Alan Jones's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Since 1995, I’ve worked with early-stage companies and new product development teams, on online strategy for communications, product development and marketing. I draw on hands-on experience founding and co-founding web and mobile startups, as well as senior management experience in larger companies including Yahoo!, News Digital Media and Microsoft. The lean startup services agency I co-founded was...

Since 1995, I’ve worked with early-stage companies and new product development teams, on online strategy for communications, product development and marketing. I draw on hands-on experience founding and co-founding web and mobile startups, as well as senior management experience in larger companies including Yahoo!, News Digital Media and Microsoft. The lean startup services agency I co-founded was acquired by BlueChilli in 2013 and I am now Chief Growth Hacker at BlueChilli, teaching lean startup skills across marketing, investor pitching and product development to the incubator's growing roster of startup entrepreneurs. I advise and invest in new Australian startups directly and through Blackbird Ventures, Startmate and Pollenizer Ventures. Shoestring Media's Mat Beeche listed me as one of Australia's Top Startup Mentors in 2012, 2013 and 2014. I’m an early investor in ChromaSun, Bugherd, OtherLevels, ScriptRock and Bugcrowd. In addition to BlueChilli I advise startup founders at Startmate, General Assembly, Majoran Distillery and in individual sessions. I’m great at product strategy, pitching, partnerships, social media, and copywriting. I can: • Help you create a brand, tagline, elevator pitch, investor summary, or presentation deck • Help you improve your pitch for any setting • Advise you on lean startup methodologies • Connect you to other potential mentors, investors, co-founders and suppliers • Introduce you to SAAS tools that might help you run your business • Pick you up when you’re feeling down • Reach things on the top shelfInvestor @ From May 2015 to Present (6 months) Investor @ From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Investor, advisor @ From June 2015 to Present (5 months) Chief Growth Hacker @ Teaching and advising in lean startup skills across marketing, investor pitching and product development to the incubator's growing roster of startup entrepreneurs. Representing BlueChilli to the startup community, industry and investors. From December 2013 to Present (1 year 11 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaInvestor, advisor @ Bugcrowd runs managed bug bounties for online business, where members of our curated crowd of security researchers compete to be the first to report security flaws for cash and kudos. Facebook, Google and Paypal have used this approach for years, now Bugcrowd makes it available to technology dependant companies of all shapes and sizes. From September 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Limited Partner @ Blackbird Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in inherently global Internet businesses formed by Australians. We back world-class founders who are setting out to make a difference in the world. Blackbird itself is a collection of Australia’s most successful startup founders and Silicon Valley’s top investors who want to help you succeed on a global stage. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) SydneyInvestor @ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/07/24/australian-business-software-firm-scriptrock-raises-1-2m-from-500-startups-peter-thiel-and-more/ From July 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) Sydney2nd Alan Rogers Chair for Higher Awesome Studies @ The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes a series of monthly $1,000 grants to projects and their creators. The money is given upfront in cash, check, or gold doubloons by groups of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees,” who form autonomous chapters around geographic areas or topics of interest. The Foundation provides these grants with no strings attached and claims no ownership over the projects it supports. It is, in the words of one of our trustees, a micro-genius grant for flashes of micro-brilliance. Since its humble beginnings, many Awesome Foundation chapters have sprung up globally to conserve, sustain, and support the worldwide ecosystem of awesomeness. Projects have included efforts in a wide range of areas including technology, arts, social good, and beyond. From August 2011 to Present (4 years 3 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaBoard observer, investor, advisor @ BugHerd is the world's simplest bug tracker for web designers, software developers, product managers, project managers, and their internal and external clients. It embeds directly into a website so bugs are flagged and managed visually without the need to fill out lengthy forms. You can try a free live demo of the product by visiting http://bugherd.com. From July 2011 to Present (4 years 4 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaInvestor @ Advising startup founders on product validation, customer messaging and communications. From March 2011 to Present (4 years 8 months) Co-Founder @ I help build web businesses. From October 2010 to Present (5 years 1 month) Mentor and Investor @ Startmate is a group of startup executives offering mentorship and seed financing to founders of internet software and hardware businesses based in Australia. We want to help the most exceptional technically-focused founders create world-class companies that solve customer problems. From August 2010 to Present (5 years 3 months) SydneyInvestor, Advisor @ Assisted the company with marketing communications and connections to other potential partners, employees and investors. Exited on successful initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2015. From November 2011 to April 2015 (3 years 6 months) Brisbane Area, AustraliaAdvisor @ Assisting the founder with marketing communications, brand, PR and seed round preparation. From September 2013 to December 2013 (4 months) Editor In Chief @ From Little Things is a publication and event series for the Australian startup community. We're helping entrepreneurs become better startup founders, and helping industry and government understand how they can support the