CEO of Wize.com
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- CEO & President at Wize.com
- Past
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- Entrepreneur In Residence at Mayfield Fund
- Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations at Markettools
- Director of Marketing at Respond.com
- Director of Product Marketing at PeopleSoft
- Product Development Manager at Procter and Gamble
- Education
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- Harvard Business School
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Tom Patterson’s Summary
Executive with proven track record of results in small to large organizations. Entrepreneurial, strategic and technical background.
Tom Patterson’s Specialties:
General Management, Venture Capital, Global Operations, Technology, Financing, Product Management, Marketing Strategy, Business Development, Start-Ups
Tom Patterson’s Experience
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CEO & President
Wize.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
CEO and Founder of Wize.com . Wize.com is product research Web site that makes determing what products to buy very easy. Wize aggregates all the relevant consumer reviews and discussion about Products on the Web and summarizes it for people so they can quickly get the most relevant choices for them. Wize is backed by Mayfield Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners.
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Entrepreneur In Residence
Mayfield Fund
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 2006 — November 2006 (7 months)
Working through Mayfield Fund to accelerate new business creation. Assisting with Portfolio companies. Evaluating new investment opportunities.
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Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations
Markettools
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry)
March 2001 — October 2005 (4 years 8 months)
Top Operational and Technology Executive for high growth enterprise that delivers innovative market research technology and services. Managed company through growth of >60% per annum over 4 years leading global and product line expansion. Managed $10MM+ budget, and 200+ personnel across Product Management, Software Development, Customer Support, Network Operations, and Service Operations. Executive Team Member. Team built the world's leading self service survey tool. www.zoomerang.com
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Director of Marketing
Respond.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
February 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 5 months)
Executive in Charge of Marketing and Product Management. Respond was backed by Benchmark, Hummer Winblad, and American Express.
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Director of Product Marketing
PeopleSoft
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; psft; Computer Software industry)
August 1996 — February 1999 (2 years 7 months)
Tom was responsible for the Product Marketing of the financial and analytic application product lines. This included requirements definition,strategy, public relations and marketing communications.
Tom also helped build the middle market strategy for PeopleSoft. He then helped execute it and grow it to 50 million in revenues in the first year. -
Product Development Manager
Procter and Gamble
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; pg; Consumer Goods industry)
June 1991 — August 1994 (3 years 3 months)
Initiated and Executed Market Research, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Market Launches for the Pantene and Old Spice Brands.
Tom Patterson’s Education
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Harvard Business School
MBA , General Management , September 1994 — June 1996
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BS , Chemical Engineering , September 1987 — June 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Football, Eastman Kodak Scholar
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Advisory Board Member - Greatnonprofits.Org
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Wize.com
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