Vetted Product Professionals

Jon Cross

Screened

Executive Operations & Product Leader specializing in Ads, customer experience, and go-to-market

Saratoga, CA21y exp

“COO of Greenopia (pre-seed, pre-revenue) who has built the company’s operational foundation over the past 18 months—supporting fundraising, SEC/crowdfunding setup, and coordinating app and self-serve business onboarding/assessment systems. Brings a metrics-driven operating approach (OKRs, balancing metrics/unit economics) and has advised other startups (e.g., sports betting) to refocus effort on the highest-value customer segments.”

“Senior engineering/technology leader who has defined and delivered a multi-year roadmap to modernize platforms and embed AI, leading global teams through cloud-native and microservices migrations on AWS/Azure. Demonstrated measurable outcomes including 99.99% uptime, 40% fewer incidents, 25% faster delivery, 5x scalability, and $30M in new business opportunities, while scaling a 100+ person distributed org with strong OKR-driven execution and mentorship culture.”

“Operator-turned-aspiring founder with experience building CI, cloud, and AI businesses at Harness, including P&L ownership and 0-to-1 execution. Exploring an AI-native infrastructure/control-plane thesis focused on moving enterprise workflows from AI assistance to execution, with a strong emphasis on ROI, coordination gaps, and durable moats.”

“Hardware operations and supply chain leader in a startup environment with strong exposure to fundraising dynamics, board-level reporting, and the financial impact of manufacturing and inventory decisions. Has spent several years in Silicon Valley managing teams at scale and brings a rare blend of operational depth, strategic awareness, and entrepreneurial ambition.”

Dan Olson

Screened

Director-level Product Operations & Program Management leader in consumer electronics

San Jose, CA27y exp

“Operations leader with Apple and Roku experience who owned founder-level, cross-functional initiatives including Roku’s Brazil market entry (regulatory, tax/entity setup, manufacturing/logistics, and launch metrics) with direct CEO oversight. Built Roku’s International Business Operations function from zero—standardizing OKRs, dashboards, and country-level P&Ls—and influenced major strategic decisions like exiting a ~$10.5M-loss UK channel business and restructuring Mexico ads go-to-market via partnership.”

“Technology/engineering leader with experience at Real Messenger, Wolters Kluwer, and Accenture AI, spanning roadmap definition through execution and org scaling. Has operated at the executive level (fundraising, investor relations, SPAC merger activities, media presentations) while driving architecture decisions validated by PoC/testing/production success metrics.”

Neel Sen

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive product leader specializing in AI, platforms, and growth

Florham Park, NJ13y exp

“Innovation leader with 8 years managing Verizon's innovation arm, working closely with venture teams, innovation studios, and early-stage startups across multiple markets. Currently building a homeowner-focused AI startup with a working backend prototype using LLM and multimodal AI, combining enterprise product lifecycle experience from Cisco with 0-to-1 venture building.”

“Independent IT consultant running a solo software and cloud services business focused on configurations, integrations, and development. Their strongest experience is in building and sustaining IT operations, including resource models, procedures, security compliance, and best practices, and they are motivated by the high-impact environment they experienced at a small healthcare startup.”

“Fintech/neobank CTO (5+ years across US and UK markets) now building Payzo Money, a fintech copilot for SMBs covering expenses, accounting, invoicing, and payroll. Pre-revenue and seeking a $5M seed round, with active Bay Area conversations and a clear focus on bank sponsorship plus compliance/operations readiness; leverages Claude-based AI agents to accelerate building with limited resources.”