Product Leader, Designer, Investor, & Coach.
Direct: tom@gib.by
I am a seed and growth stage product leader, founder, and hacker based in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY.
I truly care about listening to customers, fostering effective cross-discipline communication, paying attention to detail, promoting great design, and maintaining a positive outlook.
As a founder, fractional leader, or a member of seed/growth stage teams, I have played a pivotal role in planning, design, engineering, and marketing of '0-1' products that drive revenue and build competitive advantage.
I truly care about listening to customers, fostering effective cross-discipline communication, paying attention to detail, promoting great design, and maintaining a positive outlook.
As a founder, fractional leader, or a member of seed/growth stage teams, I have played a pivotal role in planning, design, engineering, and marketing of '0-1' products that drive revenue and build competitive advantage.
Fall '23
Currently doing fractional Head of Product / Development
work
for
seed stage companies while coaching some "What if?" stage founders.
Represented by Kristin
@ Egan Judson
Experience
PebblePost
Thru Series C
Co-Founder / VP Product / Dev for Direct Mail innovator.
CIRCA
Thru Series A
Head of Product for 2-sided lux marketplace.
Big Tunes
Hackquired
Head of Product for indie music crowdfunder.
Empire Ultimate
Exit
Founding Owner & Head Coach of top AUDL franchise.
Transactis
Exit
Head of Product Design for bill pay giant.
Areas of Expertise
🛠️
Product / Tech Founder Advisor
🦺
Fractional Head of Product
🗺️
Strategic Roadmap Development
💪🏼
Coaching, Mentorship, & Morale
📈
Product-Led Growth & Sales
💳
Customer Acquisition & Retention
👾
Full Stack Prototyping / Build
💌
Digital→Direct Mail Thought Leadership
🔒
Information Security / Compliance
📲
Cross-platform App Development
🔮
Data Strategy & Enrichment
🎨
Product Design + UI + UX
🧩
Integrations x Biz Dev
🛒
Circular / Marketplace E-commerce
🛫
Cross-border E-commerce
🤝
Vendor Selection / Management
🌍
Outsource Vetting / Management
🧊
Gleaming the Cube
🌌
Engaging the Flowzone
Side Projects for Fun
Headshot
Posts
Wrote an article about an interview question that my friend and colleague Rob Victor devised. Works great for hiring exceptional employees for modern 0-25-stage companies.
1.14.23
I needed to replace Doodle for scheduling my sandlot baseball game, yearly trip to North Tahoe, meet ups w/ fmr. engineering colleagues, and all the casual events that are part of our lives.
The once-simple-and-slick Doodle was monetized by new owners who introduced feature complexity and painted it with ads. The pro features are overkill for casual users.
Pickle is dead simple. The organizer sets up their...
Tom Gibbons
NYC-based Head of Product & Technology
Call or SMS 718-989-1414
"Gibby" is my childhood nickname