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Vik Krane - Head of Product, Co-founder (0-to-1 - scale)

Vik Krane

Director-level Product Leader specializing in AI-powered SaaS and FinTech

ShotKraftUniversity of Oklahoma12 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Product leader and startup co-founder who has been shipping AI-powered products since 2020 across creative tools, expert knowledge products, and financial compliance workflows. Particularly notable for building Shotcraft from zero to scale, using AI to turn scripts into executable shot lists, and for a nuanced human-centered AI philosophy that emphasizes user control over critical outputs.

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Key Strengths

  • Led a 0-to-1-to-scale product build as co-founder of Shotcraft
  • Strong AI product judgment around latency vs accuracy trade-offs
  • Validated product demand through user testing with 95% expressing significant interest
  • Structured roadmap prioritization using user research and the RISE framework
  • Human-centered AI workflow design with expert review and correction loops
  • Cross-functional leadership with designers and developers as collaborative partners
  • Incremental stakeholder alignment across complex technical and compliance constraints
  • Built products for creative industry and financial services use cases
  • Managed teams ranging from small startup squads to 15 developers across 3 countries
  • Developed junior talent by expanding an intern from manual labeling into a product-driving contributor

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Experience

Head of Product, Co-founder (0-to-1 - scale)ShotKraft · Jun 2022 – Present
Product Management Consultant, ContractGoPublic AI · May 2025 – Oct 2025contract
Director, Product ManagementKyndi · Jun 2022 – Dec 2023
Director, Product ManagementAmenity Analytics · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
Director, Product ManagementRoko Labs · Sep 2019 – Aug 2020
Data Management and Client Relations AssociateMcKinsey & Company · May 2017 – Aug 2019
VP Product / Co-founderLendoor.com · Aug 2013 – Mar 2017

Education

University of Oklahomamaster, Finance

Languages

EnglishSpanishRussianBulgarian

Certifications

CCAI Summer School 2024, sponsored by Google DeepMindData Mining, Predictive Analytics & Big Data (Continuing Education Unit)

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Vik KraneDirector-level Product Leader specializing in AI-powered SaaS and FinTech