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John Vars is listed as Chief Product Officer at Vendasta, based in Truckee, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for John Vars.
John Vars previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Mixhalo and Chief Product Officer at Mixhalo. John Vars holds B.A., Geography from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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John Vars is a Chief Product Officer at Vendasta. They is proficient in French. Colleagues describe them as "John is a first-class leader. During the year and a half I was on his product team at TaskRabbit, I observed many traits of his that are both rare and valuable. First, John not only inspires with strong vision, but he does so with a thoughtfulness on how to get there. This extends from business and product strategy to organizational dynamics. To this day I regularly find myself referencing his excellent Medium posts on those subjects! Second, John's calm and even hand permeate the Product org - no matter how pressure-filled the situation. His teams know the stakes, retain sharp focus, and consistently deliver while maintaining health, happiness, and motivation. Third, John is one of the most genuine, direct, and respectful people I've ever met. I've learned so much from him and am a better leader myself because of that. John's an enormous asset to any organization and I'd happily work with him again in the future.", "John brought a valuable management style to product teams at TaskRabbit. Through his example, we all learned how to better foster growth mindsets that lead to new product ideas and unexpected solutions. This culture truly lifted the best ideas and contributors to the forefront regardless of role or department. I also grew as an organizational leader, applying those same values to my projects and through the start-to-end ownership that John gives his direct reports. The Bay Area often turns out to be a small place, and given the opportunity, wouldn't hesitate to be on John's team again.", and "When John joined, he instantly brought stability and structure to a very complicated and diverse product team. He excels at communication, setting goals, and providing the kind of transparency the team needs to understand the direction we want to move in. Additionally, he gracefully finds ways to involve himself in the smaller, more nuanced day-to-day product decisions that helps the team feel tighter and on track. It's been a great pleasure working with John!"
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Chief Executive Officer
CurrentFounded by Incubus guitarist Michael Einziger, Mixhalo is a low-latency, network-based data delivery platform that delivers pristine, high-quality audio in real time to attendees at concerts, sporting events, conferences, and any other live event where audio is a critical part of the experience. Clients and partners to date include: Aerosmith, Metallica, Sting, Caesars Entertainment, LAFC, NASCAR, Seattle Kraken, L-Acoustics, and many others.
Dec 2019 - Present
Chief Product Officer
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
Angel Investor
CurrentInvesting with Mozza Angels, Europe’s first product-led angel syndicate. Want to join us or recommend a deal? Check us out at https://www.mozza.io/mozza-angels
Jan 2023 - Present
Mentor
Jan 2018 - Jun 2023
Board Member/Advisor
A video conversation platform connecting Sages - people worth talking to - with Seekers - those who value their advice.
Jan 2016 - Jan 2022
Chief Product Officer
Led the Product Management, Design, and Product Marketing teams at Qonto, the neobank for SMEs and freelancers in France, Germany, Spain and Italy.Unfortunately, due to a personal situation I had to return to San Francisco and regretfully had to leave Qonto.
Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
Chief Product Officer
Led the Product Management, Design, Research, and Data Science teams.Varo Money is a fee-free, mobile-first bank account and the first FinTech to be granted preliminary approval for a national bank charter by the OCC. Varo's mission is to improve its customers' holistic financial situations.
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
Chief Product Officer
TaskRabbit was acquired by IKEA in October 2017.- Responsible for company strategy, product vision, product roadmap and ultimately execution- Led the Engineering, Design, Product, and Data Science teams- 4x revenue growth in first full year at the company
Sep 2014 - Jan 2017
Vice President Product Management
- Responsible for product strategy, roadmap and execution for a 60+ person technology organization- As executive team member, responsible for defining company strategy and tactics- Product/Technology point person for key strategic partnerships including A+E Networks and Breaking Media- Manage publishing team responsible for building and maintaining a premium media portfolio of 30M monthly uniques, 100M monthly page views- Oversee advertising team responsible for 5.3B ad impressions, 430B global uniques, and 3B video impressions since 2012 on Say’s global network- Secured executive support and led, as product owner, the creation of Say’s next generation Tempest publishing platform - Responsible for all aspects of site development for Say’s operated brands such as xoJane with 234% YOY growth- With VP of Engineering, responsible for technology budgets, vendor relationships and team velocity- Collaborate with CEO and General Counsel on corporate development, strategic partnerships and M&A
May 2013 - Sep 2014
Director, Product Management
- Established institutional expertise in digital publishing, social media and community- Product owner and co-inventor of Orion, Say’s award-winning publishing platform and CMS- On-boarded all operated properties and acquisitions to Orion increasing operational efficiency by 80%- Led major redesigns of ReadWrite, xoVain, and Dogster – significantly increasing brand health KPIs for each property- Led site development teams for all of Say Media’s operated brands including xoJane, xoVain, ReadWrite, Remodelista, Dogster, Cupcakes & Cashmere, and more- Championed agile development and the conversion of the product-technology organization- Introduced audience development efforts across the portfolio using tactics such as A/B testing, machine learning, social optimization, web analytics, SEO, editorial strategy
Apr 2011 - May 2013
Founder/Chief Product Officer
Dogster, Inc
- Co-Founder, product/design/engineering head and board member of the leading pet communities online and one of the first sustainable, profitable social/community businesses on the internet- Raised funding from top Silicon Valley angel investors and VCs- Responsible for hiring and company culture, built team to a peak of 21 employees- Introduced and optimized product/technology best practices such as modified agile development methodology, data-driven development, experimentation culture, user testing, and consumer research- Key player in the negotiation, due diligence, and integration accompanying Dogster Inc’s acquisition by Say Media in April 2011
Apr 2004 - Apr 2011
Lead Software Engineer International
Travelocity.Com
- Responsible for the integration of acquired company, WhereTo, into the greater Travelocity/Sabre infrastructure- Technical lead in relationship with joint venture partner, Zuji, in rolling out travel booking properties for the Asia-Pacific markets in multiple languages
Apr 2002 - Apr 2004
Traveler/Blogger
Self Employed
Quit my job and traveled around the world for a year blogging my adventures.
Feb 2001 - Mar 2002
Director Software Development - Content Systems
Preview Travel / Travelocity
- Led a team of software engineers and designers to build one of the first and largest travel content sites included partnerships with Frommers, Fodors, and Lonely Planet- Responsible for integrating content into air, car, hotel, vacations and cruises booking funnels to optimize experience and conversions- Optimized the content and reservations upsell opportunities to increase revenue in advertising as well as gross bookings- Member of management team responsible for the merger integration of Preview Travel and TravelocityWas in the role while going public with Preview Travel, being acquired by Travelocity and finally achieving profitability - quite the dotcom ride.
Apr 1997 - Feb 2001
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John Vars education
B.A., Geography
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
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Eötvös Loránd University
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What company does John Vars work for?
John Vars works for Vendasta.
What is John Vars's role at Vendasta?
John Vars is listed as Chief Product Officer at Vendasta.
Where is John Vars based?
John Vars is based in Truckee, California, United States while working with Vendasta.
What companies has John Vars worked for?
John Vars has worked for Vendasta, Mixhalo, Mozza Angels, First Round Fast Track, and Sage.Fm.
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John Vars holds B.A., Geography from University Of Wisconsin-Madison.
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