About
John Provine is co-founder and CEO of Voicepanel. He previously spent over a decade at Google in product and engineering roles across Search, Ads, and Maps, and three years at Optimizely leading developer products. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard and an MBA from Berkeley.
Founder at VoicepanelYC W24
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Voicepanel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, John can intro founders to Voicepanel's investors below.
Voicepanel's investors · 2
Co-founders at Voicepanel
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Asa SchacharFounder
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David
Experience
- VoicepanelCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- GoogleProduct Lead, Local Services2019 — 2023Mountain View, CA
- GoogleProduct Lead, Search Ads Targeting2017 — 2019Mountain View, California, United States
- OptimizelyDirector of Product Management2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- UpsightProduct Manager2013San Francisco, CA
- GoogleProduct Manager2010 — 2012New York, NY
- GoogleSenior Software Engineer2005 — 2010Mountain View, CA
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2004Redmond, WA
Skills & more
Product ManagementStrategic Thinking
From John's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Provine?
- John Provine is co-founder and CEO of Voicepanel. He previously spent over a decade at Google in product and engineering roles across Search, Ads, and Maps, and three years at Optimizely leading developer products. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard and an MBA from Berkeley.
- Where does John Provine work?
- John Provine is Founder of Voicepanel.
- What companies did John Provine found?
- John Provine founded Voicepanel.
- Where did John Provine go to school?
- John Provine studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2024 Batch); Harvard University (A.B. with honors, Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)).
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