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Ben\u00a0Jackson, whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/a> includes work at Vice Media and The New York Times, is launching a startup advisory firm called For The Win<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jackson was most recently Vice\u2019s director of mobile apps, where he said he\u00a0created a team that built nine apps during his tenure, as well as the company\u2019s first unified content API. He\u2019s also worked at the iOS lead at Longform and as a mobile software engineer at The Times \u2014 he even wrote for TechCrunch Editor in Chief Matthew Panzarino, back when Matthew was at The Next Web<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jackson said For The Win will work with startups in a variety of capacities \u2014 that includes\u00a0advising them on design and technology, but\u00a0also providing executive coaching and helping on the operations side. For example, one of his clients is marketing agency Spherical<\/a>, where he said one of the key insights was \u201cthe need to build a stronger relationship between the ops-focused Managing Director and the CEO, who spends more time on strategic vision.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s also working with\u00a0Swing Left<\/a>, where he\u2019s helping the volunteer network (which is focused on defeating Republicans in the House of Representatives) improve how teams are collaborating.<\/p>\n \u201cAt VICE, Longform, and The New York Times, I was able to impact the lives of millions of people by helping to shape how they got their news as a developer and engineering leader,\u201d Jackson told me via email. \u201cI\u2019d like to have an even bigger impact on an even larger number of people. Advising executives on strategy and making teams more effective is a natural next step.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/unnamed2.jpg?w=680\")
Ben\u00a0Jackson, whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes work at Vice Media and The New York Times, is launching a startup advisory firm called For The Win. Jackson was most recently Vice’s director of mobile apps, where he said he\u00a0created a team that built nine apps during his tenure, as well as the company’s first unified content API. He’s also worked at the iOS lead at Longform and as a… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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