CTO at Linkool Labs, innovator and technology evangelist
China
- Current
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- CTO at Linkool Labs
- Past
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- Head of Digital Marketing at RMG Connect
- Director, Digital Innovation at OgilvyOne
- CTO at Expex China
- CEO at GSProvider
- Connections
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Thijs Jacobs’s Summary
Thijs Jacobs’s Specialties:
innovation, evangelism, digital, technology, internet, media, web 2.0, marketing, design, user experience, accessibility, usability, management, china
Thijs Jacobs’s Experience
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CTO
Linkool Labs
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (5 months)
Responsible for Linkool Labs’ core products, driving long-term product innovation and managing both the creative and technology teams. Linkool Labs is a Beijing-based software developer funded by angel investors in Silicon Valley. Linkool Labs’ goal is to evolve the web browser by making it more relevant to web users.
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Head of Digital Marketing
RMG Connect
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)
Hired away. Great job description. Organizational issues. Left early.
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Director, Digital Innovation
OgilvyOne
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPP; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2007 — May 2008 (1 year)
Spearheaded the conceptualization and establishment of Ogilvy’s Digital Innovation Lab in Beijing. The lab was created to drive client adoption in the area of digital innovation, further improve Ogilvy’s digital thought-leadership reputation, explore new business models and encourage innovation within Ogilvy. As the head of the Lab, I have been tasked with developing digital and marketing innovation concepts for OgilvyOne’s major clients (Adidas, Audi, Diageo, Johnson & Johnson, Lenovo, Motorola, Nestlé and Volkswagen).
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CTO
Expex China
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Designed a robust and scaleable Knowledge platform, which was to be licensed to several Dutch enterprises to explore new business opportunities in China, gain valuable market insights and help them set up their local operations.
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CEO
GSProvider
(Internet industry)
September 1998 — December 2006 (8 years 4 months)
Established GSProvider in 1998 at the age of 15; the Netherlands’ youngest self-starting entrepreneur, according to the press. GSProvider was founded as a direct result of my success in the worldwide ThinkQuest competition (3rd in 1998. Results in the Netherlands: 2nd in 1998 and 1st in 2000). GSProvider, being one of the first certified “accessibility & usability” experts in the Netherlands, provided IT and digital marketing consultancy for the Dutch government and several multinationals.
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Thijs Jacobs’s Honors:
ThinkQuest Netherlands 1st place, 2000
ThinkQuest Netherlands 2nd place, 1998
ThinkQuest International 3rd place, 1998
Thijs Jacobs’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
