Pascal Barry

About

I’m a product and design leader with 20 years’ experience in design and startups, turning early ideas into real, funded, revenue-generating products. Over the last decade I’ve been a product leader and founder-operator — raising £3.4m across multiple rounds, launching products from 0→1, closing enterprise deals, and building multidisciplinary teams while staying hands-on with product design. Recently co-founded Tusky, leading product development across web, iOS, and brand to scale to $45k MRR with 500k+ signups and 25k paying subscribers; built a cross-functional team of 8 with strong retention. I focus on aligning product direction, simplifying value propositions, and building high-quality experiences that support real business outcomes. Experienced in product definition, product repositioning & resets, and aligning founders and teams around a clear roadmap.

Experience

• Co-founder & CEO · Tusky01-01-2020 –

  Founder & Product Lead: Raised £3.4m across multiple funding rounds - Scaled to $45k MRR, 500k+ signups, 25k paying subscribers - 50M+ files uploaded in first year - Built and led cross-functional team of 8 (zero voluntary attrition) - Led end-to-end product across web, iOS, and brand

• Product Director · Stratumn10-01-2017 – 12-01-2019

  - Led product strategy and delivery for a blockchain-based enterprise traceability platform serving regulated financial institutions. - French Fintech of the Year, 2018. - Designed and launched Trace, the core enterprise product for high-trust, regulated workflows - Led product delivery for clients including BNP Paribas Cardif and AXA - Owned end-to-end product design, managing a front-end engineer, UX designer and intern while remaining hands-on - Worked cross-functionally with engineering, legal and enterprise stakeholders to align roadmap with regulatory and commercial constraints - Member of the leadership team shaping company-wide strategy

• Head of Design · PD306-01-2016 – 10-01-2017

  Led design within a creative agency for integrated content and experiential campaigns across consumer and public-sector clients including Deezer, Victorinox, O2, CAT Footwear, and Smart Energy GB.

• Creative Director · Design by Pascal08-01-2015 – 10-01-2017
• UX & Product Designer · pebble {code}03-01-2016 – 06-01-2016
• Senior Designer · Studio Lovelock02-01-2014 – 08-01-2015
• Web & Design Manager · Ahilya01-01-2012 – 02-01-2013
• UX & Brand Designer · Freelance10-01-2010 – 01-01-2012
• Design and Publishing Assistant · The King's Fund10-01-2007 – 10-01-2010
• Publishing Assistant · The History Press10-01-2006 – 10-01-2007

Education

• University of East AngliaBachelor’s Degree, Philosophy

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