Billy Leung

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Chief Product Officer | Startup Advisor @ datacy
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Dublin, California, United States, United States
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About Billy Leung

Entrepreneurial product leader with over 18 years of experience in product management, design, and growth. Strong track record in leading growth, engagement, and monetization products with hundreds of millions users, as well as crafting and nurturing new ventures until they achieve product-market fit. I've had the privilege of serving as the inaugural product manager at a company, and leading large world class product org with over 30 people, responsible for the roadmap of more than 100 engineering resources.I enjoy taking companies to the next level through the trifecta of People, Process, and Strategy refinement. I love working with people who GSD (Get Stuff Done) - because I take immense pride in embodying the same dedication. I enjoy mentoring and growing teams, and I have been fortunate and humbled to have success as Head of Product/Technology, startup advisor, consultant, and people manager, helping companies to successful M&A/IPO exits in my last 4 out of 7 tries, resulting in the creation of over $11 billion in valuation. -------Specialties: Product Management, Product Strategy, with focus on Machine Learning/AI, Marketplaces, Monetization, Data Tagging/Personalization, Consumers, eCommerce, Growth Optimization, & Social.

Billy Leung's Current Company Details
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Chief Product Officer | Startup Advisor
Billy Leung Work Experience Details
  • Datacy
    Chief Product Officer
    Datacy 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Building a next-gen consumer insights platform powered by privacy-first AI models and agents. Overseeing all functions across AI/ML, the consumer marketplace, and B2B products to deliver actionable insights for large CPG customers.
  • Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program
    Advisor/Mentor
    Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program 2017 - Present
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    Advising entrepreneurs at UC Berkeley.
  • Cozymeal, Inc.
    Product/Advisor
    Cozymeal, Inc. 2015 - Present
    Cozymeal is the premier destination to easily find and book cooking classes, team building events, and in-home dining experiences with professional chefs in large metropolitan areas such as San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C..Advising on all aspects of product management such as features design, user engagement, PM mentoring, and product strategy/vision.
  • Crowdera
    Product/Advisor
    Crowdera Feb 2013 - Present
    Singapore, Sg
    I have been helping/advising Crowdera, a civic crowdfunding startup supporting educators, nonprofit organizations and individuals serving communities across the globe.
  • Stanford University
    Stanford Oval - Undergraduate Admission
    Stanford University 2024 - Present
    Stanford, Ca, Us
  • Leadiq
    Head Of Product
    Leadiq 2020 - 2022
    San Francisco, California, Us
    I ran Product Management, Design, Analytics, and Customer Support at LeadIQ, the best platform for outbound professionals to manage their prospects, making it easy to Prioritize, Personalize, and Collaborate to close more deals.
  • Birdy
    Board Member | Advisor | Cpo Consultant
    Birdy 2020 - 2021
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Birdy is a personality matching app that connects people based on compatibility of their personality (inspired by Myers-Briggs). Profile pictures are not revealed until a match is made, which is countered to the approach of all existing dating apps that tend to objectify dating. Our mission is to enable the most authentic and long-lasting connections with our proprietary AI and personality theory.
  • Launch Combinator
    Co-Founder
    Launch Combinator Jan 2018 - 2021
    Launch Combinator helps companies develop and launch their business idea beyond the MVP. We instantly connect you with a top-tiered cross-functional team and provide end-to-end solutions such as product strategy, design specs, software development and infrastructure, and sales/GTM plans.
  • The/Studio
    Vice President | Head Of Product And Engineering
    The/Studio 2018 - 2020
    Pasadena, California, Us
    I ran Product, Engineering, Design, and Analytics for The/Studio, the largest on-demand Supply Chain platform in the world (Uber for Manufacturing). On the B2C side, we are disrupting the way custom fashion can be designed and manufactured, making it accessible to anyone, and solving it with elegant software and data solutions. On the B2B side, we are making Fast Fashion available for any brands and retailers through our network of vertically-integrated factories. Some of our larger customers include Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Calvin Klein, Adidas, NASA, Google, Tesla, and Facebook.
  • The Meet Group
    Vice President Of Product
    The Meet Group 2017 - 2018
    New Hope, Pennsylvania, Us
