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Justin has a passion for launching companies into emerging markets— and generating results. He has spent over half his life working in the high-tech industry. (At the age of 15 he was already a CAD technician for an engineering startup.) His work experience has led him to projects all over the globe and extends from the earliest-stage startups to the Fortune 500 and everywhere in between. He helps Entrepreneurs & Executives: • Visualize their next idea and design, market, and launch it to market • Tackle tough brand, marketing, and advertising challenges with novel strategies & solutions • Design and package consumer products into compelling experiences• Create beautiful, useful, and successful web, mobile, and desktop applications • Gain operational and strategic insight from his experience in hundreds of company and product launchesA trained designer and lateral thinker, he can masterfully dissect and visualize complex business models and relationships. As a trained design researcher allows him to easily immerse himself into any client problem. And, as a startup-focused entrepreneur, Justin brings his deep and diverse experiences to client projects in Analytics, Automotive, Big-data, B2B, B2C, Consumer Internet, Ecommerce, Education, Enterprise Software, Entertainment, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Internet, Mobile, Marketing Automation, Non-Profit, Pets, Quantified Self, SaaS, Search, Security, and Venture Capital.He is a published author and holds numerous hardware and software patents. He can also be found speaking and presenting at corporate and educational institutions, including Carnegie Mellon, Savannah College of Art & Design, University of Texas, Austin Community College, Macworld, and IDSA.Justin is a fan of all things Eames, thus he asks you channel your inner Charles: “Create the best for the most for the least.”
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Ceo And FounderThinktivAustin, Tx, Us -
Ceo & FounderThinktiv Jan 2005 - PresentAustin, Tx, UsWe are Value Creation Architects that help Private Equity investors and software-driven, mid-market executives build winning businesses as quickly as possible.Founded in 2005, Thinktiv is a value creation consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. We’re an elite team of business operators and software technology pioneers building a next-generation consultancy.We help companies win.— $25B in Private Equity Transactions Supported— $14B+ of Company Value Creation— $2B of Bad Deal Avoidance— 30+ Portfolio Investments— 25+ Industry Sectors Served— 16+ Years of Digital Transformation Experience— Hundreds of Companies & Products TransformedBecome a Value Creation Architect at Thinktiv and help us transform companies into the most valuable version of themselves. -
Board Member & Managing PartnerOrizon Fund May 2024 - PresentOrizon is the leading accelerator fund for musculoskeletal innovation. In collaboration with OREF, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, we're reshaping the journey of Grantee-led innovations into market-ready solutions. -
Investor/AdvisorClearday Jan 2019 - PresentSan Antonio, Texas, UsClearday is an innovative longevity care and wellness company, with a modern, hopeful vision for making high-quality care options more accessible, affordable, and empowering for older Americans and those who love and care for them. Through our subsidiary Memory Care America (MCA), we operate a network of highly-rated residential memory care communities in four U.S. states. With our Clearday at Home™ and Clearday Clubs™ concepts, we are bringing the same standard of excellence found in our MCA residential facilities to in-home digital care and daytime-only care models that are dramatically less expensive than residential care options. -
Investor & MentorAceable 2014 - PresentAustin, Texas, UsAceable is a mobile learning platform built to make required learning fun, accessible, and effective. Thinktiv worked with Aceable to transform it’s brand, product, and go-to-market strategy before it’s launch. Launched in Texas in early 2014, Aceable is a top performer in the Apple App Store. It averages a top-ten place in the Education category for realized revenue. -
Investor & AdvisorOjo Labs Mar 2015 - PresentAustin, Texas, UsOJO Labs creates intelligent technology that helps humans make their most important purchase decisions. Our revolutionary platform activates the knowledge of entire industry ecosystems to support complex consumer purchase journeys. For consumers, OJO is the consultative agent that provides the personalized intelligence they need to make informed buying decisions related to life’s biggest investments. For brands and businesses related to major consumer investments, OJO is the trusted representative that provides proactive, consultative service to prospects, before they are ready to engage with humans. OJO Labs is based in Austin, Texas. -
