Chris Sharkey
Employee at This Day in AI Podcast
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Sharkey is a veteran SaaS founder and CTO with 14+ years building high-growth web products from bootstrapped beginnings to multimillion-dollar exits. He co-founded and engineered Stayz (sold ultimately into HomeAway for $220M) and later built Ortto (formerly Autopilot), a marketing automation and CDP used by thousands of SMBs and backed by top-tier investors. Hands-on across the stack, he combines product-led engineering, deep experience in customer data and marketing systems, and a knack for SEO-driven growth that powered Stayz’s market dominance. Based in Sydney, he now brings his startup-scale technical leadership to roles at Simtheory and Canva while co-hosting a podcast on AI, reflecting a sustained interest in emerging tech and communication. Notably, his career repeatedly turns repeated client needs into platform-level products—demonstrating an uncommon ability to convert consulting learnings into scalable SaaS.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Software Engineering Management, Computer Software Engineering, Master of Software Engineering Management, Computer Software Engineering at University of Technology SydneyMaitland Grossmann High School
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Github Skills (38)
animation9
html5-canvas9
node-canvas9
drag-and-drop9
konva9
javascript8
messaging7
canvas7
message-bus6
golang6
desktop6
message-queue6
cloud-computing5
canvas2d5
messaging-system4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
autopilotdev/autopilotdev.github.io
Aug 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:39 commits, 28 pushes, 29 comments in 2 years 7 months
chrissharkey/sharkeyfootytipping
Dec 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 9 months
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