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John Zeratsky

Investor

General Partner at Character

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $500K

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About

John Zeratsky is a co-founder and general partner at Character Capital, an investment firm focused on frontier software applications. The firm combines capital deployment with sprint-based methodologies, including the Design Sprint and Foundation Sprint, to assist technical founders in achieving product-market fit.

Contact· published on John's own website

Experience

  1. Character CapitalCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. ClickAuthor & Creatorcurrent2022 — present
  3. SprintAuthor & Creatorcurrent2012 — present
  4. Make TimeAuthor & Creatorcurrent2015 — present
  5. GVOperating Partner2011 — 2017San Francisco, CA
  6. YouTubeSenior Product Designer2010 — 2011
  7. GoogleProduct Designer2007 — 2009
  8. FeedBurnerDesign, Engineering, Copywriting2005 — 2007
  9. ZEMUFounder & Designer2003 — 2005
  10. University of Wisconsin-MadisonDesigner & Webmaster2004 — 2005
  11. The Badger HeraldDesign, Production, Writing, Management, etc2002 — 2005
  12. The Onion, Inc.Intern2003 — 2004
  13. Green Lake Sailing SchoolInstructor1998 — 2003

Skills & more

User Experience DesignInteraction DesignContent StrategyWritingWeb DevelopmentProduct ManagementDesign LeadershipUser-centered DesignUser Interface DesignWeb DesignInformation ArchitectureUser Interface
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Colleagues at Character

Eli Blee-Goldman
Co-Founder and General Partner at Character
Jake Knapp
Co-Founder and General Partner at Character

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Zeratsky?
John Zeratsky is a co-founder and general partner at Character Capital, an investment firm focused on frontier software applications. The firm combines capital deployment with sprint-based methodologies, including the Design Sprint and Foundation Sprint, to assist technical founders in achieving product-market fit.
Where does John Zeratsky work?
John Zeratsky is General Partner at Character.
What check size does John Zeratsky write?
John Zeratsky typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Where did John Zeratsky go to school?
John Zeratsky studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science, Journalism); Ripon College.

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