# Jim MacIntyre

> Jim MacIntyre is chairman and CEO of Product Lab, a technology company incubator. He co-founded Visual Sciences, later led WebSideStory and the combined Visual Sciences business, and served as chief of e-commerce technology at GSI Commerce. His investment and advisory work includes Tealium, inRiver and MarketGrader.

- **Role:** Chairman & CEO at Product Lab, LLC
- **Organizations:** Product Lab, LLC, Visual Sciences, WebSideStory, GSI Commerce, Tealium, inRiver, MarketGrader, OneSoft, Cisneros Group
- **Education:** BA, University of Vermont
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Visual Sciences, a streaming analytics and data visualization business., Became CEO of WebSideStory after it acquired Visual Sciences., Led the combined Visual Sciences business ahead of its acquisition by Omniture.

## Career timeline

- **High school; exact year unknown** — Started a Burlington, Vermont software business building booking software for talent agencies around Boston.
- **Before college graduation; exact years unknown** — Took a six-year leave from college to work for the Cisneros Group on computer networks and mergers and acquisitions.
- **1995** — Founded OneSoft, an Internet commerce software and services company.
- **2001** — Co-founded Visual Sciences with David Scherer; 2001 is stated in the 2006 CEO appointment announcement.
- **2004** — Visual Sciences announced an investment and software licensing agreement with In-Q-Tel.
- **2006** — WebSideStory acquired Visual Sciences; MacIntyre became president, CEO and a director of WebSideStory effective November 20.
- **2007** — WebSideStory adopted the Visual Sciences name; Omniture announced an agreement to acquire the combined company.
- **2008** — Omniture completed the acquisition on January 17; MacIntyre assisted with integration and the product roadmap during a transition.
- **2009** — Became a special technology advisor to GSI Commerce founder and CEO Michael Rubin in May.
- **2010** — Appointed to lead GSI Commerce’s global e-commerce technology products and services business.
- **2012** — Participated in Tealium’s $1.1 million financing and joined its board.
- **2016** — Appointed chairman of inRiver’s board on March 30.
- **2023** — Joined the April 19 MarketGrader partnership with Rob Foregger and Product Lab, including a minority stake, board membership and strategic advice.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Visual Sciences, a streaming analytics and data visualization business.
- Became CEO of WebSideStory after it acquired Visual Sciences.
- Led the combined Visual Sciences business ahead of its acquisition by Omniture.
- Held an operating leadership role in GSI Commerce’s global e-commerce technology business.
- Contributed to the 2005 book Web Site Measurement Hacks by Eric T. Peterson.

## Latest updates

- **2023-04** — MarketGrader announced a strategic partnership with MacIntyre, Rob Foregger and Product Lab, with minority stakes, board seats and advisory responsibilities.

## Links

- Website: https://productlab.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmacintyre

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