Greg Isenberg

CEO

Miami Beach, Florida, United States15 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

CEO of multiple successful internet companies.
Expert in product and growth strategies.
Featured in top publications like Forbes and Vanity Fair.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C SaaS expert with a strong focus on community-driven products.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyGrowth Strategy

Other Skills

Affiliate MarketingAnalyticsAngel InvestingContent StrategyConversion OptimizationDigital MarketingDigital MediaDigital StrategyE-commerceEmail MarketingEntrepreneurshipGoogle AdwordsGoogle AnalyticsInformation ArchitectureIntegrated Marketing

About

I'm the CEO/Co-Founder of Late Checkout, a holding company with a portfolio of internet businesses. Previously, I was the Head of Product Strategy at WeWork, an Advisor at TikTok and an Advisor at Reddit. I was the Founder/CEO of Islands, a messaging/community app that was acquired by WeWork. I was the Founder/CEO of 5by, a leading video discovery app which got acquired by StumbleUpon. I helped build one of the internet's most popular financial education communities Wall Street Survivor (acquired). I've helped build communities and technology products for brands like Microsoft, FedEX, NASCAR, TechCrunch and Wordpress. I've been featured on places like Vanity Fair, Forbes, Mashable, Fortune Magazine, L.A Times and have won Webby Awards. I share my thoughts on Twitter @gregisenberg (say hello). LINKS to some of my companies in my holdco🔗 gregisenberg.com (my guides, podcast, sign up to my weekly newsletter for updates) latecheckout.agency (product design agency that works with executives from Dropbox to Nike to Shopify) boringmarketing.com (agency to get you ranked on google) boringads.com (agency that creates profitable ad campaigns)

Experience

Reddit, inc.

Advisor

Aug 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs

Product strategy

Product Strategy

Late checkout

CEO & Co-Founder

Jun 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Late Checkout is a holding company that builds, acquires and incubates cash-flowing businesses that are powered by internet audiences and communities.
Learn more about our businesses at https://latecheckout.studio and work with us.

Wework

Head of Product Strategy

May 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

I defined and adjusted holistic technology product strategy for WeWork apps
I joined WeWork via Islands acquisition where I served as Founder/CEO

Product Strategy

Tiktok

Advisor

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Growth strategy

Growth Strategy

Islands

Founder & CEO (acquired by WeWork)

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs · San Francisco, California

Islands was a community platform for colleges. Imagine Discord but for college campuses.
Islands was backed by Greylock, Scott Belsky, Erik Torenberg, Howard Lindzon and others.

Stumbleupon

CEO, 5by (Acquired by Expa)

Sep 2013 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

I was on the StumbleUpon management team, with a focus on leading StumbleUpon video, corporate development and product advisory.
StumbleUpon was one of the largest social media websites by referring traffic. StumbleUpon was acquired by Expa.

5by

CEO & Founder (Acquired by StumbleUpon)

Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

The best videos on the internet, guaranteed.
5by was the winner of one of the best apps of 2014 named by Google
" 5by is my favorite app" - ReCode

Stock-trak / wallstreetsurvivor

Partner, VP Product & Investor (Acquired)

Jan 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Montreal, Canada Area

Wall Street Survivor is the most popular stock market simulator on the internet. It was acquired in 2017
Stock-Trak is the web’s leading financial simulation for the college-level investment classes and allows students to manage a virtual portfolio of stocks, options, bonds, futures and mutual funds.It is used by over 80% of the top U.S. Business Schools. It was acquired in June 2013.

Stresslimitdesign

Partner & Chief Marketing Officer

May 2010 – Jul 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos

stresslimitdesign was a product design shop focused on helping brands like Microsoft and Fedex build fantastic digital experiences.
I was in charge of business development, marketing and helped with product/marketing strategies for clients.