DUNCAN GOUGH

Welcome to my Digital Domain!

A technology and product operator with experience across startups, agencies, public sector and large organisations including Made by Many, Analog Folk, Nando's, the Liberal Democrats, the V&A, and Serco.

I am a maker with deep technical knowledge across a wide range of languages, frameworks and approaches having designed and developed websites, e-commerce applications, social platforms and marketplaces, aided by a modern leadership approach that supports teams who grow to become trusted experts within their organisations.

I approach opportunities with a mindset of vision, coaching, and operations, something that stems from hands-on startup experience of founding, validating and financing ideas, taking them to market, and attempting to cross the chasm of mass adoption.

I fit best where I can help people to adapt, implement and scale new ways of working, and where I can help to design, validate and deliver products that users love.

A more detailed view of my work is available here & here.

Experience

Year	Role	Company
2021 - 2023	Product CTO	Serco
2020 - 2021	Chief Technology Officer	Liberal Democrats
2018 - 2020	Technical Director	Analog Folk
2016 - 2018	Technical Lead	Victoria & Albert Museum
2012 - 2016	Founder & CTO	Somewhere Collaborative Media GmbH
2010 - 2012	Creative Technologist	Made by Many
2008 - 2010	Co-founder & CTO	GameLayers.com
2001 - 2008	Developer	SelfTrade, UpMyStreet, Time Out, 3rd Sense, Cominded

Recognition

• Creative Review, The AI Issue - for work in passive AI and digital art
• The Next Web winner - Best Startup, Somewhere.com
• Schön! Magazine - featured as part of a 'future is now' series
• Guest speaker, MEGA Plus - Media Business School
• Guardian.co.uk - named Runner-up Game of the Year, Gamelayers.com
• The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences - nominated for Game of the Year, Gamelayers.com
• Multiple conference appearances including Festival of Marketing, Creative Mornings, Playful, and Wired

Miscellaneous

GitHub

Lead icons by Alice Noir

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