Over the past 2 decades, I've designed and built online products that have been used by over 200,000,000 users. But I've made a lot of mistakes over the years:→ Said no to a Facebook acquisition that would have worth ~$50m today→ Had an acquisition deal with Etsy fall apart at the last second→ Quit my job during the crash of 2008 with no backup planI've also had some successes:→ Led design at Vimeo as employee #10, helping grow it from 100,000 users to over 170,000,000 users today→ Sold our first startup, Flavors.me, to Moo in 2021→ My co-founders and I raised over $10,000,000 in seed fundingI've worked at some amazing design/development agencies:→ Designer at Pentagram (clients included Bloomberg, Saks Fifth Avenue and Gallup)→ Designer at RG/A (clients included Johnson & Johnson and Nike)→ Designer at Frog Design (clients included General Electric, Microsoft and Sprint)and I've also consulted for companies:→ Digital Advisory Board member at Amex, helping advise on new product launches→ Worked with the product team at Teachable to improve overall UI/UX→ Helped founders design pitch decks that have raised over $500,000,000Want tips on how to create deal closing slides, advice from top investors and stories from the trenches? 1 weekly email packed with helpful insights.→ GO HERE: https://jackzerby.substack.com