Italian Product Designer & Founder with 5+ years of experience in startups and mid-sized companies. Skilled in ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and crafting final product designs. Passionate about growth hacking, product strategy, and designing exceptional digital products. Currently working remotely.

Luca Casamassima

Italian Product Designer & Founder with 5+ years of experience in startups and mid-sized companies. Skilled in ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and crafting final product designs. Passionate about growth hacking, product strategy, and designing exceptional digital products. Currently working remotely.

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Italian Product Designer & Founder with 5+ years of experience in startups and mid-sized companies. Skilled in ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and crafting final product designs. Passionate about
growth hacking, product strategy, and designing exceptional digital
products. Currently working remotely.

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Experience Level

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Expert
Expert
Intermediate
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Intermediate

Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Co-Founder at ShortPen
October 1, 2024 - Present
ShortPen is a SaaS platform for comprehensive link and event management and tracking, created from scratch to address market gaps and provide a simpler, more affordable, and user-friendly solution than existing tools. I built ShortPen from the ground up, designing an intuitive UX/UI focused on simplicity and scalability. Currently, I’m implementing a product-led growth strategy to increase adoption and retention.
Founder at Not The Same Old Tools
May 15, 2024 - Present
Not The Same Old Tools (NTSOT) is a free weekly newsletter that highlights unique digital tools designed to boost professional and personal productivity. I grew the newsletter to hundreds of subscribers through a mix of organic and paid marketing strategies, regularly featuring carefully curated tools and clearly explaining their purpose, ideal users, and real-world benefits. I established a loyal community united by curiosity for innovative digital solutions, designed visually engaging newsletter templates, and built partnerships and affiliate relationships with relevant digital tool providers.
UX/UI Designer at Paginemediche
October 21, 2021 - Present
Paginemediche is a healthcare technology company that delivers digital solutions for both B2B and B2C sectors, including doctor booking platforms, mobile apps, and healthcare management systems aimed at improving user experience and patient engagement. I led the complete redesign of B2B and B2C products, significantly enhancing user experiences. My work included building a comprehensive design system, redesigning websites, developing mobile apps, and creating targeted landing pages. Through detailed research, analysis, and structured design processes, I improved usability, increased user engagement, and strengthened overall product coherence.
Founder at Guadagnissimo (Acquired)
March 15, 2020 - May 31, 2025
Guadagnissimo was a successful personal finance blog focused on online earning, smart investing, and financial management. I built and scaled the platform independently from zero to hundreds of thousands of yearly users and generated monthly revenues of up to several thousand euros. The project was successfully sold (exit) to allow me to focus on new entrepreneurial ventures.
Junior Visual Designer at Flike
September 1, 2018 - April 30, 2021
Flike is a visual communication and branding agency serving local brands, specializing in marketing content, branding strategies, social media, and advertising campaigns. I collaborated with clients to enhance their marketing, branding, and visual communication strategies by producing a wide range of creative content, including video commercials, animated graphics, branding identities, and visual designs for both web and print.

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Healthcare, Software & Internet