Founding Investor/AdvisorPreciate Jul 2017 - PresentDallas, Tx, UsMore people working remotely. Dispersed teams. Reduced travel and events. The world needs a platform dedicated to building strong relationships and engagement no matter where people work. Preciate delivers the future of relationship building.Preciate Social is a virtual socializing platform for businesses and teams. Social was built from the ground up to provide a fully immersive experience that replicates the atmosphere of real-life business socials and mixers.Used in over 1,700 companies around the world, Preciate's peer-to-peer recognition system is built to optimize your employees' ability to build strong, authentic relationships and increase performance and motivation. -
Investor & AdvisorAltr 2016 - PresentMelbourne, Florida, UsALTR is a paradigm-shifting SaaS platform for information security and breach prevention. For enterprises and SMBs struggling with information protection and related compliance risk exposure, ALTR provides the first industrial strength application of the blockchain for sensitive data storage, protection, and immutable digital truth related to information access. Thinktiv is a strategic go-to-market partner to the company. -
InvestorQuickgifts Aug 2010 - PresentAustin, Tx, UsAs the world's leading platform for the distribution, marketing and fulfillment of local merchant gift cards, QuickGifts allows nearly 6,000 top local merchants to maximize the revenue from their most profitable transactions. The company allows leading local restaurants, spas, specialty retailers and other outstanding local merchants to effectively compete with top national merchants for $150B in annual consumer gift card spend - across diverse online and offline distribution channels and retail points of sale. Merchants use the QuickGifts OneLink solution to market and fulfill their in-store gift cards across the online and social marketing channels they control. The company also maintains a growing base of distribution partners that span online retailing, corporate rewards, and big-box offline retail, where local merchants can effectively market their cards alongside major national brands. -
Founding Investor & AdvisorConceivable Oct 2013 - PresentAustin, Texas, UsConceivable is a modern fertility program that radically increases a woman’s natural ability to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. Our integrated, personalized system helps identify and address underlying health factors that may be preventing women from conceiving or carrying a baby to term. Based on over 15 years of clinical practice and endorsed by leading fertility specialists, the Conceivable approach has helped thousands of diagnosed infertile women change the course of their fertility, and achieve their dream of parenthood.Thinktiv co-founded the company with Kirsten Hurder-Karchmer, and acts as an ongoing strategic/operating partner to the business. -
MentorCapital Factory Jan 2014 - PresentAustin, Tx, UsCapital Factory is the entrepreneurial center of gravity in Austin, Texas. Located in the middle of downtown, Capital Factory has 50,000 square feet full of startups and entrepreneurs. Take classes to learn the skills that startups need, attend meet ups to find a co-founder, rent a desk for you startup or apply for funding and mentorship in the Incubator.I spend time mentoring entrepreneurs on Product, Marketing, and User Experience. -
Board Member, President303 Condominums 2013 - PresentPresident of the condominium association.
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InvestorPrysm Inc. 2008 - PresentMilpitas, California, UsPrysm is a leading provider of video wall solutions, based on the company’s groundbreaking Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology. Backed by nearly $150M of private equity capital, Prysm engaged Thinktiv as their outsourced, turnkey partner for visual brand design, market messaging, marketing content development, and demand generation programs. Thinktiv played this critical role for the company for over four years, supporting the expansion of Prysm’s product line and initiatives into new market sectors. -
Board Member & InstructorAustin Center For Design Jan 2012 - PresentAustin, Texas, UsAustin Center for Design exists to transform society through design and design education. This transformation occurs through the development of design knowledge directed towards all forms of social and humanitarian problems. Launched in 2011 out of Thinktiv along with founder and managing director Jon Kolko. -
InvestorPricelock 2006 - PresentPricelock is the leading provider of Auctions, Listings, People and Jobs to the Energy Industry.