startup community. Run on lean startup principles, From Little Things is starting little, and learning how to grow big through rapid, measurable iteration. Please help us help you, by telling us how we can do better at From September 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 4 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaCo-Founder @ PilatesSource.com.au brings together all things related to the Australian Pilates industry for the first time. I manage web design, development and online marketing. From January 2010 to December 2013 (4 years) Social Media Director @ Manage the marketing, communications and customer service aspects of TEDxSydney's relationship with its audience, working with a team of dedicated volunteer social media practitioners to provide 24x7 coverage leading up to and after the event. From 2010 to May 2013 (3 years) Co-Founder @ From August 2010 to July 2011 (1 year) Consulting Director of Product Development @ Advising this small early-stage team with a social calendaring product in beta on product strategy, interface design and focus. From December 2008 to December 2010 (2 years 1 month) Consulting Web Strategist @ Advising early-stage startups on product strategy, marketing communications and social media. From July 2008 to September 2010 (2 years 3 months) Chief Hindsight Officer @ Doing Words is my consulting business, which I established in 1995, and sometimes paused while I’ve co-founded startups and worked for corporates such as Microsoft, Yahoo! and News Digital Media. I do product strategy, web 2.0 community, marketing communications, content licensing, and the leadership and management of design, creative and technical teams. My clients are startups and the investors who back them. From January 1995 to January 2010 (15 years 1 month) chief hindsight officer @ Label supremo! Also I did everything, until I got some interns. From 2004 to 2010 (6 years) Community Manager (contract) @ Fostering the growth of a community of bluepulse users through social networking platforms, blogs, industry and consumer groups. Working with product team to fold user feedback into future product functionality. From January 2008 to March 2008 (3 months) editor, social media manager @ Reducing the cost of acquiring and retaining new customers by giving them more great reasons to return often. Building a platform to help you learn, share and interact more about the second-biggest financial commitment you'll ever make. From April 2007 to January 2008 (10 months) Advisor @ Advising the CEO and team in online communications, media relations, industry relations, product strategy. From October 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Project Manager, Carsguide @ Contract role on www.carsguide.com.au - Managing the implementation of new 'browsable search' technology - Managing the delivery of live and on-demand video - Advising on Web 2.0 and mobile strategy From September 2006 to December 2006 (4 months) Chief Product Officer and Co-founder @ Management of the product design and development process, online marketing and strategic alliances, content licensing. Company spokesperson for consumer and industry media. Buys donuts for everybody on Thursdays. From January 2003 to December 2005 (3 years) Managing Director @ Acquired this award-winning Australian online and interactive marketing agency, assisted the founders in restructuring the business to improve profitability and reposition the agency for future new business growth. Achieved goals and sold the business back to its founders. www.gomango.com.au From January 2003 to October 2003 (10 months) Product Director, Yahoo! South Asia @ Management of strategic product and service development for Yahoo!'s consumer services in English-language Asia. From December 2001 to January 2003 (1 year 2 months) Product Director, Yahoo! Australia & NZ @ Planning product strategy and managing the product development teams for Yahoo!'s business in Australia & NZ. From November 2000 to December 2001 (1 year 2 months) Senior Producer @ Yahoo!'s second employee in Australia, founding member of the local management team. Worked with Yahoo! Inc. to localise US online consumer products for Australian & NZ audience. Worked with local development team to design and build unique local services. From September 1997 to November 2000 (3 years 3 months) Producer, Sydney Sidewalk @ Producer on the startup team of Microsoft's venture into online city guide publishing. Led planning for editorial production, managed relationships with content publishers. From January 1996 to September 1997 (1 year 9 months) Founder, Director @ Project management, editorial, design, PR and marketing services for clients including MSN Australia, Telstra On Australia, Macromedia Asia Pacific, and Intel Australia. From January 1995 to March 1996 (1 year 3 months) Account Director @ Managed media relations and public affairs account teams for Australian and international technology clients including Bay Networks, Macromedia, Avid Technology, IBM, Austrade and Intel. From 1993 to 1995 (2 years) Editor, Australian Macworld Magazine @ Managed a production and editorial team of three, represented the publication to industry and advertisers, set the editorial direction of the magazine. From 1991 to 1993 (2 years) PR Manager @ All the media relations and government relations. From 1990 to 1991 (1 year) Account Executive @ From 1988 to 1990 (2 years) Ba (Applied Communication Studies), Media Production, Professional Writing, Public Relations @ University of Western Sydney From 1986 to 1989 Galston High School From 1977 to 1982 Alan Jones is skilled in: Product Management, Editing, Product Design, Online Advertising, Social Media, Brand Architecture, Market Research, User Interface Design, Online Marketing, Advertising, Video, Strategy, Start-ups, Copywriting, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, User Experience, Mobile Devices, Marketing Communications, Media Relations, Blogging, Marketing, Social Networking, Mobile Applications, Digital Strategy, Web Design, Content Management, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Web 2.0, SaaS, Information Architecture, E-commerce, Content Strategy, Facebook, SEM, Press Releases, Mobile Marketing, New Media, Web Analytics, Email Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Strategic Visionary