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Neil MackintoshCodeBase |
Mentor's bio
Neil spent over 25 years as a seminal part of the San Francisco/Silicon Valley tech ecosystem, helping to define the role designers play in the evolution of software products.
He is a design practice leader who has worked with legendary startups (CNET, Quokka, Napster, Topcoder) and agencies (iXL, Framfab, Razorfish) to create some of the industry’s earliest representations of fundamental product experiences such as streaming platforms, social media engagement, and file synching/sharing.Neil has led design for companies backed by top US venture firms (Sequoia, Kleiner, Harlem Capital) at every funding stage to multimillion dollar exits.He continues to work with founders and growth teams to deliver on critical objectives such as product/market fit and overall product vision, empowering startup leaders to focus on what they are building not just how they are building it.