Vetted Product Strategy Professionals

DAVID WOODBURY

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive COO/CRO and growth consultant specializing in scaling founder-led businesses

Grand Rapids, MI18y exp

“Serial founder and agency leader (recent agency exit with completed 3-year earn-out) currently serving as COO but prefers CEO/founder role. Spun Camp Native out of an agency after spotting a hospitality tech gap, raised venture funding, scaled partnerships to 800+ properties, and led the company to a private equity acquisition. Uses AI tools to dramatically accelerate go-to-market, research, and validation cycles.”

Ose Okpamen

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Product Manager specializing in UX, growth, and data-driven product strategy

London, UK12y exp

“Product manager from edTech focused on AI-driven, B2B HR training simulations (live work-scenario platforms). Demonstrated measurable funnel improvement by diagnosing a registration drop-off issue, coordinating a cross-functional fix (including Android), and delivering ahead of schedule, resulting in a 20% increase in sign-ons. Has shipped/managed products on web and mobile.”

Žarko Petrović

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Director-level Unity Engineer specializing in multiplayer, WebGL/WebGPU, and XR

Stockholm, Sweden15y exp

“Lead Unity engineer who shipped a Meta Quest VR free-to-play poker title, tackling hand-tracking controls, physics-driven chip interactions, and large-room multiplayer with anti-cheat needs. Also independently built a mobile real-time multiplayer racing game through beta, including backend, progression, on-demand track delivery, and a custom car physics engine.”

“Product leader with experience spanning startups and enterprise-scale logistics in MENA, building and managing web/mobile business interfaces including dashboards, admin tools, marketplaces, and B2B quoting systems. Brings a metrics-driven approach to product health and experimentation, plus strong player-informed understanding of core F2P mechanics and live-ops planning.”

Jaxon Repp

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Executive Technology Leader specializing in distributed systems and multi-cloud infrastructure

Denver, Colorado, United States9y exp

“Early-stage builder who blends deep technical product work with go-to-market execution: created developer-focused platform tooling (Rust/Node/React) and at Harper moved from customer success into sales/partnerships, leading an Akamai partnership that ultimately helped close Walmart. Currently building a distributed application platform in Rust and iterating on macro-based abstractions to make Rust feel as approachable as Node.js; has not yet closed a seed round and is seeking a trusted operator counterpart.”

“Engineering leader in the railroad industry who has grown from hands-on software engineering into leading four development teams across mission-critical products, while staying deeply involved in architecture and modernization. Particularly strong in transforming legacy, multi-customer enterprise systems using Java/Spring Boot, React, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD without sacrificing delivery stability.”

“Longtime entrepreneur building an augmented/virtual reality company with MVPs already in production; raised just under $100K over the past year via SAFE notes. Uses market and competitive analysis (including Meta/Apple ecosystem moves) and partner-driven go-to-market planning, and is currently focused on validating content and completing development with additional technical collaborators.”

Li Pan

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Junior Investment Banking / Hedge Fund Analyst specializing in equity research and valuation

Austin, TX2y exp

“Early-stage investor/operator profile with experience at AugCap sourcing and evaluating founder-led opportunities via high-volume outbound (email/LinkedIn) and turning cold outreach into partnership discussions, including supporting valuation and strategy work. Also built Carquote.AI and drove early traction by landing 20+ paying pilot users in four weeks.”

Mahgoub Gaafar

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Senior Product Manager specializing in AI-driven engagement and gamification

Dubai, UAE7y exp

“F2P product/game designer with live-ops experience on an NBC Group-owned mobile app in the MENA region (~200k users), driving personalization (segmented ads/trivia) and monetization (regional pricing, LTOs, season pass). Owns the full delivery lifecycle—PRDs/backlog through QA/UAT and release—and uses retention/conversion metrics and A/B testing to tune rewards and the game economy.”

Alok Patel

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Senior Product Manager specializing in AI-driven SaaS, FinTech, and E-commerce

NC, USA13y exp

“Product leader who built Dhurba, a SaaS commerce and business management platform for small and medium retailers, owning the lifecycle from strategy and discovery through launch and scale. Particularly strong in simplifying complex products for non-technical users, aligning cross-functional teams, and introducing explainable AI features that improve merchant outcomes without removing human control.”

“Women’s apparel merchandising/category leader who owned end-to-end seasonal strategy across DTC e-commerce and a broad wholesale footprint (6–7 platforms plus trade shows). Delivered outsized wholesale growth (e.g., FAIRE from $40K to $370K/month in 6 months) and strong trade show revenue ($650K–$1.3M per show) by combining rigorous sell-through/returns analysis, SKU rationalization, and margin-protecting factory negotiations with tight production/QC execution.”

“F2P mobile LiveOps/product specialist (iOS) who acted as a bridge between product, design, and data during the live phase—analyzing player behavior, identifying loop friction, and iterating on progression, rewards, and live events. Emphasizes trust-preserving monetization through incremental cohort rollouts and tight monitoring of retention, funnel, revenue, and player feedback signals.”