Barak Turovsky

“Bootstrapping a new business takes a lot courage, energy and persistence. That is exactly what Barak brought to the team, where he played a key role in building local and mobile search advertising business. Barak is master at art of deriving market insights and making precise recommendations on what direction business should take next. I really enjoyed working with him on the same team.”

““You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions” – is something that fits Barak very well. Coming into a very challenging role, Barak was never afraid to ask the tough questions and hone in on the key elements that should go in to define the product vision. Seeing him clearly articulate the business impact of product initiatives to executives and lead the cross functional team in making that vision a reality across a highly matrix organization was something that everyone in the team appreciated. Working with Barak was both a pleasure and a learning experience for me.”

“I had the pleasure to have Barak on my team. He was a driving force on his products and made huge impact on our business. He is hard working, able to set strategic objectives, get down to the details, rally the cross-functional team and deliver outstanding results. He was a great asset to the team and hope to work with him in the future.”

“Barak is a great product manager with a strong sense of initiative and accountability. Give Barak a project or area of responsibility, no matter how vague, and he will determine what needs to be done and who needs to be involved and make the product a success. He is always looking for the next opportunity for his areas of responsibilities and evangelizes across the organization to make the opportunity a reality.”

“Barak is simply the most skilled Product Managers that I have worked with in PayPal Mobile Division. He really knows the ins-and-outs of the product (PayPal Mobile Payment) and simply a pleasure to work with. Barak is a hard working person who get things done effectively. His communication and negotiation skills is very impressive and he is able to drive product vision from inception through conception including producing detail requirements, conducting market/product research/analysis and leading thoroughly in all executions and managements. It is a pleasure working with Barak and I look forward to future opportunity to be able to work with him again.”

“Barak is a very detailed oriented product manager. I had the great pleasure to work with Barak on Mobile products that put PayPal Mobile in the spot light. I hope we will have an opportunity to work together in the future again.”

“Barak is really driven to put out a great product. He is very thorough and detailed oriented, working thru issues across teams to create products that have a huge impact. It was a lot of fun to work with him and I'd loved to work with him in the future!”

“Barak is an extremely driven and passionate product leader. He has gained broad experience in eCommerce and mobile and understands the underlying technologies in a way that makes him very innovative. It was a pleasure to have him on the team.”

“Barak has an excellent balance of business and market understanding as well as product and technology knowledge. This enables him in better uncover and understand customer needs, which together with his excellent strategic thinking, helped him in coming with new product ideas. In addition, Barak is a great team member who was always happy to brainstorm on new ideas, and was a great contribution to our team.”

“Barak has a great combination of product know how and market understanding. He is super committed, hard working employee, that will always walk the extra mile.”

“Barak has incredibly strong analytical skills and will thrive in an environment that requires heavy analysis. He is also greatly skilled as a connector amongst a variety of people. Barak thrives, and will continue to thrive, in a dynamic environment that requires and values these skills.”

“Barak has done exceptional work during his internship. He's been an integral member of the team, and delivered results on par with FT senior marketing personnel. His strengths: - understands customer and market needs - analytical abilities - logical, explanation of complex topics - great technology know how and experience - work ethic - collaborative style”