Jacqui Deegan

Managing Director (current); Executive Producer, This Week in Startups (2014-2019)

2014 - Current

LAUNCH: We Back Builders. http://launch.co LAUNCH Accelerator: 14-week program for technology startups. We provide investment and mentorship for pre Series A companies to accelerate growth and fundraising. Seven companies per cohort; 4 cohorts per year. https://launchaccelerator.co Founder.University: a 12-week course for builder-founders to work on their MVP and land their first customers. http://founder.university "This Week in Startups" (TWiST): podcast hosted by angel investor, Jason Calacanis. The series covers a variety of topics with guests as distinguished as they are diverse. Entrepreneurs & investors (e.g., Reid Hoffman, Tim Ferriss, Aileen Lee, Chris Sacca, Esther Dyson, Eric Ries), journalists/analysts for news roundtables (e.g., Kara Swisher, Benedict Evans), authors (e.g., John Carreyrou "Bad Blood," Ed Catmull, "Creativity, Inc.," AOL Co-founder Steve Case "The Third Wave"), & innovators of all kinds. LAUNCH SCALE & Festival (2014-2019): knowledge-sharing and networking events for founders featuring fireside chats with industry leaders, demonstrations of cutting-edge tech, experts teaching growth strategies, and competitions with startups around the world. Founders attend free of charge. Find "This Week in Startups" at: http://thisweekinstartups.com iTunes: http://bit.ly/TWiSTAV YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisWeekIn Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/twistartups Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9 @jacqkd @jason @TWiStartups @LAUNCH @launchincubator @founderuni http://launch.co

Educational Producer, Curious George (TV)

2018 - 2021

Executive Producer

2013 - 2014

PathSource.com is a startup online career-education tool providing to grades 6-12 a comprehensive video library on a wide range of professions. As Executive Producer I filmed and edited 800+ informational interviews, developed video strategies for the site, & supervised the creative team. Launched in early 2013, PathSource.com was used by 15,000+ students around the U.S. in 2013-2014.

Producer / Director / Writer

2011 - 2013

--Episode Writer: "Arthur" (WGBH-TV/Cookie Jar). Season 16. --Producer/Director, KQED.org/ArtsEd: "In the Studio with Rashidi Omari" artist documentary & hip-hop & beatbox lessons for middle schoolers. --Consultant/Developer: Kids' & adult programming (various projects)

Writer

2002 - 2011

Writer, Arthur (4 episodes)

Executive Producer / Producer / Associate Producer

2000 - 2010

2009-2010: Executive Producer, Arthur (PBS) 2007-2009: Series Producer, Curious George (PBS), Arthur (PBS) 2006-2007: Series Development, Martha Speaks (PBS) 2003-2007: Producer, Time Warp Trio (Discovery Kids/NBC), Arthur (PBS), Curious George (PBS) 2000-2003: Associate / Line Producer, Arthur (PBS)