Jack Kang
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Customer Experience (CX), Corporate MarketingSiFive
Member Since June 2022
About
Business executive with a proven track record of driving cutting edge technologies and new products from inception to productization. Accomplished and respected leader with an extensive portfolio of high volume and strategic business wins. Extremely strong engineering background with the ability to grasp new technologies quickly and successfully manage projects across diverse groups including engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and finance. Extensive international experience with partners, customers, and networks throughout the world. Star performer who has consistently exceeded expectations. Skilled corporate spokesperson with extensive experience interacting with media and analysts. CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS • Changed the Technology Landscape -- Launched SiFive and the RISC-V Revolution! • Impactful and Strategic Design Wins -- Responsible for the Tegra design win inside the Nintendo Switch. • High Volume Shipments – Won and successfully launched the processor powering the Microsoft Kinect, which was named the fastest-selling tech gadget of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records • Custom Solutions – Won, delivered, and managed a custom ASIC project (network co-processor) for the Sony PlayStation 4. Championed the project to a successful conclusion and negotiated improved business terms through the life of the project. • Star Performer – Received highest possible performance rating at Marvell six out of six years; top 5% of all employees annually. Fast-track promotions and continued increase in responsibilities. • Named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 under 40 professionals. This award recognizes Silicon Valley's top 40 rising stars under the age of 40.
Jack Kang
Published content
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An exceptional customer experience is the key to keeping current customers coming back as well as enticing potential customers to purchase. Many entrepreneurs tend to consider their products or services the most important part of their business. As a result, a significant amount of time, effort and money goes into developing what people may need or want. However, the utility or desirability of an offering is only a small part of what actually entices customers to buy. Rather, a top-notch customer experience can be the differentiating factor that convinces current customers to keep purchasing and potential customers to give a business a chance. Luckily, making changes to a business’s customer experience can be a simple process. To help entrepreneurs ensure they are properly taking care of their customer base, 17 Newsweek Expert Forum members share “low-hanging fruit” ways for businesses to effectively improve their customer experience.
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Leveraging data from the past year as well as feedback from employees and customers can give businesses insight into what initiatives to explore next. With the end of 2022 fast approaching, many businesses are already deep into planning for 2023. And while a new year offers a chance to try something new, market instability and the looming threat of a potential recession are increasing the amount of pressure felt by business leaders. Luckily, they don't always have to start from scratch when it comes to finding fresh ideas. Looking back at the successes and failures of the current year can offer insight into what initiatives would be best to explore or where an organization can pivot if something isn't bringing in the desired results. However, it's also key for businesses to keep a close eye on markets and customers because they too can provide guidance. To offer further insights, 14 Newsweek Expert Forum members share additional tips for business leaders as they continue planning for Q1.
Company details
SiFive
Company bio
The heart of SiFive is RISC-V! SiFive creates the building blocks of RISC-V-based IP that are the inevitable innovative reimagining of every computing platform.