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Investor & Commercialization PartnerUphold Inc. 2018 - 2019New York, New York, UsLXDX was a pioneer in developing the first true low-latency cryptocurrency exchanges powering public retail exchanges and private exchanges for institutional block trading. LXDX was acquired by Uphold — a leading finance innovation platform. -
Founding InvestorLooknook Aug 2012 - Jun 2016Austin, Texas, UsWe’ve re-imagined Interior Design. LookNook provides expert design guidance without costly design fees, empowering you to transform your space... and your life.Want to transform the nooks where you live, eat, sleep, play or work? Explore hundreds of room designs, curated to inspire every taste!You’re in control of choosing the best look for the rooms that matter most in your life. Search by styles to choose the perfect starting point.With LookLists and expert design consultants, we help you purchase the exact look you want, while saving you time and money. -
InvestorShopatron May 2013 - Nov 2015ACQUIRED by Vista Equity Partners December 2015.Thinktiv acted as a strategic partner to Shopatron starting in mid-2012 , helping the company execute a dramatic market repositioning - from its traditional SMB market focus to a model targeting large enterprise retailers and manufacturer brands. The success of that project resulted in me joining the Shopatron Board in 2013, a position I held through the company's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in November 2015.———Shopatron is the world’s leading SaaS platform for distributed order management, enabling enterprise retail brands and retailers worldwide to quickly deploy and evolve dynamic, omni-channel fulfillment models that delight customers and drive profitable growth. With the retail industry’s only truly open, multi-tenant SaaS architecture for distributed order management, Shopatron is redefining standards of shopper convenience at a dramatically lower cost than with licensed software. Over 1,000 retailers and retail brands around the globe use Shopatron every day to optimize inventory performance, save sales, and increase enterprise profitability.
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InvestorSocialware Jan 2011 - Oct 2015Austin, Tx, UsACQUIRED by ProofPoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) - 2015.Socialware provides the most comprehensive set of solutions for regulated firms and their employees to generate business, comply with regulations and manage risk on social media. The Socialware platform offers a comprehensive set of modules that provides specific solutions for different groups and needs within a firm, including risk management, sales, marketing, compliance and IT. Socialware’s wide range of solutions allow firms and their customers to trust that the business they conduct on social is safe, compliant, relevant and effective. Socialware is a trusted partner to more than 150 of the leading firms in the U.S. -
Founding InvestorMydocket Nov 2012 - Sep 2014Austin, Tx, UsThinktiv co-founded Handshakez (myDocket) with CEO Jason Wesbecher. Company secured Series A funding in March 2013 from Austin Ventures, Floodgate, First Round Capital, CrunchFund and Valhalla Partners.The buying and selling of B2B products is one of the most opaque and adversarial processes in business. And you know what? It doesn’t have to be. We started Handshakez to make the B2B sales process incrementally easier and more transparent for all involved by humanizing it and taking it out of email. -
Founding Investor & AdvisorEnergytics Jul 2011 - Nov 2013ACQUIRED by Genscape (November 2013). Energytics is a big data analytics platform that predicts future congestion and price variability in wholesale electricity markets.
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Business & Strategic Creative ConsultantB-Side 2005 - 2009B-Side is the premier distributor of Independent film. B-Side provides acquisition, marketing, and distribution services to filmmakers, festivals, and distributors.Worked — from the literal kitchen table — up through Series B investment as B-side’s strategic creative consultant. Worked directly with the CEO to conceive and launch the first marketing materials and festival product. Worked with other executive team members to lead Marketing, Product, and Brand initiatives. • Critical contributor in launching all versions of the festival platform and marketing collateral• Designed and launched one of the first streaming on-demand film platforms• Marketed and Designed 10’s of independent film packages and campaigns• Worked with hundreds of festivals, filmmakers and their brands• Responsible for managing the brand, product design, and marketing initiatives
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Creative DirectorAustin Music Foundation 2002 - 2007Austin, Tx, UsThe Austin Music Foundation (AMF) is a non-profit organization that fuels Austin's creative economy by offering innovative career-development and music-business education programs for musicians. Brand, marketing, and positioning consultant. Worked with the founding members to create a compelling brand platform to grow the organization. -
