Andrew Jones
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Maxwell S.
It has been a pleasure working with Andrew. He has been a wonderful addition to the Simpo Team and has really made his impact felt on our product. He has a fantastic knack for understanding what customers need and how to distill key signals from all of the noise. His ability to prioritize and to use data/metrics to make decisions has been critical for our products' success and increasing our overall ability to drive adoption with users.
Sebastian Heyneman
Andrew is amazingly easy to work with, action-oriented, and a true problem-solver. He is someone who comes to work early, works incredibly hard -- and does it all with a welcoming, friendly demeanor. He is someone who demonstrates a love for creating products and an understanding of the frameworks that make product development efficient. If you have a chance to work with Andrew, don't miss out!
Maxwell S.
It has been a pleasure working with Andrew. He has been a wonderful addition to the Simpo Team and has really made his impact felt on our product. He has a fantastic knack for understanding what customers need and how to distill key signals from all of the noise. His ability to prioritize and to use data/metrics to make decisions has been critical for our products' success and increasing our overall ability to drive adoption with users.
Sebastian Heyneman
Andrew is amazingly easy to work with, action-oriented, and a true problem-solver. He is someone who comes to work early, works incredibly hard -- and does it all with a welcoming, friendly demeanor. He is someone who demonstrates a love for creating products and an understanding of the frameworks that make product development efficient. If you have a chance to work with Andrew, don't miss out!
Maxwell S.
It has been a pleasure working with Andrew. He has been a wonderful addition to the Simpo Team and has really made his impact felt on our product. He has a fantastic knack for understanding what customers need and how to distill key signals from all of the noise. His ability to prioritize and to use data/metrics to make decisions has been critical for our products' success and increasing our overall ability to drive adoption with users.
Sebastian Heyneman
Andrew is amazingly easy to work with, action-oriented, and a true problem-solver. He is someone who comes to work early, works incredibly hard -- and does it all with a welcoming, friendly demeanor. He is someone who demonstrates a love for creating products and an understanding of the frameworks that make product development efficient. If you have a chance to work with Andrew, don't miss out!
Maxwell S.
It has been a pleasure working with Andrew. He has been a wonderful addition to the Simpo Team and has really made his impact felt on our product. He has a fantastic knack for understanding what customers need and how to distill key signals from all of the noise. His ability to prioritize and to use data/metrics to make decisions has been critical for our products' success and increasing our overall ability to drive adoption with users.
Sebastian Heyneman
Andrew is amazingly easy to work with, action-oriented, and a true problem-solver. He is someone who comes to work early, works incredibly hard -- and does it all with a welcoming, friendly demeanor. He is someone who demonstrates a love for creating products and an understanding of the frameworks that make product development efficient. If you have a chance to work with Andrew, don't miss out!
Credentials
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Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
Scrum.org
Experience
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Brightidea
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Product Manager
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Simpo
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Lead
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Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
SaaS platform enabling simple user onboarding & education. Backed by Redpoint & Menlo Ventures. • Established OKRs and prioritization frameworks, providing structure for both strategic and tactical decision-making. Enabled proactive product decisions (vs. being largely reactive to customers). • Spearheaded entrance to mid-market. Focused on "onboarding" use case, simplified feature packages and pricing, and worked closely with Marketing on GTM planning. • Managed new onboarding “Checklists” feature to provide users a self-serve, at-will onboarding experience (user flow, PRD, design/engg review). • Sorted backlog of 1,000+ tasks (using modified RICE framework and JIRA integration). Show less
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Strings
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Lead
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Apr 2019 - Jun 2020
Social/creator economy startup spun out of venture studio. • Led product discovery, identifying target audiences & use cases, focusing on small-scale, niche creators and independent teachers to tell and monetize stories. • Guided feature development related to privacy, growth (e.g., QR codes to invite groups of users outside of direct networks like phone or email), discovery, and monetization (e.g., tipping, subscriptions, Stripe integration) • Prioritized roadmap to focus on onboarding, navigation, and invitations—leading to 23% higher D2 retention, 39% higher session minutes, and 12% more invitations sent. • Created product playbook, including vision/OKRs, PRD format, and prioritization frameworks. Show less
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The Cole Group
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager
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May 2017 - Apr 2019
TCG places CMOs and CROs at VC-backed companies (e.g., Stripe, Figma, Twilio, Doordash). I managed zero-to-one efforts to build a data-heavy product to increase recruiter efficiency. • Identified top addressable challenges (interviews, task flows, and internal data) • Developed and prioritized solutions, managed roadmap, collaborated w/ design and engg • Led development of features including: cohort analysis tool, company/industry databases, search/filter/results pages, process automation, diversity attribution, analytics • Demonstrated substantial ROI (increased revenue, faster placement, higher NPS) • More detail: http://www.andrewmjones.com/work-samples/the-cole-group/ Show less
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SeeAround.me
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Founder / Head of Product
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Dec 2015 - May 2017
Location-based hyperlocal news app that I took from side project to startup. Led product, hired team, grew audience. • Validated concept with early research and prototyping. • Hired team of five: three developers, 2 content curators • Scaled adoption from zero to 34,000 downloads / 24,000 registered users / 1,000 WAUs • Content was primarily user-generated (links to third-party content would have metadata extracted) • We were working on using machine learning to extract location from 3rd party news sources to achieve greater scale (but this is a hard problem!) • More detail: http://www.andrewmjones.com/work-samples/seearoundme-case-study/ Show less
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VentureBeat
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Industry Analyst
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
• Conducted research on SaaS users and technologies, publishing research reports and articles. • 2MM+ views leading to $2.2MM in report sales & speaking / advisory engagements. • Consulting services: user research, market trends, product development, GTM, acquisitions. • Conducted research on SaaS users and technologies, publishing research reports and articles. • 2MM+ views leading to $2.2MM in report sales & speaking / advisory engagements. • Consulting services: user research, market trends, product development, GTM, acquisitions.
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Prophet
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Industry Analyst
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May 2013 - Dec 2014
(Altimeter Group was acquired by Prophet)• Wrote research reports focused mostly on B2B SaaS technologies (600K+ views)• Research-based advisory for clients including Salesforce, Adobe, Google, Toyota, Southwest Airlines.• Consulting for vendors on GTM positioning, industry research/trends, product roadmap.
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Senior Researcher
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Jun 2011 - Apr 2013
Responsible for research and advisory related to new, disruptive technologies, including consumer adoption and business innovation opportunities.Qualitative and quantitative research, including surveys and hundreds of interviews.
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Researcher
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Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
Qualitative and quantitative market and user research, including surveys and hundreds of interviews.
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iCrossing
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United States
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Advertising Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Media Manager
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2009 - 2010
(Acquired by Hearst Media) Managed $2MM+ in monthly spend for LEGO, AAA, Symantec, and others. Mostly SEM campaigns with extensive A/B testing, analysis, and optimization. (Acquired by Hearst Media) Managed $2MM+ in monthly spend for LEGO, AAA, Symantec, and others. Mostly SEM campaigns with extensive A/B testing, analysis, and optimization.
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Peace Corps
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Rural community development
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2007 - 2009
Worked with local micro-finance groups for women's business development (e.g., cheese, livestock) Authored grant applications, ultimately netting ~$500K for roads and school buildings Taught English K-6 and night class for adults Worked with local micro-finance groups for women's business development (e.g., cheese, livestock) Authored grant applications, ultimately netting ~$500K for roads and school buildings Taught English K-6 and night class for adults
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Education
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Claremont McKenna College
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government
