Jack Herrick

Founder of wikiHow. Angel investor in 100+ companies and 10+ unicorns.

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

I'm the founder and CEO at wikiHow. My personal mission is to help teach every person on the planet how to do something. I don't read my LinkedIn mail frequently. If you want to reach me email me at Jack"at"wikiHow.com. To maximize odds I open the email, try to be descriptive in the subject line.

Experience

  • Founder at wikiHow
    Jan 2005 - Present · 21 yrs 6 mos

    wikiHow is the world's most popular how-to website. It teaches over 100 million people a month how to do anything in 17 different languages.

  • Angel Investor at Self-employed
    2000 - Present · 26 yrs 6 mos

    Invested in over 100 early stage companies and 10 unicorns.

  • Owner, co-CEO at eHow
    Feb 2004 - May 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Helped eHow become the most popular how-to site on the web. Sold company to Demand Media in 2006.

  • Co-Founder at Luminescent Technologies
    2002 - 2006 · 4 yrs

    A semiconductor technology company acquired by KLA-Tencor. If you own a mobile phone, our technology is likely sitting in your pocket right now.

  • Co-founder and CEO at BigTray
    1999 - 2001 · 2 yrs

    A sequoia funded e-commerce company in the restaurant supply industry. Acquired by TriMark.