Elias Carlston has over 15 years experience as a software engineer. Elias began his career implementing X12 EDI for physician management SaaS platform AthenaHealth, later becoming the first front end developer at car-sharing startup Zipcar. He has been freelance since 2011, delivering high-performance solutions for clients such as Charles Schwab and Harmonix (makers of "Rock Band"). Currently, he is building an HTML5/AngularJS app for Sapling Learning, a higher-ed division of Macmillan.

A lifelong rock'n'roll musician, Elias got his first entrepreneurial experience as a guitar teacher. He lives in Austin with his wife Amy and an overprotective Schnauzer mix named Stella.