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Jacob Rothman
Jacob Rothman is the owner and CEO of Velong Industries, a grill and kitchen products supplier in Southern China. He has over ten years of experience in manufacturing, design, branding, and retail. He has worked on projects with brands such as Tumi, Samsonite, Discovery Channel, Kitchenaid, OXO, and Cuisinart. In 2014, he, along with three other factory owners, started Platform88, a company that works with startups and crowdfunding campaigns to design, engineer, and manufacture innovative consumer goods. Since its founding, Platform88 has worked with 120+ of startups to bring their innovative products to market.