Ian L.

Ian L.

Big Tech + Startup Product Management Recruiting

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Studied at Stanford University

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Worked at Otter

Available Monday at 6:00 PM UTC

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Ian’s Product Management Qualifications

Experience level: Product Manager

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

I joined a Sequoia-backed $23M Series A startup (also backed by a16z, Founders of Figma/Eventbrite) as their first Product Manager and Software Engineer where I built their first product from scratch and led their entire Engineering/Product/Design teams. I've worked across the entire stack of Product Management as a solo PM to leading teams of employees. I have been offered several other PM roles at other startups and big tech companies but turned them down to start my current company. I also previously interned at Tesla and Poshmark as a Product Management Intern.

Ian can help with:

Strategy & Vision

LinkedIn Review

Salary Negotiation

Influence & Collaboration

Execution

Promotion Strategy

Product Case Interview Prep

Resume Review

Networking Strategy

Behavioral Interview Prep

Ian also coaches for Entrepreneurship and College. View all.

About Ian

Hi! I'm founding a new company in the digital health space and finishing up my undergrad at Stanford studying Computer Science + Neuroscience. I took time off after my freshman year to join Otter (Sequoia-backed $23M Series A startup) as their 1st Product Manager/Software Engineer and intern at Tesla/Poshmark. I've also previously worked at a $60M+ venture capital fund and medical technology accelerator. I have a non-traditional background relative to most Stanford students. I grew up in Minnesota where I attended a subpar public high school. I skipped about 1/3 of my days at school to work on other projects across healthcare and startups. I hadn't touched a line of code until I came to Stanford. Since then, I've built and launched several projects across AI, wearables, and digital health. I've helped several previous clients get into Stanford/dream school, figure out what they actually want to do with their time in college, land top PM roles, join early stage startups, and raise venture capital rounds. I can help you: - Accomplish "X" down a non-traditional path ("X" could be getting into your dream school, securing a job, or anything in between) - Start working on projects to explore your interests - Create a Linkedin and overall public presence that aligns with your goals (career, school, etc.) - Prepare for Product Manager interviews - Outline a recruiting plan for your ideal job - Figure out what you want out of your time in school and post grad

Why do I coach?

My mentor from high school had a profound impact on my life's trajectory ever since I met him. I initially thought I wanted to go deep into finance/consulting, but he opened me to the tech and startup sphere which helped me get into Stanford and now working on a new company in the digital health space. Hoping to pass on my learnings to others (:

Work Experience

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Product Manager

Otter

July 2021 - May 2022

Joined Otter as their first Product Manager and Software Engineer. Solely built their first product, directly managed the Design team, and helped build the Engineering/Product/Design team from myself to ~10 people by the time I left.

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Software Engineer

Poshmark

September 2020 - December 2020

Software Engineer and Product Management Intern

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Product Manager

Tesla

January 2020 - May 2020

Product Management Intern at Tesla, worked on their Pricing/Options team.

Education

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Stanford University

B.S., Computer Science + Neuroscience

2019 - 2024

Ian was also personally admitted to

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    University of Pennsylvania

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