Fred Perrotta
Co-Founder at Tortuga
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolFred Perrotta is an entrepreneur and operator with 16 years of experience building consumer products and growth engines, best known as co-founder of Tortuga, maker of carry-on-sized travel backpacks. He blends product intuition with hands-on marketing—previously freelancing as a performance marketer for startups including Airbnb, Lyft, and Udemy—and brings early Google account strategy experience to growth and partnerships. Based in Boston, he’s a remote-work evangelist who pairs a traveler’s perspective with practical operations, co-owning an Airbnb in Joshua Tree that informs his customer-first product decisions. Fred’s background in economics underpins a data-driven approach to pricing, unit economics, and scalable customer acquisition. He thrives at the intersection of product, brand, and performance marketing, turning travel insights into tangible gear and sustainable business models.
15 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree Economics, Bachelor's degree Economics at University of MarylandProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
tortuga22/Tortuga22-NinePatch
May 2010 - Jan 2011
Tortuga22's NinePatch Library
Contributions:8 commits in 8 months
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