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Scott Hurff
Founder & Chief Product Officer at Churnkey
Author of Designing Products People Love
- SaaS
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Santa Monica, CA
Scott grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and started a bunch of dumb businesses but always made money.
He went to college at Wake Forest in North Carolina, majoring in Political Science and Economics. During his time in college, Scott was very political and interned in DC.
Then, he realized that he loved starting businesses. He started a company in college and became EIR at a Boston VC firm after graduation to work on it.
When that failed, Scott joined pre-IPO ChannelAdvisor and worked directly with founder/CEO Scot Wingo.
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BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Scott Hurff
Founder & Chief Product Officer at Churnkey
Author of Designing Products People Love
- 📍Santa Monica, CA
- SaaS
- Entrepreneur
Scott grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and started a bunch of dumb businesses but always made money.
He went to college at Wake Forest in North Carolina, majoring in Political Science and Economics. During his time in college, Scott was very political and interned in DC.
Then, he realized that he loved starting businesses. He started a company in college and became EIR at a Boston VC firm after graduation to work on it.
When that failed, Scott joined pre-IPO ChannelAdvisor and worked directly with founder/CEO Scot Wingo.
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Timeline
Sep 2020 - Present
Churnkey
Founder & Chief Product Officer
Sep 2017 - Jun 2022
Casa Inc.
Founding Designer & Head of Design
Aug 2016 - Feb 2018
Philosophie Group Inc.
Director of Product Design
Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
Tinder
Product Manager & Lead Designer
Apr 2007 - Jan 2010
ChannelAdvisor
Global Product Marketing Manager
Ask me
| Why do you now prefer B2B companies over B2C, after spending ~15 years working in B2C startups? |
| How did Tinder's Super Like — the most successful early revenue product at the company — start with "This should take a week. It's just adding a button," and how did you create the template for Tinder's revenue ecosystem? |
| What did you see inside Tinder and what did it teach you about subscription businesses? |
| What is the key to designing products that people love? |
| What have you learned in your years of entrepreneurship? |
