Led a couple of Stripe's most successful products from their early days (Stripe Connect, Stripe Terminal). Helped build the Product Management function at Stripe, as one of the early members of the PM team and as Stripe's first PM Manager. Led & grew several products at Twitter, Google, Yahoo, including some products & features you probably use daily / weekly.

Now, I advise startup founders, coach executives, do occasional speaking engagements, and teach.

Oh, and I also write about product management, leadership, org psychology, and strategy. >500k people have chosen to follow my writing & my ideas across Twitter, LinkedIn, Threads, and YouTube.

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Shreyas Doshi

A founder asked me in a recent advising call: “why do you teach?”

Here’s what I shared with him:

- It helps me scale my startup advising work: unfortunately, I cannot advise all the founders who reach out. In fact, I take very few formal advising roles, because I want to be certain it’s the right mutual fit (high growth company, fit with founder, challenging problems / huge opportunity, mutual availability). So my teaching is a great option for founders I cannot advise.

- I absolutely love it: in this next chapter of my career, I’ve decided to only work on things that I absolutely love. This means saying No to high prestige, rational opportunities (e.g. VC, leadership roles, podcasting, venture backed startup, etc.) Teaching is something I knew I wanted to do since my teenage years (at the time, I wanted to teach French, as I was very good at it in 10th grade). It isn’t for everyone and it is hard, but if it is for you, why not do it?

- It might be the best way *for me* to create further positive impact on our industry: to be clear, I don’t do anything because “I want to create a dent in the universe” (I know I won’t create any dent in the universe and will be forgotten shortly after I’m gone and I think that’s a wonderful thing, not something to be sad about). So while I am not teaching mainly to create a big impact, it is wonderful to read notes from 100s of students every month on how their products, teams, and their career are better off after taking my class. The total impact is hard to measure (and I am not going to try & measure it), but my gut says that the compounding impact from my teaching might be meaningful.

- I still get to solve fun product problems: one reason my teaching resonates strongly with some students is that I treat everything like a product. My (very small) team and I do more product thinking (and immediate application of that thinking) on a daily basis than I ever remember doing at Tier 1 companies I’ve worked at as a PM (reason: we are a tiny close-knit company and we view every problem through a product lens). This means exercising empathy, simulation, creativity, design in everything we do from course design, to communications, to community design, to marketing, to our operations. Plus, through my advising work, I get to work on the biggest product / GTM problems that founders are facing across dozens of domains and products.

- It works with my life: I work all 7 days of the week (mainly on my advising & teaching). The weeks I am teaching are particularly very intense (everyone in my house and my mom in India knows that I am basically unavailable those weeks). On the flip side though, my teaching + advising give me a lot more control over my schedule than almost any other work would. This means that I’ve been able to spend a lot more time with my son (17yrs, only child) over the past 4+ years than I could have otherwise. I like that.

Thank you for reading this far and for your continued love and support 💙 🙏

ex-Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo. Startup advisor.

Johann Jenson

coin3.com

I support Venture Capital, Private Equity, Search funds, and their portfolio companies with fundraising, product management, strategy, and design to build perfect products that customers love. If you’re interested in scheduling a session, please write me or chat with C3PO (my GPT): https://coin3.com/product-sessions.

Chief Product Officer & Private Investor

GoStudent

SVP Product

Grover

Technology enables people to get the best out of life.

Grover is giving more people access to more technology - one flexible, worry-free subscription at a time. 

I lead product strategy, design, and development as we continue to expand our product-as-a-service offering within Europe, the United States, and beyond.

Global Head of Product

Hilti

I supported and managed the development of several new and existing digital products. My role required a good grasp of agile software development, high-level technical understanding, vendor management, UX/UI design, and communication with digital teams primarily across Hilti's 30 priority markets and 5 regional hubs in North America, Europe, and Asia.
 
My team of product managers, designers, programmers, and domain experts led the development and roll-out of the Ask Hilti online expert community; the Hilti digital sales catalog; and a new eCommerce platform for emerging markets. Additionally, we supported the 2017 relaunch of Hilti.com ($1 billion+ turnover in 2017), and led a global mobile strategy for the new Hilti app (for Android and iOS) to better leverage Hilti's 70 million annual customer touch points.

Global Head of Digital Customer Experience

Rainmaking

I provided business mentorship to 9 smart transportation and energy startups. I worked closely with the teams on fundraising, pitching, design, development, and growth strategies.

Business Mentor — Startupbootcamp

SleepOut.com

SleepOut.com connects travellers looking for cool places to stay with hosts and their empty beds. The accommodation marketplace offers short-term lets for hotels and vacation rentals across Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands, and the Middle East.

Founder, CEO

UN Environment Programme

Based out of UNEP global headquarters in Nairobi and working in partnership with UNESCO, I provided support to the United Nations Great Apes Survival Partnership (UN-GRASP) in liaising with key donor states, corporate donors, UN agencies and conventions, NGOs, and implementing partners. 

Our team of biologists, economists, and conflict resolution experts pioneered a conflict-sensitive approach to transboundary biodiversity conservation in post-conflict states throughout Equatorial Africa and Southeast Asia.

Mediator, fundraiser, climate change and biodiversity policy advisor, speaker, editor, translator, and techie.

Programme Officer

Lamu.org

Originally developed as a hobby, Lamu.org quickly became the exclusive insider's guide to Lamu Island including hotels, resorts, luxury house rentals, restaurants, real estate, news, and travel information. The service was later acquired by SleepOut.

Owner

Nomad Inc

As a freelance consultant I offered mainly small businesses and international organizations support with web development, design, tourism campaigns, hospitality inventory management, performance marketing, public relations, lead generation, and strategy.

