Josh Fabian
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Josh Fabian is from New York, New York, United States. Josh is currently Co-Founder, CEO at Metafy. In Josh's previous role as a VP of Design (Acquired by GetUpside) at Aptitude 8, Josh worked in Greater Chicago Area until Jan 2020. Prior to joining Aptitude 8, Josh was a Founder, CEO at Kitsu and held the position of Founder, CEO at Greater Pittsburgh Area. Prior to that, Josh was a Lead Designer at Groupon, based in Chicago, IL from Jan 2014 to Sep 2016. Josh started working as Lead Designer at oBaz (acquired by Groupon) in Chicago, IL in Jan 2012.
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When I started Kitsu, I set out to create a place where anime and manga enthusiasts could rally around their shared passions. Over a few short years, I'm proud to say I accomplished much of that. Key achievements during my tenure: - Survived the venture capital gauntlet, raising ~$600K with Viz Media as our champion. - Evolved Kitsu from a 'seen-that' tracker to a vibrant social curation platform. - Orchestrated a pivotal partnership with a streaming titan - our brief but glorious ‘Golden Age’. - Encountered my 'boss battle' with an industry giant, emerging wounded, but wiser. - Led the strategy to grow our userbase from 0 to a bustling metropolis of millions. - Pioneered Kitsu as an open-source, community-driven platform. --- 2016 Josh was fresh-faced and brimming with ideas, not yet acquainted with the shit show that is executive leadership. In the early days of Kitsu, raising $600k felt a bit like trying to catch a fly with chopsticks – possible, but daunting. I still remember the relief I felt when that funding round closed. It was my first time raising money, I didn't know what the hell I was doing. We started out as a place for our weebs to track their anime and manga progress. Eventually, we grew into a grand bazaar of ideas, opinions, and strange humor - a bustling place for anime fans to play, ponder, and proselytize their passion. Soon after I finessed a partnership with a content behemoth in the streaming universe. We were becoming an ecosystem. But, every gripping plotline has it's villain. Ours took the form of an industry giant who went the extra mile to end our blossoming partnership. It nearly killed us. Today, Kitsu lives on as a self-sustaining ecosystem, an open-source utopia nourished by the very community it was built to serve. Though my time there has come to an end, its spirit lingers - an enduring reminder of the power of shared passion, the thrill of strategy, and the beautiful chaos of a startup life. On to the next episode.
Came into Groupon via an acquisition and lead design for the team that started and built the Goods Marketplace business from $0 to $100m+ GMV in 3 years. Our team designed and built the technology platform that enables 1000s of sellers to list their products for sale on Groupon daily.
Design lead of a social marketplace that used gaming mechanics, user-generated blogs, and other social features to drive over 1 million signups, over 100k products, and over 5k sellers over a two year period.