Billy Annesley
Product builder combining strategy, design, development, and AI to bring ideas to market.
Summary
Founder, product developer, and designer with experience building startups, digital products, and AI-powered systems from concept to launch. Skilled in product strategy, full-stack development, UX design, automation, and emerging technologies, with a track record of turning ideas into scalable products, streamlined workflows, and user experiences that drive growth.
Work Experience
- 2022 — Present
Co-Founder & CEO
Philadelphia, PA
- Founded and bootstrapped Bantee, a social golf platform that helps golfers track rounds, connect with friends, and build community around the game.
- Led Bantee from concept to launch, owning product strategy, UX design, development, and go-to-market execution while building core features including round tracking, scoring, profiles, feeds, and community experiences.
- Built and led the founding team, recruiting a co-founder and assembling a cross-functional team across engineering, design, marketing, and operations.
- Grew the platform through user acquisition, strategic partnerships, community-building initiatives, and industry engagement, including presenting Bantee at Golfweek Tech Lab during PGA Championship week.
- Worked across product, design, and engineering, shipping customer-facing products while developing full-stack and AI expertise.
- Led fundraising, investor relations, and company operations while driving long-term business and product strategy.
- 2022 — Present
Founder, Product Developer & Designer
Remote
- Partner with startups, founders, and companies to bring ideas to market through product strategy, design, development, and AI-powered automation.
- Astral PuttersBuilt an end-to-end AI commerce platform for a custom putter brand, combining product fitting, e-commerce, production workflows, marketing automation, and analytics using modern web and AI technologies.
- Haverford SchoolDesigned and developed a custom athletics performance platform for Haverford School, enabling coaches and student-athletes to manage workouts, track performance, monitor attendance, and streamline strength and conditioning operations.
- PostroomBuilt a Next.js and OpenAI-powered content ideation tool that turns user role, goals, style preferences, and creative direction into personalized social post concepts.
- PortfolioView additional projects and work at billyannesley.com
- Mar 2022 — Feb 2023
Account Manager
New York, New York
- Managed advertiser relationships and campaign execution, supporting revenue growth across audio and digital media partnerships.
- Oct 2019 — Mar 2022
Account Manager
New York, New York
- Managed advertiser accounts and audio campaign delivery, helping brands plan, launch, and optimize platform media buys.
