I’m an experienced entrepreneur and product leader with 15 years in tech, scaling startups in EdTech, marketplaces, messaging, and SaaS. I’ve led product, growth, and data teams through multiple acquisitions, achieving 10x revenue growth and a 100x increase in users.
I build systems that learn and scale — from AI-powered logistics and onboarding to demand forecasting and activation flows. I combine data science, behavioral design, and first-principles execution to drive outcomes.
Key Roles
Recent work:
– CPO @ Plei → ML logistics, onboarding, pricing → 10× revenue
– Director of Growth @ Nearpod → Scaled to 75% of US K–12 → $650M exit
– COO @ LiveNinja → Led product + ops through acquisition by Net2Phone
– Advisor to AI-native startups: Clayful, Expedock
What I’m Great At
Leading cross-functional product orgs
Building predictive models (Random Forests, Logistic Regression, Neural Nets)
Architecting scalable data pipelines and analytics
Designing habit-forming products using behavioral science
Aligning incentives, decisions, and experiments with growth strategy
Consulting
I occasionally advise early-stage teams on growth strategy, AI/ML implementation, and product development. Sessions are paid to prioritize focused, committed teams. (Available remotely or in person.)
Referrals
“Jared's deep knowledge and remarkable ability to bring structure and frameworks to decision making make him an exceptional growth product leader.”
Maria Barrera, CEO of Clayful
“Jared knows how to lead when it comes to product management, growth, or just being the great entrepreneur that he is. Highly recommend.”
Miles Varghese, Growth Product Manager at Expedock