Chris Wetherell is a software developer and musician from the US best known as the founder of Google Reader and as an influential "ex-Googler" since his departure from the company.
Software engineer While working at Google in 2005 as a Senior Software Engineer, Wetherell was involved in developing the feed aggregator Google Reader.
After leaving Google, Wetherell worked at Twitter as Consulting Project Lead on a new "Retweet" feature, co-founded Thing Labs and worked on Brizzly, before co-founding Avocado to produce an intimacy application of the same name. After witnessing the widespread use of his “retweet” option, Wetherell thought, “We might have just handed a four-year-old a loaded weapon.” Wetherell later worked on a social spin-off called Pears (Avocado closed in February 2017). Avocado was invested in by General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners among others. He's currently the CEO at Myxt.
Musician Wetherell is also a musician, performing drums and vocals for American rock bands Dealership and Citizens Here and Abroad.
Personal life Wetherell is a native of Beaverton, Oregon.
References
External links Wetherell's personal site Massless