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James Jiao

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Co-founder & CTO at Conversion
📍 San Jose, California, United States

James Jiao is the Co-founder and CTO of Conversion, an AI-native marketing automation platform. A UC Berkeley EECS dropout, he started the company at 19 with his college roommate. He leads the engineering efforts, focusing on building scalable systems for modern B2B marketing teams.

Embodying the startup grind, James embraces a relentless work ethic. In the early days of Conversion, he lived frugally with several roommates in a small apartment to pour all resources into the company. His personal posts highlight a commitment to the entrepreneurial hustle and hands-on problem-solving.

In a single evening, James once took consecutive business meetings from the Goldman Sachs building, a nearby Indian restaurant, and a local fried chicken spot.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Co-founder & CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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AI in Marketing
As CTO of an AI-native marketing platform, he is focused on leveraging AI and LLMs to automate high-level marketing decisions, not just simple tasks.
Engineering-Sales Alignment
He believes engineers should sit in on live sales calls to directly hear customer pain points and objections, leading to a better product.
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Career

Work history

4-2020
Co-founder & CTO
Conversion
6-2021 - 8-2021
Quantitative Trading
IMC Trading
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
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