About

I'm a software engineer with over a decade in SaaS, now working on AI Growth at Zapier. Here's the shift: more and more software is chosen by AI agents, not people. My work is making Zapier the tool those agents reach for, through skills, the Zapier SDK, and MCP.

I care about the place where large language models meet world-class UX. Before Zapier I was a founding engineer at Vowel, an AI meeting platform acquired by Zapier. I've spent my career leading teams, owning roadmaps, and taking products from 0 to 1, which is what led me to write The Builder Manifesto: a case for people who own the whole arc, from idea to code to customer.

I write about building, and how to work in the age of agents, on my blog, X, and LinkedIn. I also speak and run workshops on building with AI agents, and was a judge at HackMIT 2025.

Work

• Zapier: AI Growth (2023 — Now)
• Vowel: Founding engineer (acquired by Zapier) (2018 — 2023)
• Reppublika: Senior UI engineer (2017 — 2019)
• Nimber: Lead designer & front-end engineer (2012 — 2017)
• Earlier: Thetudu (co-founder), PeoplePerHour, ITBox (2009 — 2013)

Writing and appearances

I write about building, and how to work in the age of agents. Start with the latest: I found my dream NYC apt with $20, Zapier, and Vercel, or browse all writing. Some of the places I've appeared:

• Grok Bot: Make money, grow businesses, save cash, The Next New Thing (2026)
• Andrew Kordampalos: The Art of Human-Centered Success in the AI Era, Village Voice (2025)
• A Greek AI expert on the HackMIT judging panel, SKAI (2025)
• Using AI to accelerate hiring and productivity at Zapier, DX (2025)
• Getting started with AI Agents — guest, Maven (2025)
• Zapier acquires Vowel, launches Zapier Central, Maginative (2024)

Get in touch

Email me at andrew@ckor.me, or see the contact page for everything else.