About

15 years of experience turning ideas into beautiful, high-impact software. From startups to Google to venture capital, I facilitate, build, launch, iterate, and teach others how to do the same.

Work Experience

2024 — Now

The House Fund

Head of AI Accelerator

Berkeley, CA

Accelerating AI Startups

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2020 — 2024

BibleProject

Product Lead

Palo Alto, CA

$1M ARR and 1M+ users in 12 months

Learn more

2014 — 2020

Palo Alto Design Co.

Product Designer

Palo Alto, CA

Slowing the spread of fake news

Coming soon

A suite of practical tools for the military

Coming soon

Making sleep apnea care accessible

Coming soon

2012 — 2014

Google

Product Designer • Mountain View, CA

Location USA

Designing Inbox by Gmail

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2010 — 2012

Punchd

Product Designer • Mountain View, CA

Acquired by Google

Coming soon

Side Projects

2021

Product Design Pro

Teaching and mentoring 44 under-represented folks in tech how to become product designers. My first student is now a Senior Designer at Doordash.

2020

Designer Founders

Interviewing and publishing interviews with founders like Brian Chesky of Airbnb and Evan Sharp of Pinterest.

Education

2006 — 2010

Bachelor’s in Art & Graphic Design at Cal Poly

San Luis Obispo, CA

Notable Angel investments

The House Fund

Perplexity

500 Startups

Twilio, Canva

Designer Fund

Framer, Stripe

Xander Pollock

Silicon Valley product designer & founder with 15 years of experience. Rapid prototypes, ruthless user tests.

About

15 years of experience turning ideas into beautiful, high-impact software. From startups to Google to venture capital, I facilitate, build, launch, iterate, and teach others how to do the same.

Work Experience

2024 — Now

The House Fund

Head of AI Accelerator

Berkeley, CA

Accelerating AI Startups

Learn more

2020 — 2024

BibleProject

Product Lead

Palo Alto, CA

$1M ARR and 1M+ users in 12 months

Learn more

2014 — 2020

Palo Alto Design Co.

Product Designer

Palo Alto, CA

Slowing the spread of fake news

Coming soon

A suite of practical tools for the military

Coming soon

Making sleep apnea care accessible

Coming soon

2012 — 2014

Google

Product Designer

Mountain View, CA

Designing Inbox by Gmail

Learn more

2010 — 2012

Punchd

Product Designer

Mountain View, CA

Acquired by Google

Coming soon

Side Projects

2021

Product Design Pro

Teaching and mentoring 44 under-represented folks in tech how to become product designers. My first student is now a Senior Designer at Doordash.

2020

Designer Founders

Interviewing and publishing interviews with founders like Brian Chesky of Airbnb and Evan Sharp of Pinterest.

Education

2006 — 2010

Bachelor’s in Art & Graphic Design at Cal Poly

San Luis Obispo, CA

Notable Angel investments

The House Fund

Perplexity

500 Startups

Twilio, Canva

Designer Fund

Framer, Stripe

Xander Pollock

Silicon Valley product designer & founder with 15 years of experience. Rapid prototypes, ruthless user tests.