Hi! I’m Matt Kirman.
I’m a software developer specialising in web application development, founder of Fledge and Technical Operations Manager at an e-commerce company based in Lincoln, UK. I am also, apparently, an ENTP. Make of that what you will.
I was formerly the co-founder of Redflex LLP, a startup aiming at providing the best in editorial led hyper-local media. After (briefly) branching out into micro-blogging and other SAAS applications, Redflex was eventually shuttered in March 2010.
I cut my software development teeth on PHP and Scheme, but I can now usually be found working with my go to languages of choice – Ruby and JavaScript (with copious amounts of CoffeeScript). I’m even trying out Objective-C for an iPhone app (and who isn’t?!)
You should follow me on Twitter and Github. If you know me, friend me on Facebook. You can also contact me at matt@mattkirman.com.
Current Project
- Fledge — Property search, reimagined. My new startup, currently in private beta.
Things I’ve Built
- Spotio — A web-based Spotify remote control.
- Fidjit — Currently in the middle of pivoting to something location based. Was a feature-rich microblogging app in another life. Managed to garner over 15,000 active users in it’s first week alone as well as coverage by Mashable and other prominent technology blogs.
- Hydrogen — Super simple SAAS customer support.
- Publicfuse — Editorial led hyper-local news site.
- York Vision Facebook — A joint project between Iain Withers and myself comprising of the first ever newspaper to be published through Facebook. Update: we’ve now been profiled by Dave Lee and there’s even a brief Wikipedia entry.