# Björn Michelsen

> Björn Michelsen is the co-founder and CEO of Nuclino and a co-founder of FormGrid. Based in Munich, he works across product design, development, and collaboration software, and publishes practical guides on team knowledge and documentation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Nuclino
- **Organizations:** Nuclino, FormGrid
- **Education:** Technical University of Munich, Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Nuclino, a collaboration and knowledge workspace., Co-founded FormGrid, a visual form and survey builder., Helped develop Nuclino from a team’s own knowledge organization problem into a publicly available product.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Member of CDTM’s spring 2014 Munich class.
- **2015** — Began his co-founder and CEO role at Nuclino, according to XING.
- **2016** — Identified as responsible for Nuclino’s product and design; the founding team launched a public beta and reported over 150 user interviews.
- **2023** — A Note Apps reviewer thanked Björn for fixing two Nuclino issues.
- **2026** — Publicly listed as a FormGrid co-founder, product designer, and developer, while remaining Nuclino’s co-founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Nuclino, a collaboration and knowledge workspace.
- Co-founded FormGrid, a visual form and survey builder.
- Helped develop Nuclino from a team’s own knowledge organization problem into a publicly available product.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Nuclino’s European Notion alternatives guide, credited to Michelsen, was updated on October 1.
- **2026-09** — Nuclino’s September 23 product release expanded MCP workflows and added comment reactions; this is an organization update, not a personal announcement.
- **2026-09** — His Nuclino internal wiki guide was updated on September 17.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nuclino.com/authors/bjorn-michelsen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmichelsen/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12