Jackson Deane
Entrepreneurial Product Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling consumer mobile and AI-powered software products in zero-to-one environments. Proven track record of driving innovative product strategy, deep user understanding, and hands-on technical leadership. Named inventor on patents, led product at acquired startups (Podz, Fishbowl), and delivered features impacting hundreds of millions of users at leading platforms (Spotify, Tumblr).
Thumb
Senior iOS Engineer
Feb 2012 - May 2013
Acquired by YPulse May 2013
About
Thumb is the leading mobile social network that helps people get instant opinions. The company and service has been featured by CNN, TechCrunch, Ad Age, and many others. The service is growing with users are spending over 4 hours per month and producing over 1 billion responses to 20 million questions on a yearly basis.
Key Contributions
Led Mobile Engineering that Drove Massive User Engagement at ScaleConceptualized, built & launched the first opinion-focused mobile social network the generated over 3 billion opinions from millions of registered users with engagement time rivaling Facebook.
Awards
2013 Webby Nominee - Best Social App
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