Nobu Nakaguchi
InvestorExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
New York, New York, United States
About
Chief Design Officer and co-founder of wedding company Zola, with over 15 years in user experience design and product management.
Experience
- Zola.comChief Design Officer / Co-Foundercurrent2013 — present
- Gilt GroupeSr. Director, User Experience2012
- Gilt GroupeDirector, Product Management2011 — 2012
- Gilt GroupeHead of User Experience, Gilt Taste2011
- Gilt GroupeDirector of User Experience2010
- nn27Design Director, Founder2008 — 2010
- Interpublic Group (IPG)User Experience Lead for New Business & Strategy2009 — 2010
- Salesforce.comInteraction Designer2008
- Rave WirelessDirector, Product Research + Development2007 — 2008
- Rave WirelessDirector, Product Management2005 — 2007
- Vettro (acquired by Antenna Software)Sr. Experience Designer2000 — 2004New York City Metropolitan Area
- IOMEDIAInteraction Designer1999 — 2000
- Architecture Plus Information (A+I)Designer1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Interaction Design29Design Strategy10User-centered Design38User Experience99Wireframes22Visual Design10Mobile Devices63Usability14Rapid Prototyping12User Flows10Product Development5User Research8
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Information ArchitectureProduct ManagementCreative DirectionStart-upsAgile MethodologiesUser Interface DesignLanguages Japanese
From Nobu's professional profile.
Colleagues at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner at 2048 Ventures
Ash Ashutosh
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Azade Hosseini
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Caroline Lucas
Marketing & Communications Coordinator at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Clayton Bryan
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Darren Yee
Senior Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
David Tisch
Partner at BoxGroup
Dee Dao
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nobu Nakaguchi?
- Chief Design Officer and co-founder of wedding company Zola, with over 15 years in user experience design and product management.
- Where does Nobu Nakaguchi work?
- Nobu Nakaguchi is Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund.
- Where did Nobu Nakaguchi go to school?
- Nobu Nakaguchi studied at Carnegie Mellon University (B.Arch, Architecture); New York University (MPS, Interactive Telecommunications (ITP)).
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