Ben Seidl
Head of Product at Crosshatch
Portland, Oregon
Overview
Work Experience
Head of Product
2023 - Current
• Helping companies build hyper-personalized experiences that delight users • First hire directly supporting the CEO and founders • Built the company's initial go-to-market operations, outbound systems, and team
Crosshatch is the identity layer for personalization, enabling developers to build hyper-personalized apps with context users share.
Raised $2,700,000.00 from Scott Belsky, Michael Rubenstein, 640 Oxford, Village Global, Impatient Ventures, Rackhouse Venture Capital and Baselayer Ventures.
Co-Founder & CEO
2016 - 2022
• Founded a marketplace for short-term commercial real-estate and raised $3.3M from tier-1 venture capital firms • Managed 43 brick & mortar locations across 12 cities in CA, OR, IL in 3 years • Built an in-house commercial brokerage and recruited top local agents from Colliers and SRS
Portfolio Manager
2015 - 2016
• Analyzed global wine inventory and sales to produce insights leading to an optimized product portfolio • Built and maintained global inventory management tools to track and guide global sourcing efforts • Supported real-estate and operations decision-making for wine production facilities
Global Supply Chain Analyst
2013 - 2015
• Coordinated off-shore manufacturing orders and managed inventory at worldwide distribution centers • Managed shipments and customs clearance of over 650,000 soccer balls annually to 42 countries • Reviewed product demand and forecasted inventory requirements for e-commerce operations
The nearly indestructible One World Futbol never goes flat and never needs a pump.
Program Director
2009 - 2013
• Directed the implementation of clean water projects for children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic • Built international and domestic partnerships with organizations such as UNICEF, FedEx, and Patagonia • Grew the organization from one to twelve employees and increased organizational funds by 125%
Fulbright Scholar
2008 - 2009
• Received a fellowship to study non-profit management structure and strategy in the DR • Completed a study examining the management practices of local vs. international organizations • Managed an organization called the Dominican Literacy Project which provided education in rural areas
Helps formulate U.S. policy on the prevention of, responses to, and accountability for mass atrocities.