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James Monsees

Investor

Advisor at Siddhi Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

About

James Monsees has more than 15 years of experience as an executive and product designer. He co-founded JUUL Labs, serving as its Chief Product Officer from 2017 to 2020, and co-founded Pax Labs, Inc., where he was Chief Product Officer from 2015 to 2017; he also held CEO and COO roles at predecessor company Ploom Inc. Since 2020 he has worked as an independent investor and advisor on business and product strategy, and he holds a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.F.A. in Product Design from Stanford University.

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Experience

  1. JUUL LabsFounder, Chief Product Officer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  2. PAX Labs, Inc.Chief Product Officer2015 — 2017San Francisco, California
  3. PAX Labs, Inc.CEO2011 — 2015San Francisco, California
  4. PAX Labs, Inc.Founder, COO2007 — 2011San Francisco, California
  5. James Monsees Product DesignProduct Design Consultant2004 — 2008
  6. Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )Founding Fellow2005 — 2006
  7. Metaphase Design GroupProduct Designer2002 — 2003

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityMFA, Product Design2003 — 2005
  2. Kenyon CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Design Thinking39Persistence1Leadership3CAD5Mechanical Engineering3Product Design35Graphic Design1Design Strategy29User-centered Design8Concept Development2Entrepreneurship10User Experience6
+12 moreRapid PrototypingIndustrial DesignExperience DesignIdea GenerationStart-upsProduct DevelopmentEthnographyPrototypeSolidworksSketchingInteraction DesignService Design

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

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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Also attended Kenyon College10

Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsDavid HowertonCEO VendoIQ at Innovation StudioJustin SheehanInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalLiam MoranVice President at First AnalysisDavid ResnekovInvestor at GreatPoint VenturesRichie CarchiaAssociate at IA Capital Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at JUUL Labs2

Andrew PuschelInvestor at MatterScale VenturesVictor AsafovPartner, Technology Strategy at Raw Ventures

Also worked at PAX Labs, Inc.1

Michael SheetsChief Human Resources Officer at Red Cell Incubation

Also worked at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )10

Deena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalOguzhan AygorenExperts | Venture Partner at 212Enrique AllenManaging Partner at Designer FundDan BomzeAdvisor at Designer FundDeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside VenturesAnna-Lena SchindlPrincipal at Positron Ventures

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Colleagues at Siddhi Capital

Amber Bylund
SVP of Sales Strategy at Siddhi Capital
Amy Salerno
Co-Managing Partner at Siddhi Capital
Anne-Marie Packwood
VP of Finance and Operations at Siddhi Capital
Arnulfo Ventura
SVP of Strategy at Siddhi Capital
Brian Finn
Chairman at Siddhi Capital
Cheyenne Page
Director of Operations at Siddhi Capital
Cindy Stewart
Advisor at Siddhi Capital
Cody Berenson
SVP of Operations & Services at Siddhi Capital