# Danqing (Dan) Ye > Owner at Bracken | Seeking high-performing business Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/danqingdanye With over 12 years of professional experience, I focus on identifying and investing in profitable businesses with substantial growth potential. As the Owner of Bracken, my mission is to empower businesses to scale sustainably while driving strong financial performance. By combining market analysis, product management expertise, and a strategic approach to capital allocation, I strive to deliver consistent returns and foster long-term value creation. My work reflects a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and creating opportunities that align with the evolving needs of industries and communities. At Bracken, I specialize in evaluating businesses with at least $5M revenue or $1M ARR, enabling investments in high-performing opportunities. My role involves leveraging market insights to guide decision-making and support sustainable growth strategies. Previously, as Director of Product Management at Acquire, I collaborated with global teams to launch a B2B2C customer support app, securing key contracts and shaping product roadmaps. These experiences highlight my ability to manage complex projects while delivering impactful solutions. ## Work Experience ### Owner @ Bracken Jan 2023 – Present Investor of profitable businesses with at least 5M revenue or 1M ARR for software businesses. ### Founder, CEO @ Spacious Living Jan 2013 – Present Holder of broker license, identified and invested in distressed multi-family properties. Oversaw end-to-end property management functions. Executed and coordinated rental property upgrades, gained an average 30% appreciation in property investments, retained an average 14% cap rate, and sustained 95% occupancy levels for the last 10+ years. ### Director of Product Management @ Acquire Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Oversaw a global team of PMs, engineers, and designers. Responsible for the MVP launch and the product direction of Acquire Cloud, a B2B2C customer support app. Prepared product roadmap to secure 4M churning customer contracts of Audi, United, etc. ### Staff Product Manager, Growth @ Coursera Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area Responsible for the growth and end-to-end product experience of certificates issued by name-brand universities. Performed go-to-market research and launched new offerings in India. Released A/B tests & experiment programs that led to a 20% discovery traffic increase. Managed a $10M partnership contract and content injection from the initial negotiation stage to its official global launch. ### Real Estate Acquisition Analyst @ Quartz Lake Capital Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Managed deal pipeline, and analyzed Multifamily, Hotel, Industrial, Office, and mixed commercial deals. Prepared fundraising memo and performed market research. ### Product & Design Lead @ Vizient, Inc Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Launched 4 analytics products from 0 to 1 and scaled 2 to thousands of hospitals. Grow 114 new subscriptions and 28MM revenue. ### Founder @ Trendy Commercial. LLC Jan 2009 – Jan 2021 Consulted, designed, and developed for 11 small businesses. Represented 17M total business revenue impact. Products cover Fintech (ATM Interface, digital credit card), E-commerce (Sustainable Shoes, Cannabis wholesale, Cloth recycling and resale, high-end dog collar), Healthcare (Staffing site for Doctors, Dating site that shares medical history, Insurance Marketplace), and Tech (Research Survey Data sharing platform) ### Product Design Manager @ Chase Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 ### Co-Founder @ UOLO. INC Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, California, United States Launched a luxury travel brand Hummingbird Travel and organized trips for 116 customers Operated the event business of concerts, tradeshows, and movie awards. ### Sr. Product Manager @ Sears Holdings Corporation Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Hoffman Estate, IL Redesigned checkout journey through rebranding and launching of ~90 customized scenarios that increased conversion revenue by $5M and raised UX rating from outside the top 100 to industry #3 Rolled out new recommendations engine based on A/B testing results of the internal emergent engine and vendor tools, resulting in a 30% average cart size increase and 500K annual cost savings Introduced security features -- reCaptcha, backlisting -- and stopped attacks that prevented $6M losses ### Technical Program Manager @ Sears Holdings Corporation Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Hoffman Estates, IL Initiated the big data migration project that improved internal decision-making efficiency by 60%. Fundamentally resolved inefficiency caused by manual processes, teams working in silos, and the use of different reporting procedures. Led 30 cross-functional teams to migrate 24 databases to AWS. Retired thousands of manual reports and converted them into 9 interactive Tableau dashboards. Carried out change management to 1644 employees. Organized enterprise-wide report reconciliation effort that reduced 3M annual vendor contract cost ### Product Design Lead @ Sears Holdings Corporation Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Chicago, Illinois, United States Released member loyalty app features that reduced call center volume by 200K within 6 months of launch. Innovated add to cart features that reduced $7M outdated inventory and removed $500K carrying cost ### Information Technology Consultant @ Indiana University Bloomington Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Consulted small businesses and non-profits. Launched company online presence, sales, and marketing channels for 5 client companies and organizations. ### User Experience Researcher @ Indiana University Bloomington Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 E.T.O.T.H.S Lab - Research Assistant Developed medical devices that helped seniors living alone. DCBL Research - Research Assistant Collected and analyzed data for Professor Eli Blevis's HCI education pedagogy research - paper published in Interactions Journal 2010. ### Outside Sales Account Executive @ Indiana University Bloomington Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 Responsible for the outside sales of Indiana Daily Student Newspaper. Acquired and retained national accounts such as Macy's, AMC, and local brands Taste of India, House of Hunan, etc. ## Education ### Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, Science Management, and Marketing Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management ### BS in Computer Science and Informatics, Human Computer Interaction Design Indiana University Bloomington ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danqingye - Website: http://www.danqingye.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/danqingdanye JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/danqingdanye/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07