Jake PrzespoDesigner, product strategist, and founder

Twenty years designing products.
Always the first one in the room.

Currently building Alma

AI Founder2022–Now4 years

I've spent the last few years exploring what's possible with AI. First with Bliss, a data warehouse platform built for non-technical teams. Now with Alma, where I lead product and design on a platform that gives companies a knowledge base and a team of AI agents to work alongside them.

#AL26C
New York
2025–Present

Alma

Cofounder

Leading product and design for an AI-first data warehouse.

AI Agents
0 → 1
#BL25C
New York
2022–2025

Bliss

Cofounder

Led product and design for an AI-first data warehouse.

AI / Data
0 → 1
Building Able2013–20229 years

I joined Able as its first employee, and it became the longest, most formative chapter of my career. For nearly a decade I led design and product strategy on dozens of mostly zero-to-one products, spanning film, healthcare, civic tech, and more. As the work grew, so did my role: from helping raise funding and bringing products to market, to setting strategy and scaling the team in a leadership role.

#SR15L
[Under NDA]
2015–2018

Design & Product

Led design and strategy for a platform with an ambitious goal of redefining the model.

Film
0 → 1
#WT22L
[Under NDA]
2018–2022

Design & Product

Led design and product for a marketplace and an platform.

Civic Tech
0 → 1
#PI16D
[Under NDA]
2016–2017

Product Designer

Designed a platform that connected the country’s top research organizations.

Medical Research
0 → 1
#BR19P
[Under NDA]
2019–2022

Product

Led team to explore a and mobile app.

Mental Health
0 → 1
#IP13L
[Under NDA]
2013–2022

Internal Products

Design & Product

Led design of team directory called and product on issue-tracking tool called .

Productivity
0 → 1
#VM16D
New York
2016–2020

Vocal Minority

Cofounder & Designer

Cofounded a giving circle with friends to fund human rights, immigration, education, and other nonprofits.

Nonprofit
0 → 1
Freelance20131 year

After Skillshare, I spent a stretch consulting for early-stage founders on problems that didn't fit neatly into one category. I helped grow the largest online tea community, pitched onboarding concepts for a major name in music tech, and worked on a handful of products still figuring out what they wanted to be.

#UN13D
New York
2013

Uncover

Product Designer

Led design on an employee perks startup with some friends.

HR / Operations
0 → 1
#ST13D
New York
2013–2014

Steepster

Product Designer

Improved a number of key entry pages and led design of the mobile for the largest online tea community.

Tea
Redesign
#SP13D
[Under NDA]
2013

Product Designer

Explored and pitched new concepts for with and the executive team.

Music
Exploration
#QR13D
New York
2013

Quirky

Product Designer

Consulted on a few desktop and mobile projects, including the Wink app and their e-commerce products.

E-commerce
Exploration
Early Career2007–20136 years

I got my start building internal tools at General Electric in upstate New York, then moved to the city and joined Skillshare as their first employee and Product Designer. Working directly with the founders, I designed and launched the product from scratch and helped steer it through a pivot from in-person classes to online learning. It's where I really fell in love with taking products from zero to one.

#SK11D
New York
2011–2013

Skillshare

Product Designer

Joined as first employee to design and launch the product.

Education
0 → 1

Projects

Some things I’m playing around with

  • Marlowe
    MarloweAn AI journal for keeping up with everyday life.
    Beta coming soon
  • Seen Today
    Seen TodayDaily photo journal.
    Live
  • LedeA visual-first, customizable AI news reader.
    Exploring
  • CipherVisualize and share your weekly and monthly listens.
    Exploring