Will Jamieson
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Charleston, SC, United States
Toptal member since July 24, 2022
Will co-founded Yik Yak, a leading anonymous social networking platform raising a total of $73.5 million in venture capital before selling to Square. He is passionate about embarking on new challenges, and he bootstrapped and led and interactive video startup to multiple seven figures in revenue as CEO.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Blockchain
- Gamification
- Growth Marketing Product Manager
- Management
- Marketing
- Non-fungible Tokens (NFT)
- Product Strategy
- Strategy
Work Experience
Director of Product
Origyn Foundation
- Helped develop the OGY NFT standard used across the ICP blockchain and apply its utility to many real-world applications.
- Developed client relationships with many globally recognized organizations to mint real-world assets onto the blockchain.
- Led the launch of the OGY Minting studio, which the Italian government used to certify the provenance of 100% made-in-Italy products.
Founder
Under NDA
- Developed a concept for a unique blockchain game to implement many world-first accomplishments.
- Created an organic marketing strategy to sell out the NFT collection in less than 20 minutes with $0 spent on marketing.
- Devised a custom bidirectional polygon to the Ethereum NFT bridge.
CEO
Stream Live, Inc.
- Served as the company's CEO and led the initiative to pivot from a purely live video streaming solution to a live interactive gaming platform.
- Led the company from zero to seven figures in revenue by guiding the product pivot.
- Closed many enterprise SaaS deals with some of the world's largest brands and media companies.
Co-founder
Yik Yak, Inc.
- Developed the initial versions of the Android application.
- Co-developed the go-to-market strategy to make the product viral on college campuses nationwide.
- Worked on the product strategy to determine what features and functionalities would be most impactful to users.
Project History
The Q
Led the complete product initiative within Stream Live, Inc. to shift the product focus from purely a live video platform to a live interactive gaming engine.
We worked with many key customers, including Dallas Mavericks, News Corp, DMGT, NBA Top Shot, and AB InBev.
Yik Yak Android App
Led the Android application development, used by millions of people.
NASA Eclipse from Space
https://mashable.com/article/total-solar-eclipse-livestreamLed the sale cycles and technology implementation for NASA 2017 solar eclipse preparation.
Brahma Live
Led the design and implementation of a customer engagement loyalty campaign with AB InBev's brand Brahma.
This technology-enabled campaign helped the brand collect first-party data and increase participation on their loyalty portal.
Skills
Tools
Slack, Firebase Analytics, Jira, Figma
Paradigms
Gamification, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), B2C, B2B2C, Agile Product Management, Agile Software Development, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Agile Project Management, Agile, Scrum
Platforms
Blockchain, Blockchain Platforms
Industry Expertise
Bitcoin, Education Technology (Edtech)
Other
Android, Marketing, Product Strategy, Management, Sales, Strategy, Growth Marketing Product Manager, Digital Marketing, Business to Consumer (B2C), Digital Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Feature Planning, Wireframe to Product, Video Streaming, Product Consultant, Web & Mobile Applications, Distributed Team Management, Marketing Strategy, Auditing, Product Strategy Consultant, Go-to-market Plans, B2C Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Business Plan Consulting, Revenue Strategy, Product Management, A/B Testing, Analytics, Intellectual Property Licensing, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Product Licensing, Licensing, Feature Roadmaps, Financials, MVP Design, Mobile Apps, Growth Marketing, Growth, SEO Tools, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Proof of Concept (POC), Roadmaps, New Products, New Product Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Roadmaps, SQL, Data Analytics, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Social Communication, Product Growth, Go-to-market Strategy, Trading, Monetization, Cost Analysis, Investing, Mobile Wallet, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Trade Finance, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Timelines, Technical Consulting, Crypto, Solution Architecture, Cryptocurrency, DApps, ICO, Tokenomics, Revenue Modeling, Pricing Strategy, Startups, Cryptocurrency Development, Cryptocurrency Payments, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Technical Product Management, CTO, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Engineering, Enterprise Software, Over-the-top Content (OTT), News Media, Publishing, Product Delivery, Consumer Applications, Communication, Discovery Workshops, Functional Requirements, User Stories, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Ideation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Feasibility Studies, Market Research, Cross-functional Collaboration, User Experience (UX), Smart Contracts, Ethereum Smart Contracts, Finance, Product Frameworks, Digital Production, Scope Management, B2B Sales Pipeline, Brand Building, Business Consulting, Sales Strategy, Games, Fintech, Community Growth, B2B, Direct to Consumer (D2C), SEO Marketing, Stock Market, Stock Exchange, White Papers, Machine Learning, Conversational AI, Videos, Web Video
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