smartcuts.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Past co-founder of Lever (YC S12).
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)GitHub account @bnoguchi confirmed as Brian Noguchi's account.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Active builder on GitHub with 86 public non-fork repositories.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)GitHub account @bnoguchi has been active for over 17 years (created December 2008).
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Smartcuts and Lever both had co-founders.
Investor score
No signal on this dimension.
What you likely need
Brian is a serial YC founder currently running Smartcuts, a no-code automation tool backed by top investors. His primary opportunity is to grow Smartcuts' traction and raise a meaningful round that would unlock further signal. Reactivating his GitHub presence would also strengthen his builder credibility.
Are these your current priorities?
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- fundraisingPursue a formal Series A raise — Smartcuts has completed 2 funding rounds with strong backers (YC, SignalFire, HOF Capital), and a disclosed dollar figure would significantly strengthen your public founder profile.
- positioningHighlight your Lever co-founder story more prominently in public bios — Lever's trajectory (acquired by Employ Inc.) is a credible exit signal that strengthens your serial-founder narrative.
- tacticalPush at least one public commit to GitHub — your account has been dormant for over 4 years, which undercuts your builder credibility despite having 86 repos.
- introsLeverage your dual YC alumni status (Lever S12 + Smartcuts W21) to get warm intros to enterprise distribution partners who can accelerate Smartcuts' no-code automation adoption.
- hiringWith only 4 employees, your next hire is critical — use the YC jobs board and your investor network (Firebase, HubSpot, Lyft, Segment founders) to recruit a senior growth or product hire.
- positioningSeek a feature in a product-focused outlet (e.g., Product Hunt launch or a TechCrunch profile) to build public signal around Smartcuts' traction and differentiate from competing no-code tools.
- tacticalLaunch Smartcuts on Product Hunt with a coordinated campaign — your YC network and notable investor founders (Firebase, FitBit, HubSpot) can drive significant upvotes and early user acquisition.