Co-Founder
Julia Yukovich
Co-Founder + CEO. Design, product, support.
Julia is one of the Co-Founders of Sourdough Tracker. She owns design, product direction, and most of the support replies that arrive in the morning. Most of what visitors see in the app she drew first, refined by use, then watched argue with reality on a real account.
She works against three rules that don't change: every screen has to be readable on the first scroll; every dialog has to be skip-able; every confirmation has to be honest about what comes next. The product surface stays narrow on purpose, and that's mostly her doing.
Outside the founders' chair she's been building data + workflow tools long enough to know that the right path through a UI almost never matches the most thorough path - the one that lands a task in fewer steps wins, every time.
Recent articles by Julia
What this author has published most recently.
How to read hydration % - and why it changes everything
The hydration calculation in plain words, plus a target table.
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Why Your Sourdough Starter Smells Like Acetone, Vinegar, or Gym Socks (And Whether to Panic)
Every sourdough starter smell decoded — from pleasantly tangy to genuinely alarming.
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Bake around your starter, not the other way round
Why scheduling bakes against the recipe instead of your starter is the most common mistake.
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What Is Sourdough Starter Discard — And Should You Be Tracking It?
What discard is, why you have to do it, and what to do with it instead of throwing it out.
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The Complete Sourdough Starter Feeding Guide: Ratios, Timing, and Temperature
Feeding ratios, timing, and temperature explained in one place.
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7 Signs Your Sourdough Starter Is Ready to Bake — Don't Miss #4
Seven reliable signs your starter is at peak — ranked by how much they actually matter.
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