Russ Chaney
Sabbatical at Sabbatical
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Sabbatical
2018 - Current
Early Stage Venture Investor
2016 - 2018
Samsung NEXT Start is an early stage VC investing in software startups across a broad range of industries using tech in interesting and novel ways. We offer capital, co-location space in downtown SF, and hands on mentors to help you grow and scale your company.
Samsung NEXT invests in transformative seed-stage software and services startups.
VP of UX & Design
2012 - 2016
ShopRunner is an e-commerce platform providing shipping, free returns, discounts, and seamless checkout for more than 100 brands.
Raised $115,000,000.00 from August Capital, Alibaba Group and American Express Ventures.
Head of Design & UX
2011 - 2012
Tunes.com is an online music network, providing music content, community features, and e-commerce services for its users.
Raised $15,100,000.00 from Goldman Sachs.
VP of Design & UX
2010 - 2011
Director, User Experience
2008 - 2010
Led the Design & UX team for fashion-centric family of sites (acquired by Google)
Like.com is a visual search engine that allows users to find similar products on the web and compare their prices.
Raised $47,300,000.00 from Leapfrog Ventures, Bay Partners, Crosslink Capital, BlueRun Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
Design Director
2003 - 2007
• Built, managed, and mentored the Design & UX team. • Helped Netflix achieve #1 in online customer satisfaction 4 years in a row. • Helped grow Netflix subscriber base from 1.5 million to over 8 million. • Helped launch Netflix online video streaming and TV-based user experience
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
Raised $4,907,714,724.00 from Saul Bisht and TCV.
Freelance Product Design, UX, Creative Director
2001 - 2004
Provided integrated creative services that include hands-on Creative Direction for identity, collateral, UX, product design, marketing, audio and video.
Creative Director
2000 - 2000
Ancestry is a web-based platform that helps its users to create their own family tree and help them preserve and share their family history.
Raised $33,200,000.00 from Silver Lake, Spectrum Equity, GIC and Banneker Partners.
Creative Director
1999 - 1999
Launched and helped raise A round for early stage startup connecting consumers with service-based companies, allowing online bids, scheduling, and purchasing of those services.