    The Meet Group acquired if(we) in 2017 and is the world's fastest growing Social Discovery Platform with 14M+ MAU and 190,000+ new members per day across a portfolio of top-rated mobile apps (MeetMe, Skout, Lovoo, Tagged, and hi5). Supported post-acquisition transition while leading teams to continue innovate. Continued to lead and mentor product teams, leverage technology and user insights to innovate, set product vision and strategy, and launched products that connect tens of millions of users through new features such as chat and social/live (streaming) videos.
  • If(We)
    Vice President Of Product
    If(We) 2016 - 2017
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Led Product Management, Product Marketing, and Design (20+ people) for if(we), home to Tagged, hi5, WeChill, and other mobile products (over 300 million members, profitable). Provided product vision, strategy, and operational execution during the critical/turnaround phase of the company. Played key part of our product growth and eventual acquisition by The Meet Group in 2017.
  • Ingenio
    Head Of Product | Sr. Director, Product Management
    Ingenio 2014 - 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Led Product and Design for Ingenio, one of the largest peer-to-peer e-commerce advice marketplaces, with over 35 million conversations through its proprietary web and telephony technology platform. Our IPs include Keen and Horoscope.com. Set product vision and defined product strategy, specifically focused on Mobile where there is highest growth: * Massively redesigned end-to-end web experience into mobile responsive design and improved UX and chat discoverability for new user acquisition efforts * Scaled mobile team from scratch to dedicated team structure* Spearheaded 2 highly-engaged and high-LTV apps (Keen); grew app revenue from nil to projected >$3MM/year after just 5 months of launch with no paid marketing spend * Established and instilled various company processes such as quarterly planning and prioritization frameworks, user behavioral analytics, hackathon, and a cadence for Discovery and A/B testing
  • Trulia (Acquired By Zillow Group For $3.5B)
    Director, Product Management - Consumer Experience
    Trulia (Acquired By Zillow Group For $3.5B) May 2013 - Dec 2014
    Led product for Trulia's consumer experience (>55M monthly users during my tenure), including our key property pages, registration, AI/ML/personalization, community/UGC, and cross-platform lead-gen/monetization. Defined strategic roadmaps and launched innovative features that have drastically increased user engagement, UGC, and monetization. Moved the needle through users research, A/B testing (growth hacking), analytics, and cross-functional team leadership.
  • Justanswer
    Principal/Lead Product Manager
    Justanswer 2012 - 2013
    Covina, California, Us
    Headed Mobile, Growth, and Monetization product strategy for the #1 Experts answer site funded by Charles Schwab (the man himself) and Glynn Capital Management. Led Product, Engineering, and QA teams to GSD with $100M+ annual revenue.
  • Playsay Inc. (Acquired By Babbel)
    Advisory Board
    Playsay Inc. (Acquired By Babbel) 2011 - 2013
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Make language learning fun and social! As seen in TechCrunch Disrupt 2011. PlaySay was VC-backed and was a #1 Ranked Education Mobile App in the US and 10 countries. Advised on all aspects of mobile product engagement from feature design to metrics and growth.
  • Zynga
    Senior Producer, Farmville
    Zynga 2011 - 2012
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Responsible for the launch of weekly growth- and revenue-driving features for the world's number one monetized social game with 30M+ Monthly Active Users and 7M+ Daily Active Users (as of 2012 during my tenure from pre-IPO to the company's $7B IPO).
  • Ideaswalk
    Founder, Ceo
    Ideaswalk 2010 - 2011
    Crowdsourcing platform with goals to provide a destination for free great ideas for companies and products; the “Yelp for ideas”. Bootstrapped, launched, and sold company/IP after a year.
  • Ebay
    Senior Product Manager
    Ebay 2005 - 2011
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    Launched and managed complex programs from concepts to live in Seller Experience, Trust (Frauds, improved buying experience), Pricing, and Billing. Defined product roadmaps and led execution. Managed product backlog, metrics evaluation, features design, A/B testing, usability studies, & market research. Winner of the 2011 eBay Innovation Expo: Social Commerce Award with a social group-buying/loyalty reward platform.

Billy Leung Skills

Product Management E Commerce Start Ups Agile Methodologies Cross Functional Team Leadership Mobile Devices Analytics Mobile Applications Product Strategy Management Business Strategy Product Planning Product Design Project Management Leadership Scrum Vendor Management Program Management User Experience Product Marketing Agile Monetization Market Research Competitive Analysis Scalability Business Planning Strategic Partnerships User Interface Design A/b Testing Team Management Engineering

Billy Leung Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    Entrepreneurship
  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Mechanical Engineering

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