James Smith
Director at Islespan Media Ltd
Grouville, Jersey
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Smith is a director and serial entrepreneur with 10+ years in technology and digital media, currently leading Islespan Media and co-running Schoolshape, a cloud learning platform serving schools across the UK, US and China. He combines a strong analytical background from an MSci in Physics at Cambridge and time at MIT with early consulting experience at Mercer to bridge strategy, product and technical delivery. James and his wife run one of China’s most trusted imported consumer product recommendation channels, reaching over 5 million followers and vetting partners for quality and sustainability. He excels at launching education technology, building content and authoring systems, and connecting western products to Chinese audiences—often spotting market-fit opportunities others miss. Known for a curious, “stay foolish stay hungry” mindset, he balances hands-on product work with leadership in cross-border commerce and edtech.
10 years of coding experience
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMSci, Physic, MSci, Physic at University of Cambridge
Chinese, Spanish, French, Polish, Esperanto, English
Github Skills (78)
linux-distro10
sd-card10
golang9
debian-linux9
queue9
gogs9
postgresql9
messaging9
pandora9
nsq9
usb9
docker9
raspberry-pi9
mysql9
flash9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
daozhu/laravel5-admin
Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
daozhu/edu-oa
Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:59 pushes, 4 branches in 9 months
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