Director Of Research And CommunicationsD:E Creative May 2002 - Jan 2006Austin, Tx, UsCreated the ‘user experience’ practice and developed it into a profitable core business line. • Streamlined asset management, work-flow, and productization of creative services• Responsible for securing new business from Fortune 500 level companies and start-ups• Integrated user research and communication design into practice and developed discount ethnography techniques• Matured the organization by focusing on securing strategic design programs; growing beyond implementation roles• Educated existing clients about new core services and launched new programs• Helped define key product mix and aesthetic decisions based on observed research and participatory workshops• Set visual design and materials strategy for product design programs• Pioneered ‘dissection’ discipline by documenting product’s materials and construction• Published in Core 77: http://www.core77.com/reactor/07.04_petro01.asp• Published in AIGA Quarterly: http://bit.ly/1wTJwqN (PDF)• Awarded multiple patents for product innovations• Speaker at Austin Community College, IDSA, Macworld, Savanaa College of Art & Design, University of Texas, • Clients: AMD, Bluespan, Dell, Frogpad, Gateway, Motion Computing, and SC Johnson. -
Director Of User ExperienceD:E Creative 2002 - 2006Austin, Tx, UsDirector of research, communications and strategy group. -
Hci ConsultantVcinema 2005 - 2005Hyderabad, InUser experience consultant for a start-up focused on the then-new media streaming business. Created a new user interface that promoted content in a highly visual manner. Responsible for all product design tasks: Feature roadmap development, Wireframing, Information Architecture, and Visual Design. -
Hci SpecialistTrilogy May 2000 - Apr 2001Austin, Tx, UsFounded in 1989, Trilogy has enjoyed years of profitable success working exclusively with Global 1000 companies. Trilogy provides technology powered business services that result in transformational economic value for its customers. Unique in the industry, Trilogy ties its own revenue directly to the economic value it delivers. Trilogy business services are focused on the Automotive, Insurance and Telecom industries.Worked as a cross-vertical HCI specialist helping different business units. • Developed Trilogy’s next generation Telecommunications platform: Compass• Evaluated product direction and course corrected the project trajectory• Created a visual design and architecture that could scale both visually and architecturally • Incorporated persona and use-case driven development process -
Creative Director / Product ManagerTrilogy 2000 - 2001Austin, Tx, UsCo-developed and conceived of Trilogy's Leadership.com, a $10M platform targeted at solving the Fortune 500's leadership, management, and organizational challenges. Leadership.com lead the industry in Human Resource technology. From streaming video, to organizational data mining, to knowledge sharing, Leadership paved the way for future players like LinkedIn, YouTube, and Quora. • Grew the product suite from one module to a suite of nine in a span of ten months• Architected a cohesive product suite with a consistent look, feel, and interaction standards• Educated and indoctrinated team with HCI best practices and a Design focused process• Awarded multiple patents for user interface and product innovations• Clients: Bristol Myers Squibb, Ford, Tricon, and Trilogy -
Visual Interaction DesignerMaya 1998 - 2000Pittsburgh, Pa, UsDefined a new industry role by blending visual and interaction design — the Visual Interaction Designer. Worked at Maya while attending Carnegie Mellon University then secured a full-time role after graduation. The cross-disciplinary role included responsibilities in Industrial Design, HCI, and Content Creation. And, I was a robot builder. • Critical contributor in projects from their inception to delivery• Facilitated technical communication between engineering, design and HCI• Created award winning and patented work for Siemens Fire Panel System: http://sbt.siemens.com/FIS/productdoc/catalogs/6300.pdf (PDF)• Worked to develop a first of its kind Financial exchange with Merrill Lynch, named MLX• 2001 Financial NetNews Best Institutional Brokerage Website - Merrill Lynch MLX• Lead role in bringing MoBot robots to life at the Carnegie and Hunts Museums• Clients: ADT Automotive, Carnegie Museum, Merrill Lynch, and Siemens\Cerberus. -
Facilities ManagerCarnegie Mellon University 1997 - 1999Pittsburgh, Pa, UsProgram & Student Manager• Managed student team of 4• Responsible for CMU’s computer cluster alarm system testing, maintenance, and repair• Clusters contained fiber-optic alarms that required extensive training and skill to manage• Trusted to manage cluster computer assets in the tens of millions of dollars -
InternDual Temp Company 1996 - 1997Allentown, Pa, UsDesign and CAD Intern• Designed early HVAC automation system using Excel ‘s DDE functionality to communicate remotely to monitor and change building temperature.• Additional responsibilities included graphic design, drafting, and program management. -
DraftsmanArencibia Associates, Inc. 1994 - 1995Quakertown, Pennsylvania, UsAutocad draftsman, managed document change requests, digitized sketches, and general document organization.
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityCommunication Design -
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Swain Academy
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Justin Petro attended Carnegie Mellon University, Southern Lehigh High School, Swain Academy.
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Justin Petro has skills like User Experience, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Product Management, Start Ups, Mobile Devices, Web Design, Product Design, User Interface Design, E Commerce, User Centered Design, Information Architecture.
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Justin Petro's colleagues are Aaron Farley, Evan Marshman, Collin Gibbons, Thinktiv Research, Alex Pappas, Brendan Torres.
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