Jeffrey Smith — Co-founder and CEO at Smule | Comparably
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At Smule, we create social music-making experiences for everyone, no talent required. We are a diverse bunch of musicians, techies, designers, engineers, and real-life rock stars who believe that everyone is inherently creative. Based in the sunny and beautiful South of Market in San Francisco, California, our office boasts of an open floor plan with lots of natural light, a jam session space with a grand piano, bass guitar, an electric guitar, a drum set, and much more. Our neighborhood is located a few steps away from AT&T Ballpark with an abundance of restaurants, wine bars, art events, parks, and museums to satisfy your palate. read more
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Jeffrey Smith — Co-founder and CEO at Smule

Jeffrey Smith — Co-founder and CEO at Smule

Executive Bio

Jeff started Smule in June of 2008 with a vision to bring music back to its roots as a creative, participatory medium. For the past twenty-six years, Jeff has led businesses he co-founded, including Envoy (acquired by Novell '92), Tumbleweed (NASDAQ IPO '99), Simplify Media (acquired by Google '10), and Smule. His mother was his first piano teacher; she taught him to play when he was four. Jeff continued his piano studies while getting a BS in Computer Science at Stanford University ('89), eventually returning to earn a Ph.D. in Computer based Music and Acoustics from Stanford ('13). Jeff continues to perform and compose works for piano. Jeff started his career after college as an engineer in AI at IBM's Scientific Center in Palo Alto and went on to serve as a software architect at Frame (Adobe Systems).

First Smule favorite: Twilight of the Thunder God
All-time repeat: Barbie Girl

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Smule Employees

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Smule's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Experience - 3 to 6 Years 97/100
Department - Product 97/100
Gender - Female 96/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Experience - Over 10 Years 76/100
Department - Engineering 85/100
Gender - Male 87/100

Smule's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 89 ratings, Smule's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an ā€œA+ā€ or 92/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men.

Smule's Executive Team ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in San Francisco and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 51-200 Employees.

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