Haim Nigri
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Co-founder & CEO
New York, United States
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Co-founder & CEOLive it UpDec 2021 - Current (4 years 7 months)Here’s to natural nutrition that fits your life.- Entrepreneur in ResidenceMechanism VenturesJun 2021 - Dec 2021 (7 months)Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with and funds world-class talent to co-found and scale $1B+ companies that make a massive impact.
- Head of ProductPorter SailNov 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 3 months)* Acquired by Luxury Escapes (2021) * Travel & Hospitality Awards' Booking Platform of the Year (2021) * Business Insider's "17 changemakers shaping the future of the travel industry" (2020) * Skift IDEA Awards' Best Virtual Pivot Finalist (2020) In light of the pandemic, I led the conception and launch of Hotel Credits — a new booking platform to support independent hotels and reimagine the future of travel. Hotel Credits was highly featured in the media, won several awards, and led to a business pivot and exit to Luxury Escapes, one of the world's fastest growing travel companies.
- Global Entrepreneur in Residence (GEIR)Venture Development Center at UMass BostonJan 2018 - Dec 2019 (2 years)I worked with the amazing VDC to strengthen the school’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, while mentoring student entrepreneurs in building and scaling new ventures.
- Product ManagerPorter SailJul 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 6 months)Porter & Sail creates technology for boutique hotels worldwide. I was responsible for all-things-product, from vision to specs. In four years, we’ve built solid hotel tech, including a new booking platform and keyless room entry, as well as a beautiful mobile app for hotel guests with original content and levels of engagement about 5x the industry average.
- Senior Product ManagerAmazonJun 2015 - Aug 2015 (3 months)I spent my MBA summer internship at the Amazon HQ in Seattle, working directly with one of my all-time favorite products, the Kindle. I developed a successful pilot to convert offline users online by innovating its subscription process.
- MBA Class of 2016MIT Sloan School of ManagementAug 2014 - Jun 2016 (1 year 11 months)At MIT, I focused on action learning and new (ad)ventures. I pursued the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Track, led the school’s first Brazil Trek, and engaged in tech and social impact projects as part of Global Entrepreneurship Lab and Sloan Entrepreneurs in International Development.
- Product ManagerOramaJan 2011 - Apr 2014 (3 years 4 months)Órama is a FinTech changing the way Brazilians invest through an innovative product. As part of the early team, I was involved in building and releasing most of Órama’s “firsts” — core website, innovative financial tools, back-office systems, and mobile products.
- Co-founder & Co-CEOZurbbSep 2010 - Sep 2012 (2 years 1 month)Zurbb was a final project in college that turned into a geolocation app back in the days of Blackberries and iPhones 2s. We bootstrapped it all the way, learned a lot — and won an award from the City Hall as one of the most innovative public utility mobile applications.
- PIntern, Venture Capital TeamPersonale InvestimentosSep 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 4 months)As a liaison between the entrepreneurs and the VC, I met with a diverse set of early-stage startups, analyzed their product, market and innovation strategies, and outlined my recommendations to the Board.
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- Mastering GrowthHarvard Business School OnlineJan 2019 - Dec 2019 (1 year)Created by Harvard Business School and Reid Hoffman’s "Masters of Scale"
- Master of Business Administration (MBAMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyJan 2014 - Dec 2016 (3 years)Pursued the "Entrepreneurship & Innovation Track"
- Bachelor of Science (BS, Industrial EngineeringFederal University of Rio de JaneiroJan 2005 - Dec 2010 (6 years)Graduated cum laude
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- GGlobal Entrepreneurship Lab: Urbanova PeruSep 2015 - Jan 2016 (5 months)Urbanova is one of the largest real estate developers and operators in Peru, with a portfolio worth over $1.2 Billion including 10 prime office buildings and 3 shopping malls. Given the city’s current regulation as to the number of parking spaces required per built square meter, the company is facing considerable underutilization of its 7,000 parking lots across Lima. The goal of our G-Lab project was to help Urbanova improve its parking business model in order to maximize revenue while providing great customer experience. The team worked on-site for a month and proposed a set of recommendations that aimed to double the company's current parking revenue.
- MMIT Brazil Trek 2015Sep 2015Led MIT Sloan's first recent Brazil Trek with 42 students from 10 nationalities to Rio, São Paulo and Manaus.
- EEntrepreneurship Lab: SproutsIOAug 2015 - Dec 2015 (5 months)SproutsIO is a startup manufacturing a device that allows consumers to grow their own fruits and vegetables soil-free, year-round and controlled from their mobile phones. Our E-Lab project aimed to identify best use case of SproutsIO and understand value drivers of its target customer.
- SSloan Entrepreneurs for International Development: Esperanza Social Venture ClubAug 2014 - Jan 2015 (6 months)Esperanza Social Venture Club is a program that aims at demobilizing street gangs–integrating their members into formal society and their territories into the broader community through education towards entrepreneurship. Our team developed a business model for Esperanza as it creates a for-profit strategy to supplement its non-profit work.