Past clients:
LeCollectionist
United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
UNEP-CITES Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
United Nations Great Apes Survival Partnership (UN-GRASP)
United Nations Global Adaptation Network (UN-GAN)
United Nations Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Programme (UN-EBAP)
UNEP-GEF Project for Ecosystem Services
UNEP Regional Seas Programme
Government of Sierra Leone - Ministry of Fisheries & National Commission for Social Action
Government of South Sudan - Ministry of Tourism
Carbon Africa
United Nations Year of the Gorilla 2009
University of Victoria

Natural Resources Canada

I provided bilingual tech support for scientists, engineers, and researchers at the Federal Government's Pacific Forestry Centre.

Bilingual IT Support

Ex-UN Canadian technologist with a Master's in conflict resolution. I love discovering and developing elegant yet ambitious products that improve our lives and the planet we live on.

I’ve operated 2 scale ups now generating €600m+ in ARR (and 1 multinational now doing €2.5bn+ in turnover from digital), led 3 exceptional product teams of 5 to 60 (with engineering teams of up to 140), founded and failed 1 start up, and invested in 1 VC fund and 20 early stage start ups.

I support VC and PE funds and their portcos with M&A, product management, strategy, development, and design to build perfect products that customers love. Don't hesitate to write me or chat with C3PO (my GPT): https://coin3.com/product-sessions.

I'm based in Lisbon with frequent visits to London, Berlin, New York, and Zurich.

Areas of Interest: Search Funds, M&A, Financial Health, Regenerative Finance, B2B & B2C eCommerce, Energy

@GoStudent I led our AI strategy and worked across our portcos, x-functional squads, and domain experts in Design, Engineering, Sales, CS, Finance, and Marketing to maintain and scale our ecosystem of educational tools and experiences from GoClass (videoconferencing), Seneca Learning (UK-based AI-assisted learning platform designed with neuroscientists), Tusmedia (Tutoring classifieds), Studienkreis (1k+ offline learning centers in DACH), and FoxEducation (messaging platform for schools) to unlock the potential of every child.

@Grover I scaled ARR from €7 to €200m+ with 19 x-functional squads bringing our product-as-a-service model to mainstream audiences globally. Major products include Grover.com, the Grover App, Grover Card, Grover Business, a ML scoring model, logistics and subscription management, retail partner APIs (developers.grover.com), and our offline point-of-sale platform for consumer tech retailers.

@Hilti I oversaw CX/UX for a range of customer facing products. I worked closely with 58 brilliant product people across 12 locations on 3 continents scaling Hilti.com, the Hilti Digital Sales Catalog, the Hilti Mobile Platform, the Ask Hilti Expert Community, Hilti Africa, and more products that helped grow and enhance Hilti's 250,000+ daily physical customer interactions. 

@SleepOut.com we launched our Africa-focused marketplace in November of 2013 which grew to offer 12,000+ accommodation options across 32 African countries.

@UN Environment I was part of a core-team of mediators, primatologists, economists, and other experts identifying and implementing strategies for the protection of great ape habitat in Equatorial Africa and Southeast Asia.

Excellent coverage of our recent NIAS Network panel discussion at the Doers Summit, moderated by none other than The Saudi Times Managing Editor Abeer Abdalla. Special thanks to Boudou G. Editor-in-Chief at The Saudi Times.

https://lnkd.in/dBVPBu8d

"Inside the Saudi Expansion Playbook
At the helm of founder perspectives is Ali Abulhasan, Founder and CEO of Tap Payments, whose trajectory across the GCC has become a benchmark for how regional fintech can scale by embracing, rather than circumventing, the complexity of Saudi’s regulatory and commercial landscape. His experience underscores a reality few articulate publicly: infrastructure that performs in Saudi often becomes the default regional standard.

Alongside him is Richard Schrems, Founder of palm.hr, one of the fastest-rising HR-tech platforms built from inside the Kingdom during its digital transformation. palm.hr’s success across the GCC illustrates the strategic advantage of designing from Riyadh outward, where scale, policy momentum, and rapid adoption create a proving environment unmatched in the region.

But no examination of Saudi expansion is complete without the capital perspective. Hasan Bakalla, MBA, a Saudi family-office principal, offers insights rarely discussed outside boardrooms but deeply influential in determining which founders succeed.

“The founders who thrive in Saudi are the ones who treat landing as the beginning, not the finish line,” Bakalla notes. “Expansion here isn’t about speed; it’s about system-fit. If you understand how the Kingdom moves, it will move with you.”

This blend of pragmatism and expectation encapsulates the true heart of the conversation: credibility is currency in Saudi Arabia, and long-term presence outweighs short-term hustle.

Adding regional investor perspective is Johann Jenson, Founding Partner at NIAS Network, whose portfolio centers on scale-ups preparing for their GCC leap. He captures a broader truth driving modern venture thinking:

“Saudi is not a copy-paste market. If your global model lands unchanged, it won’t expand. Winning here means building with local exceptionalism in mind and respecting the region as its own innovation terrain.”

Together, these voices form a rare, unvarnished playbook, one shaped through pilots, pivots, procurement frameworks, Arabic localisation, regulatory negotiation, and the quiet work of building trust with Saudi institutions."

Ali Abulhasan
Richard Schrems
Hasan Bakalla, MBA
Dusan Duffek
Ministry of Investment
National Technology Development Program

Founding Partner @ NIAS.io & Investor at coin3.com - Previously CPO at Zid, Grover, GoStudent, Hilti, and SleepOut.com

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