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Jessica Ewing | |
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Born | Michigan |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO Literati (book club) |
Jessica Ewing is an American innovator and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the children’s book subscription startup Literati founded in Austin, Texas. [1] [2]
Jessica Ewing was born in Michigan. [3] She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University, where she studied mathematics and artificial intelligence. [3] While at Stanford, she worked in the White House as a research assistant for the senior economic adviser to the president. [4]
After graduating Stanford with a degree in Symbolic Systems, [5] Ewing joined Google and became a senior product manager. [3] During her first year at the company, she was Marissa Mayer’s deputy. [4] She later worked under Sundar Pichai. [6]
She co-authored eight patents while with Google. [7] Some of the patents protected inventions for: module specification for a module to be incorporated into a container document, and methods and system for sharing gadgets between users. [7]
Ewing also helped launch iGoogle, which let users customize the Google homepage. [8] Fast Company named her one of Google’s “12 Most Innovative Minds”. [9]
In 2009, Ewing left Google and moved to Hawaii to begin work on a novel. [9]
Upon finishing her novel, Ewing began reaching out to literary agents and publishing houses but found the experience incohesive. [3] The publishing process, she thought, could be better organized. [3] To address this concern, Ewing built a platform designed to connect writers with publishers and agents. [3] This platform was called Excerpt. [3]
Throughout the process of pitching to investors, Ewing’s platform went through several different iterations. [3] Eventually, Ewing decided to narrow her focus to children’s books, and in 2016, she founded the company called Literati. [3] [10] Ewing is the CEO. [11] [12]
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Jessica Ewing | |
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Born | Michigan |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO Literati (book club) |
Jessica Ewing is an American innovator and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the children’s book subscription startup Literati founded in Austin, Texas. [1] [2]
Jessica Ewing was born in Michigan. [3] She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University, where she studied mathematics and artificial intelligence. [3] While at Stanford, she worked in the White House as a research assistant for the senior economic adviser to the president. [4]
After graduating Stanford with a degree in Symbolic Systems, [5] Ewing joined Google and became a senior product manager. [3] During her first year at the company, she was Marissa Mayer’s deputy. [4] She later worked under Sundar Pichai. [6]
She co-authored eight patents while with Google. [7] Some of the patents protected inventions for: module specification for a module to be incorporated into a container document, and methods and system for sharing gadgets between users. [7]
Ewing also helped launch iGoogle, which let users customize the Google homepage. [8] Fast Company named her one of Google’s “12 Most Innovative Minds”. [9]
In 2009, Ewing left Google and moved to Hawaii to begin work on a novel. [9]
Upon finishing her novel, Ewing began reaching out to literary agents and publishing houses but found the experience incohesive. [3] The publishing process, she thought, could be better organized. [3] To address this concern, Ewing built a platform designed to connect writers with publishers and agents. [3] This platform was called Excerpt. [3]
Throughout the process of pitching to investors, Ewing’s platform went through several different iterations. [3] Eventually, Ewing decided to narrow her focus to children’s books, and in 2016, she founded the company called Literati. [3] [10] Ewing is the CEO. [11] [12]