# Cory Etzkorn

> Cory Etzkorn is a design engineer in New York City who builds thoughtful products, brands, and digital experiences.

Cory was one of Notion's first 20 employees and now builds independent apps while consulting with early-stage startups. This site contains his portfolio, consulting information, and writing on design, engineering, product development, and technology.

## Main pages

- [Home](https://coryetzkorn.com/): Portfolio overview, current projects, past work, consulting, and writing.
- [Consulting](https://coryetzkorn.com/#consulting): Fixed projects and product advising.

## Writing

- [Building Soulmate with AI](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/building-soulmate-with-ai): From idea to app.
- [Software should feel like magic](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/software-should-feel-like-magic): Software that adapts to you.
- [You might not need a design system](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/you-might-not-need-a-design-system): Focus on building a good product.
- [Hiring well](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/hiring-well): Build a better team by asking better questions.
- [Moving to NYC](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/moving-to-nyc): The origin story
- [Migrating Notion’s marketing site to Next.js](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/migrating-notions-marketing-site-to-nextjs): Sharing Notion’s migration journey at Next.js Conf 2021.
- [Scaling marketing design at Notion](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/scaling-marketing-design-at-notion): A YouTube interview with Charli Marie.
- [Semi-online](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/semi-online): Should humans be always-online?
- [Beautiful](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/beautiful): Beauty is enough.
- [Digital expectations, physical limitations](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/digital-expectations-physical-limitations): Can the physical world keep up?
- [Tools that work](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/tools-that-work): A tool is just a tool.
- [Learning to build](https://coryetzkorn.com/writing/learning-to-build): When you build something great, build something better.

## Contact

- [Email](mailto:cory@mythicalcreature.nyc)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/coryetzkorn/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coryetzkorn)
- [X](https://x.com/coryetzkorn)