Sarah

Hi, I'm Sarah, co-founder & CEO at Lobby,
based in San Francisco.

I'm a former Human and Computer Interaction researcher, ex-Airbnb and 2x founder.
I build a cognitive extension that models intent & behavior. I'm passionate about neurosciences, hospitality and great craftsmanship.

Interests

I'm very detail-oriented, love beautiful objects and tend to go deep into the foundations of whatever I'm exploring.

  • Building agentic products that anticipate intent, so the interface gets out of the way.
  • Collecting first-edition mixology books. My best find so far: a 1930 first edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book.
  • Nerding out on the science behind food pairing. Read The Art & Science of Food Pairing if this is also your kind of rabbit hole.
  • Discovering fashion brands that focus on details, high-quality craftsmanship, volume and unconventional materials.
Experience

Throughout my career, I've focused on understanding human cognition and building software that amplifies it.

  • 2024-present
    Co-founder & CEO
    Lobby
    Behavioral model that learns, predicts & amplifies how we think and act. Backed by Betaworks, Mozilla, Xavier Niel & others.
  • 2024
    TEDxAI 2024 Speaker
    Speaker on the panel about building Human-Agent interaction.
  • 2020-23
    Co-founder & CEO
    Moone
    AI assistant that helps managers connect with their remote teams. One of the first GPT-3 applications. Backed by Techstars and various angels.
  • 2017-20
    Operations
    Airbnb
    Product and operations role following the acquisition of Luckey Homes, scaled the conciergerie service.
  • 2015-19
    IEEE-published HCI Researcher
    University Lyon 2 & ENS Lyon
    Bachelor & Master's degree (dropped out). Impact of Pilot's Expertise on Selection, Use, Trust, and Acceptance of Automation, IEEE, 2017.
  • 2013-15
    Medical School
    University of Paris
Thoughts

First-principles thinking on AI, human-computer interaction, founder life, and the occasional society analysis.

    If you want to jam or vividly debate on these topics over a coffee or drink in SF, let's chat.

    Still adding to the shelf.

    Restaurants, bars, auberge
    Hunting down new and old restaurants, with a soft spot for places that obsess over great ingredients.
      Building

      I'm a product builder, always looking to sharpen my own productivity and design intuitive solutions that blend into existing workflows.

      At work I've built internal AI agents that automate ~80% of daily ops across customer success, GTM, and admin.
      At home I build both AI tools to organize my personal life and IRL projects to bring people together.
        Quests

        My personal quests that keep me awake at night. No timeline, hopefully the soonest possible.

        • Give every human a cognitive extension of themselves
          Extensions that amplify each other and work on our behalf.
        • Find a first signed edition of The Artistry of Mixing Drinks
          The 1934 Frank Meier original.
        • Write a book on the state of nuance
          Why everything worth understanding resists simplification.
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