Thijs Kraan

Co-Founder

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands5 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Generated €150k+ revenue for an ex-IDEO founder.
  • Scaled a design studio's revenue from €3M to €5M/year.
  • Designed a mobile app that improved nurse efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Partner in the Design industry with a focus on user experience and product design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth StrategiesContent StrategyProduct DesignConversion OptimizationUx DesignUx Research

Other Skills

DesignLinkedInContentProduct LaunchWeb designInteraction DesignUser Experience (UX)Customer Journey MappingConducting WorkshopsProduct NamingMonetizationUXOnline Content CreationContent ManagementContent Marketing

About

I'm a growth partner for designers turned founders. Building visibility, demand, and deal flow through shaping your narrative, working as an extension of your team. I translate your expertise into stories, insights, and cases that build authority and drive inbound demand. What clients gain: • Steady pipeline through distributing your founder narrative • Authority positioning that attracts premium opportunities • Compound growth from consistent visibility and iteration Previous client results: • Ex-IDEO founder → €150k+ revenue, 2.18M views, 3.1k inbound leads in 7 months • Fractional leader → €55k deal, 417k views, 497 qualified leads in 8 weeks • Design studio → scaled from €3M to €5M/year in 2 years Trusted by 100+ design leaders from Google, Airbnb, Uber, and Metalab. If you want to grow organically through your founder narrative: Apply to work with me at valuepositioner.com

Experience

5 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 5 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

Typograph

Growth Partner

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Remote

Growth StrategiesProduct Launch

Hatch conference

Growth Partner

Jun 2025Present · 11 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Remote

Growth Strategies

Value positioner

Founder

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • I'm a growth partner for designers turned founders.
  • Building visibility, demand, and deal flow through founder-led growth, working as an extension of your team. I turn your expertise into stories, insights, or cases that build authority and drive inbound demand.
  • What clients gain:
  • Steady pipeline through custom acquisition strategies
  • Authority positioning that attracts premium opportunities
  • Compound growth from consistent visibility and iteration
  • Previous client results:
  • Ex-IDEO founder → €150k+ revenue, 2.18M views, 3.1k inbound leads in 7 months
  • Fractional leader → €55k deal, 417k views, 497 qualified leads in 8 weeks
  • Design agency → scaled from €3M to €5M/year in 2 years
  • Trusted by 100+ design leaders from Google, Airbnb, Uber, and Metalab. If you want to scale organically through founder brands, creator partnerships, and organic launches:
  • Apply to work with me at valuepositioner.com
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Growth StrategiesContent StrategyDesignConversion OptimizationLinkedInContent

Umc utrecht

Product Designer

Oct 2022Mar 2023 · 5 mos · Utrecht, Netherlands

  • UMC Utrecht is an academic hospital. Designed a mobile app for nurses to streamline internal communication, documentation, and automation, so they had more time to take care of patients. Estimated workload decrease of 2 to 10%.
Product DesignUX ResearchInteraction DesignUX DesignUser Experience (UX)

Essense

Product Designer

Sep 2022Mar 2023 · 6 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • My graduation internship at Essense focused on understanding service design, customer experience, journey mapping, and customer research. I worked on a project (which I acquired myself) for UMC Utrecht.
Product DesignUX ResearchCustomer Journey MappingUX DesignUser Experience (UX)

Ahold delhaize

Product Designer

Sep 2021Jan 2022 · 4 mos · Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • Worked for Albert Heijn, the largest Dutch supermarket chain. Designed 2 products, including all marketing materials that led to a launch with 35k+ users in one week. Both MVPs were scaled into the larger product eco-system and now saves around 4.5M kilograms in annual food waste
Product DesignUX ResearchConducting WorkshopsUser Experience (UX)Product Naming

Soldep

Designer

Aug 2020Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • Designed websites, brands, content strategies, and funnels for SMBs to turn more visitors into customers.
Conversion OptimizationContent StrategyProduct DesignWeb design

Education

HAN University of Applied Sciences

BSc — Interaction Design

Sep 2019Mar 2023

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