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👋 Hi, I’m Stevie. I’m 29, living in Brooklyn, and interested in a monogamous relationship with a woman. I’m 6’3”, was divorced last year, and currently run a small tech startup. I tweet frequently and blog sometimes. You can learn more about the background behind “Date Me Docs” & find other profiles at the dateme.directory.
Personality: I am smiley, love to laugh, and have a strong intellectual, nerdy side. I am quick to joke, and occasionally funny. I’m a fairly extroverted introvert, in that I gain energy from being alone, but do love people. I strive to have extremely high integrity, truthfulness, and follow through on what I say. I’m close with my family, and I try always to be kind and empathetic.
Passions: I am passionate about the future of computing, new media, and education. When I find a topic or writer that interests me, I am liable to drop what I was doing and consume everything I can find in that vein. My dad calls me a “box of chocolates” because when I call, he never knows what I’m going to be passionate about that day. My career is a reflection of how I like to follow my instincts and curiosities.
Some Favorites: Alan Kay, Bret Victor, Seymour Papert, David Deutsch, Scott Alexander, Sam Harris, Paul Graham, Neil Postman, Marshal McLuhan, Stephen Pinker, Jonathan Haidt, Douglas Hofstadter, Balaji Srinivasan, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard, Robin Hobb
Lifestyle: I prefer staying in, getting cozy, cooking, ordering in, watching TV, movies, listening to audiobooks, going to bed early, waking up early, going on a run or walk, playing frisbee, hacking on a side-project, or simply working. I enjoy restaurants, throwing dinner parties, and seeing friends. I don't love late nights; I'm a morning person. I am usually shy about dancing in public, but I'm working on it. I don't have the travel bug. I savor my weekends in New York – farmers markets, park workouts, seeing friends, relaxing.
Education: University of Pennsylvania, left after 3 semesters to work at a startup
Kids: I’m excited to have kids, and be very involved in raising them. I find parenting and education books endlessly fascinating. I’m looking for a partner who is into alternative education, raising self-directed kids, and is even tempted to start our own school (if we can’t find one we like enough.)
Politics: I love engaging in political discussions with thoughtful people. I am a fan of Tim Urban’s “Ladder”: how you think is more important than what you think.
Career: I started Val Town in 2022. It’s a social programming environment to write & run code. I’m very excited about the product, team, and vision for the company. Before that, I had a windy career through tech, startups and entrepreneurship. I worked at two startups as a software engineer, and had two bigger entrepreneurial endeavors, The Coding Space, an after-school computer science program here in NYC that we sold in 2019, and the Future of Coding podcast & community.
Trivia: I listen to almost every episode of Making Sense by Sam Harris and Rationally Speaking by Julia Galef. I’ve read 400+ fantasy books (most of the classics), 200+ sci fi books (Card, Asimov, Vonnegut, etc), and 50+ education and parenting books. I’ve read a handful of favorites a number of times: Non-Violent Communication, The Fault in Our Stars, Enders Game, Cat’s Cradle, Harry Potter, I am a Strange Loop. I prefer audiobooks to regular books. I love rom coms. I love spicy food. I unabashedly spend a lot of time on Twitter, using it as a global memex. I’m culturally jewish. I love musical comedy. I am a Crystal Palace supporter (with my dad), and a big fan of the Alexander Technique (with my mom). I’m on Android, so green bubbles, beware.
You are a woman, 24 - 30, who is brilliant, kind, optimistic, humble, authentic, loves books, is quick to smile, laugh, and has a huge heart.
You share my commitment to integrity, a growth mindset, healthy emotional regulation, and are able to have difficult conversations productively with me and others.
It would be ideal if we have the same love languages (physical touch & quality time), and vision for a healthy life filled with family, friends, and intellectual pursuits.
You can reach me at steveykrouse at gmail.com.