Hai Tran

Founder | 2x zero-to-one $1B unicorns

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Hi 👋 I’m Hai, and my expertise is in building products used by millions of people. You’ve probably seen my work if you’ve ever played a game on Facebook, visited the Museum of Modern Art, used a Nokia phone, or bought something from Gap. I’m building Res, the operating system for AI citations. Install Res on top of your existing Wordpress/Webflow stack and transform your content into the structured JSON data that LLMs are 5.2x more likely to cite. Book a demo at: https://www.tryres.ai

Experience

  • Founder, CEO at Res AI
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity are already forming answers about your brand from a permanent record other intelligence apps can’t see: YouTube transcripts, Reddit threads, G2 reviews, LinkedIn posts. Res searches inside every video, thread, and review in your category, scores each source by how much it shapes real AI answers, and authors the content that fixes the answer. Companies using Res claim #1 citation spots in hours, not 90 days. Book a demo to get cited.

  • Masterworks (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
      Aug 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Grew the product org from scratch, hired and mentored exceptional product leaders. Responsible for overall product vision, strategy, and day to day operational management. Personally designed every iteration of the web and mobile app.

    • Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer
      Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Grew the marketing team from 0 to over 25+ employees, and managed up to $4M/mo. in spend.

    • Co-Founder, Head of Design
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Designed the core product experience, optimized onboarding funnel, and architected the operational flywheel for scaling from $2,000 in daily capital raised to over $1,000,000.

  • Semi Retired at Career Break
    Jan 2015 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Took a break after two exits.

  • Co-Founder, Creative Director at Mind Pirate (acquired by Hewlett-Packard)
    Feb 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Co-founded a AR/VR gaming studio backed by Bessemer Venture Partners. Was awarded Apple’s App of the Day and reached over 3M downloads.

  • Director Of User Experience at Breaktime Studios (Sega of America)
    Jun 2012 - Feb 2013 · 9 mos

    Oversaw UI/UX for a mid-casual gaming studio, sold to Sega.