# Rick Ling

> Building game @ Rascal Games.

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rickling

Nothing beats writing nice code that works. Now trying to package going on adventures with friends into a game. 

prev. product @ Discord. prev prev. founder @ Blitz (YC S15)

Played Kartrider professionally at some point.

## Work Experience
### Co-Founder @ Rascal Games
Jan 2024 – Present
Building a new game (world?) where you can form a crew with friends and be like the Straw Hats in One Piece. Compete with tens of millions other crews and actually build a unique reputation. 

Backed by seasoned game devs and investors from Riot (Patron, Mitch Lasky), Niantic, Discord (Stanislav Vishnevskiy), and more.

### Head of Communities Product @ Discord
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023
Started 0->1 and ran the Community org to make Discord the best place for online communities everywhere.

### CEO & Co-founder (Acquired by Discord) @ Blitz
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA
Helped millions of gamers get better at games. Backed by Riot Games, YC, KPCB, Greylock, Crosscut, and others.

1st to market AI-powered automated desktop companion app 🤝🏻 Producing great esports content and interviews.

### Co-Founder @ Cal Hacks
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Berkeley, California
Founded the world's largest collegiate hackathon from nothing. Worked with friends, built a team, and just went for it cause why not?

https://calhacks.io/

### Berkeley President @ Kairos Society
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Investor @ Dorm Room Fund
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Invested in cool student-led startups.

### Engineer Intern @ Storm8
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Redwood City, California
Part of a strike team that built & shipped experimental mobile games every 4 weeks. May have built a 2048 clone and a Touhou clone.

### User Interaction Design Intern @ EARN.ORG
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco

### Research Assistant @ Department of Biological Sciences at University of North Texas
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Raised 11 beautiful baby alligators.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in EECS
University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015

### Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rickling

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Last updated: 2026-03-25