Jack Walsh
@jackwalsh
Product and growth leader building retention-driven platforms and AI products.
AustraliaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a product and growth-focused co-founder building software people actually want, from an AI job board to venture capital job and talent listings. At Himalayas, I centered work around growth and retention—most recently rebuilding the front-end with Next App Router and React 18 to fully leverage React Server Components, streaming with Suspense, and state in URLs for faster load times, improved UX, and better accessibility.
Earlier, I helped shape and scale product at UpGuard, where I introduced user retention and growth loops to the product team and shipped 30+ features (including a questionnaire builder, Zapier integration, role-based access control, and comparison tooling). I also built foundations for UpGuard’s self-service motion (PLG/PLS) and design system, and as the first employee at Spaceship helped drive growth from 3 people and $0 AUM to 40+ people, $200m+ in AUM, and 45,000+ customers.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Venture capital jobs & talent you can't find anywhere else. Venture Capital Careers is the world's #1 venture capital job board.
I focus on growth, retention, and product.
Most recently, I rebuilt our front-end using Next App Router and React 18 to take full advantage of RSCs, streaming with Suspense, and storing state in URLs. This means faster load times, improved user experience, and better accessibility.
In addition to product engineering, I think a lot about SEO, growth loops, and the features we need to ship next.
Built foundations of UpGuard's self-service motion (PLG and PLS) and their design system.
Built foundations of UpGuard's self-service motion, including PLG and PLS, and developed their design system.
Reported to CPO.
Introduced concept of user retention and growth loops to the product team, shaped roadmap for four quarters, and shipped over 30 features including UpGuard's questionnaire builder, Zapier integration, role-based access control, vendor shared profiles, vendor tiering, and vendor comparison tool.
Reported to CMO.
2x'd site-wide organic traffic
8.5x'd blog organic traffic (x,000 to xx,000)
Reported to CEO.
I joined Spaceship as the first employee and helped scale the business from 3 people, $0 AUM and no customers to over 40 people, $200m+ in AUM, and more than 45,000 customers.
Year 1: Growth
Year 2: Investments
Year 3: Product
Spaceship is backed by Horizons Ventures, Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Valar Ventures, AirTree Ventures, and Grok Ventures.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
2016 - 2016
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2016 -
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Sydney (2016).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
AustraliaAuthorized to work in
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