Tarzine Jackson

Tarzine Jackson

Product Strategist & Builder
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Tarzine Jackson is the founder of Koalesce Studios, a creative innovation firm bridging research and product execution. A "block-shaped" generalist with 25 years in UX, design, and engineering, she specializes in human-AI interaction and building transparent systems. Recognized by Startup Pill in 2021, she invented Diversity Avatar Stickers and is currently architecting Desivity, the first decentralized social platform for the creative community, built on ethics and user agency. Her approach stress-tests ideas with AI before building, shaping products for Microsoft, Omnicell, and her own ventures. A speaker for Google for Startups and Women Who Code, Tarzine mentors the next generation and aligns teams with a founder's mindset: validate first, build with integrity, ship with confidence.

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2h ago

Diversity Avatar Stickers - Over 12,000 Ways to Build a Sticker That Looks Like You.

Most people have never seen themselves on a sticker. Diversity Avatar Stickers changes that. Choose your body shape, your skin tone, your hair texture, your style. Build your avatar digitally. It arrives ready to place. Over 12,000 combinations. Decal-grade vinyl. Because the moment you finally see yourself represented, something shifts.
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2d ago

Koalesce Studios - Strategy. Research. Design. Development. All 4. One studio.

Koalesce Studios works with funded startup founders who need to get it right before they scale. We research what your users actually need. We design the right solution. We build it. In that order. Every time. Now accepting new clients. If you are ready to build the right thing — let's talk. Visit koalescestudios.com or send us a message directly.
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4mo ago

What are your good takeaways and useful tips when raising money?

I have come across several statements such as: a single person cannot raise money on their own (you need to be in a team of at least 2 people), it is not worth it because there is pressure on you, etc.

  • What is your experience with raising money?

  • What did it give you, and who did you raise it from?

  • What do you think helped you to a large extent to get the raise?

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