Friday, March 30, 2012

Lifecrowd Taps Former Googler For Product Management

Santa Monica-based Lifecrowd, the online site which helps people find local, social activities which is headed by Bong Koh, said this week that it has hired former Google business product manager Jacquie Phillips as Co-founder and Head of Product at the company. Phillips had served as a product manager for Google Offers and Boutiques.com. She also has previously served at Like.com and Private Road Productions. Lifecrowd is venture backed by Bullpen Capital, Baroda Ventures, and Prism VentureWorks, and recently tied with MuckerLab; Koh was previously a venture capitalist at Prism VentureWorks and Advanced Technology Ventures. The firm's site helps people find local classes, events, outings, and activities.

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