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    Nick Soman

    Nick Soman

    Very good dancer and Decent CEO. Was Growth Lead at Gusto, also founded Reveal, scaled to MMs, sold to Napster. Stanford BA, Harvard MBA, dad AF.

    Entrepreneur San Francisco Stanford University '02
    medium.com
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    Experience
    Decent
    Decent
    Founder
    MightySignal
    Exit
    MightySignal
    Advisor
    Lynx
    Lynx
    Advisor
    Gusto
    Gusto
    Growth Product Lead 2016 - 2017 (over 1 year)
    Rhapsody
    Rhapsody
    New Product Owner 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    Working on something new.

    * Led all product ideation, research, and design efforts for a new stand-alone streaming music app with superior utility, value, and appeal... more vs. current market leaders.
    * Directing a team of more than 30 product managers, designers, user testers, and developers to deliver alpha and beta builds.
    * Successfully integrated Reveal into Rhapsody, surpassing the board's product and team goals for the acquisition.
    Reveal
    Exit
    Reveal
    Founder, CEO 2011 - 2015 (over 3 years)
    Built a chat app to cure loneliness. Hired an outstanding team of 10 and scaled it to millions of users. Acquired by Rhapsody in April 2015.

    PRODUCT
    * Built the... more world's best anonymous chat app to cure loneliness.

    GROWTH
    * Scaled to millions across iOS, Android and web, ramping growth to >50,000 signups per day.

    TEAM
    * Raised from top investors and hired an outstanding team from Amazon, Google, and Zynga.

    ACQUISITION
    * With multiple offers, sold to Rhapsody International in April 2015.
    Amazon
    Exit
    Amazon
    Senior Product Manager on Kindle 2010 - 2011 (about 1 year)
    Delivered features including Real Page Numbers on Kindle.
    Strategic Decisions Group
    Strategic Decisions Group
    Senior Consultant 2004 - 2008 (about 4 years)
    Fastest-rising consultant in firm history.
    Speak On It
    Speak On It
    Founder 2002 - 2008 (over 6 years)
    Created and taught free public speaking workshops for at-risk youth.
    ec0mission
    ec0mission
    Advisor
    Founder
    Reveal, Speak On It, Decent
    Employee
    Amazon, Gusto, Rhapsody, Strategic Decisions Group
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    ec0mission, Lynx, MightySignal
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Growth advisor
    Helping startups grow
     
    Education
     
    About
    Skills
    Growth Hacking Product Management Leadership Company Culture Fundraising UI/UX Design
    Locations
    Seattle Sausalito San Francisco Bay Area
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