Jason Zhen

UC Berkeley, Economics

I am currently a 3rd year student at the University of California, Berkeley studying Economics. I am passionate about understanding the world around me and Economics as a philosophy and a science has dominated the minds of the world's minds on a subconscious level since before the invention of time in a measurable abstract sense

Product Management

As a product manager, I take pride in ensuring that the products I manage are both in line with company visions and of especial importance to me, is that they provide a satisfying user experience. User experience is often a neglected part of the modern corporation dominated environment but it is not dead yet and many successful companies still employ product management to prioritize the optimization of user experience. (See League of Legends Project below)

Video Game Enthusiast

As with many others, technology has engrossed the minds and endeavors of many in this generation. Video games are a manifestation of this and while it may be looked down upon by some, video games provide an important service in helping consumers relax. As an art form, video games have greatly influenced the landscape of culture and I believe that there is much to be learned.

Product Management: Analysis of the Success of League of Legends

League of Legends is a widely successful and can be argued to be the most successful game in today's video game market. Despite not using a heavy microtransaction business model, they have been able to make heavy profits and are successful on the business front as well as the game front. This project seeks to explain the User Experience explanation behind it.

Product Argument against Criticism of "Every Bootstrap Website Ever"

Bootstrap Template Websites have on occassion been criticized by designers (Example Link), however in accordance with design rules, this is not necessarily a fair criticism. It is true that these websites lack originality and are thus boring design-wise but they do satisfy the main criteria of designing a website in that it is able to convey information its intended audience in such a way that is both memorable and satisfying.

Product/Marketing: User Interviews from a Product Standpoint

While working at my previous internship at Kamcord, a social media startup invested into by Google Ventures, I conducted User Interviews to gauge user experience and intended vs actual usage of the social media application under the watch of Google Product Managers and Kamcord Software Engineers.