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About
Aaron Ward is the co-founder and CEO of Huckleberry, a company developing AI-based executive coaching aimed at making such coaching more widely accessible. He previously worked at AskNicely, which focused on recognition for frontline workers. Ward is a Māori New Zealander of Ngāti Maru descent.
Founder at Ask Nicely
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Ask Nicely's investors · 6
Angel HQWellington · $5K – $600K checks · since 2021Arc AngelsAuckland · since 2021Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2021Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2021Icehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M checks · since 2021NZ Growth Capital PartnersAuckland · since 2021
Experience
- HuckleberryCo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- AskNicelyCo-founder & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- AskNicelyCo-founder & Chief Strategy Officer2023 — 2024Portland, Oregon, United States
- AskNicelyCo-founder & CEO2014 — 2023Portland, Oregon, United States
- LeapThought NZ LtdGeneral Manager, Products and Innovation2013 — 2014Auckland, New Zealand
- Red Pill LabsFounder2013 — 2014New Zealand
- Mighty River PowerManager, Digital and Business Development2010 — 2013
- Mighty River PowerManager, Product Development and Strategy2009 — 2011
- Mighty River PowerStrategy, Imagineering & Marketing2007 — 2009
- Tickle Photo LtdCo-founder and Managing Director2004 — 2009
- ConfidentialStrategic Product Development2005 — 2006
- Telecom New ZealandStrategic Projects Manager2002 — 2004
- OrangeHead of International Strategic Marketing2000 — 2002Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
SaaS1Leadership14Management3Business Planning28Digital Strategy33Marketing Strategy22Product Development21Start-ups59Business Strategy42Entrepreneur3Financial Modeling4Brand Development19
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Ward?
- Aaron Ward is the co-founder and CEO of Huckleberry, a company developing AI-based executive coaching aimed at making such coaching more widely accessible. He previously worked at AskNicely, which focused on recognition for frontline workers. Ward is a Māori New Zealander of Ngāti Maru descent.
- Where does Aaron Ward work?
- Aaron Ward is Founder of Ask Nicely.
- What companies did Aaron Ward found?
- Aaron Ward founded Ask Nicely.
- Where did Aaron Ward go to school?
- Aaron Ward studied at Stanford University (Executive Program for Growing Companies (EPGC)); Long Bay College.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia1,909
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Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
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Ask Nicely mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mighty River Power2
Also worked at Telecom New Zealand21
Danny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupSkyla McDonaldExecutive Assistant at Hoxton VenturesHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandCarolynChief Credit Officer at Terra Firma Capital CorporationKarin LouženskáCOO at Rockaway VenturesDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty Ventures
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Also worked at Orange98
Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalBen SmithTechnology Partner at Inreach VenturesPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVC
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