Eph***aim

Co-Founder, CEO

Education

Stanford University

Harvard Business School (2003 - 2005)

  • Degree: MBA
  • Description: Activities and societies: VP of Education High Technology and New Media Club, Social VP of Jewish Students Association, Entertainment and Media Club, Section E

Stanford University (1996 - 2000)

  • Degree: BS
  • Field of Study: Computer Science
  • Description: Activities and societies: Stanford-in-Florence (Fall 1998)

Skills:

Product Management, Strategy

Work Experience:

Co-Founder, CEO at Togetherhood

  • Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
  • Duration: Jun 2021 to Present
  • Description: Togetherhood's mission is to infuse every community with high quality enrichment and education.

Angel Investor, Advisor at Personal

  • Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
  • Duration: Apr 2019 to May 2021
  • Description: Advise start up and growth stage companies and their CEOs on issues related to product strategy, GTM, hiring/team-building and how to navigate hyper-growth.

Chief Product Officer at Farfetch

  • Location: London Area, United Kingdom
  • Duration: Feb 2015 to Feb 2019
  • Description: Member of executive board that took company from start-up stage through to $7B IPO, reporting directly to CEO. During this time, we scaled Farfetch's customer base 3x from 415,000 to 1.4M, and NTV 3.5x from $375M to $1.4B. I partnered with the CTO to grow our investment in technology 10x from 5.9% to 15.1% of revenue.

Responsible for product management of full Farfetch product portfolio including global marketplace (farfetch.com), core platform, Black & White white label product line. Incubated Store of the Future retail innovation business unit. Led company's mobile and data strategies.

Built the product team from a handful of people to team of 200+ across product management, product design, user research, product analytics and data science (search and recommendations) functions. Global team distributed across London, Portugal and China offices.

Funded by Index Ventures, DST, Felix Capital, IDG Ventures, JD.com and other prominent investors.

Board of Directors at Children's Council of San Francisco

  • Location: San Francisco Bay Area
  • Duration: May 2013 to Nov 2014
  • Description: Children’s Council of San Francisco is at the heart of the child care community — connecting families to care that meets their needs, while working with child care providers and community partners to make quality child care and early education a reality for all children in our city.

Executive Vice President, Product at POPSUGAR

  • Location: San Francisco Bay Area
  • Duration: 2014 to 2014

Executive Vice President, Growth at POPSUGAR

  • Location: San Francisco Bay Area
  • Duration: 2013 to 2014
  • Description: Started and built out the User Growth team at POPSUGAR. We are a cross-functional team of analytic builders, data scientists and marketers responsible for areas including organic user acquisition, email products and marketing (newsletters, sale alerts, lifecycle marketing) and contributions to performance marketing and SEM efforts for both POPSUGAR and ShopStyle. A few of our accomplishments:
  1. accelerated POPSUGAR user acquisition by 8x, which resulted in email becoming the third largest traffic source for the company.
  2. accelerated ShopStyle user acquisition by 15x.
  3. built infrastructure to perform cohort and LTV analyses for users across both business units.
  4. drove progress in search relevance for ShopStyle, which included implementation of big data infrastructure and application of machine learning techniques.

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Circle of Moms at POPSUGAR

  • Location: San Francisco Bay Area
  • Duration: 2012 to 2013
  • Description: Successfully integrated Circle of Moms into POPSUGAR. Exceeded business objectives in the year after acquisition by 150%. Retained >80% of team members for one year after acquisition. My team's key contributions to POPSUGAR include:
  1. scale for the company's parenting channel, currently the largest at the company by reach with over 6M monthly unique visitors;
  2. blogger marketing programs that serve as the foundation for the company's efforts around native advertising and community-sourced contributions (POPSUGAR Select);
  3. email and A/B testing infrastructure now used across both Circle of Moms and POPSUGAR.
AI Resume Analysis

Candidate Intelligence Report

AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.

Career Continuity & Risk Assessment

Employment GapLow

No significant employment gaps; career shows continuous activity from 2012 onward, with a period as an investor/advisor (2019-2021) that complemented full-time roles rather than creating a gap.

Industry ConsistencyLow

Primarily product leadership in marketplaces, ecommerce, and retail with governance/education/community roles; overall industry trajectory remains aligned with product strategy and marketplace dynamics.

Tenure StabilityMedium

Early career includes multiple short stints at POPSUGAR (2012-2014) across roles; later tenure at Farfetch (2015-2019) shows stability; entrepreneurial activity and advisory roles also influence traditional tenure expectations.

Education-Career MatchLow

Stanford education position paired with a long track record in senior product leadership for marketplaces and ecommerce aligns well with roles at global platforms and startups.

Career Growth Curve

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Circle of Moms Entry
POPSUGAR
2012-2013
Board of Directors Lateral
Children's Council of San Francisco
May 2013 - Nov 2014
Executive Vice President, Growth ↑ Promoted
POPSUGAR
2013-2014
Executive Vice President, Product ↑ Promoted
POPSUGAR
2014
Chief Product Officer ↑ Promoted
Farfetch
Feb 2015 - Feb 2019
Angel Investor, Advisor Lateral
Personal
Apr 2019 - May 2021
Co-Founder, CEO Entry
Togetherhood
Jun 2021 - Present
Assessment: The candidate demonstrates a clear upward trajectory with progressive leadership roles at POPSUGAR and Farfetch, culminating in founder/CEO responsibilities and ongoing advisory activity. The track record indicates readiness for senior executive product leadership in large marketplaces or retail tech, with strong potential for scale, strategic partnerships, and human capital development.

Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)

1

Chief Product Officer, Global Marketplace / E-commerce Platform95% fit

Directly aligns with Farfetch-scale product leadership, marketplace growth, and building large, distributed teams; proven ability to drive revenue and user growth in global markets.

2

Chief Growth Officer, Global Marketplace / E-commerce Platform92% fit

Proven track record of accelerating user acquisition, engagement, and monetization; strong synergy with product, marketing, and data analytics.

3

CEO / General Manager, Marketplace or Social Commerce Startup89% fit

Founder/CEO experience with a successful exit mindset; can lead strategy, product, and operations in early-stage to growth-stage marketplaces.

4

Head of Product / VP Product, Luxury Fashion Tech or Retail Tech84% fit

Domain expertise in luxury fashion ecommerce and digital product strategy; ideal for digital transformation initiatives in fashion/retail.

5

VP, Product & Growth, Retail Tech Platform81% fit

Broad product leadership with strong data, analytics, and growth capabilities; lower risk but highly transferable to large-scale retail tech initiatives.

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