Welcome to Kyle Cooney's Awesome Page!
For over twenty years, I have helped startups launch their first products and supported established companies iterate towards their goals — often reinventing the business in the process.
My passion is identifying talent, building teams aligned with clear business and user needs to create products customers love.
I strive for a service oriented leadership approach combined with a demonstration of consistent good judgment to empower to individuals to do their best work.
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| Est. 2022 | |
| Farm house living California’s World Famous Napa Valley | |
| Saint Helena, Ca | |
| Country living in the world famous Napa Valley wine region | |
| Country living in Napa Valley | |
| Est. 2022 | |
| Est. 2019 |
| Wanderlust and desert dust in California’s Mojave high desert. | |
| Wanderlust and desert dust in the Mojave | |
| Joshua Tree, Ca | |
| Joshua Tree, Ca | |
| Joshua Tree, Ca |
| Est. 2021 | |
| Modern seclusion on the rugged northern Sonoma coast. | |
| Modern seclusion on the Sonoma coast |
| Inspired by my friends Rich and Sara at The Joshua Tree House, I started my own adventure into short-term rentals in 2019. |
| Our vision is a series of unique and remote destinations that add up to a great California road trip. |
| For us, operating our rentals has been akin to product development. With an initial focus on crafting experiences, we’ve come to realize we need to balance experience with compelling features. |
| Inspired by my friends Rich and Sara at The Joshua Tree House, I started my own adventure into short-term rentals in 2019. |
| Our vision is a of series unique and remote destinations that add up to a great California road trip. |
| PEACEFUL RETREATS IN REMOTE PLACES |
| PEACEFUL RETREATS IN REMOTE PLACES |
| 2007 - 2008 | |
| Yahoo! | |
| Interaction Design for an internet OG | |
| 2009–2013 | |
| IGN Entertainment | |
| Modernizing the #1 online gaming destination | |
| Modernizing the #1 digital gaming information destination online | |
| Modernizing the #1 digital gaming information destination online | |
| 2013 - 2020 | |
| Fandom (formerly, Wikia) | |
| Designing community for 250+ million fans | |
| Shaping fan communities for a global audience of 230 million monthly visitors | |
| 2020 - 2023 | |
| Affirm (acq. Returnly) | |
| Returns and exchanges for the BNPLgiant | |
| Overseeing the returns and exchanges experience for the BNPL giant |
Kyle provides strategic leadership with a passion for developing products and teams at early-stage technology companies.
He's happiest when crafting small but mighty teams to create products customers love.
Kyle provides strategic leadership with a passion for developing products and teams at early-stage technology companies.
He's happiest when crafting small but mighty teams to create products customers love.
Kyle provides strategic leadership with a passion for developing products and teams at early-stage technology companies.
He's happiest when crafting small but mighty teams to create products customers love.
Product Design leadership in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Product Design leadership in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Product Design leadership in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Kyle Cooney
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