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thegostev/README.md

Product and growth leader, open-source, open data enthusiast. Over the last 10+ years I launched, managed and grew digital products. Some of them achieved 150 mln. monthly visits and > 10 mln. of active users monthly. Teams led by me launched 5 products. I usually have end-to-end responsibility in high-paced environment. Applying quantitative approach to innovation, experimenting and decision-making. Using Product-Led Growth for making business model scale. As an author published on IEEE, Hacker Noon, Agile Insider, UX Planet.

Vital statictics:

  • Highest impact product managed: CKAN powers national data portals around the globe @ CKAN, 2023
  • Most complex product developed: engineering metrics platform for software teams @ QArea, 2021
  • Biggest product launched: online dating platform with 150 mln visits monthly @ LevelUp, 2014
  • Biggest product managed: >100 mln visits monthly for top-5 portals @ CKAN, 2023
  • Smallest team led (full lifecycle): 3 @ Bitok.com, 2016
  • Biggest team led (full lifecycle): 45 @ LevelUp, 2016
  • Product teams managed and developed: 10
  • Successfully built&monetized products: 3
  • Product organizations created: 1

Knowhow's. I have expertise in:

⏫ Scaling product user-base and ARR

βš™οΈ Leading research & discovery in combination with design & delivery as a coherent system βš™οΈ Leading product development and expansion via: vision -> strategy -> execution βš™οΈ Setting up modern software development approaches as Shape-up (or Agile) βš™οΈ Leading innovation process to develop an idea into a software product βš™οΈ Leading a cross-functional team with end-to-end responsibility

πŸ“ˆ Creating growth models πŸ“ˆ Using marketing automation to expand reach πŸ“ˆ Increasing revenue by implementing monetization experiments πŸ“ˆ Using quantitative marketing efforts to grow an SaaS or a service πŸ“ˆ Owning end-to-end measurements to understand each step of value creation πŸ“ˆ Experimenting and discovering online channels, messaging, audience that drive growth

πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ Tech diplomacy and advocacy πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ Communicating across global stack of stakeholders πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ Efficiently working between Scandinavian and Slavic cultures

Proficient with these management and work structuring approaches:

πŸ“„ EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) πŸ“„ HCD (Human Centered Design) πŸ“„ CMMI for Dev v.2 πŸ“„ Dual-Track Agile πŸ“„ Shape-up πŸ“„ Scrum

Industry agnostic. Worked within the following domains:

  • AI/DS
  • Fintech
  • Web games
  • Digital communities
  • Engineering metrics
  • Open data and GovTech
  • Online gambling (provably fair)
  • Social Networks, Online Dating
  • Blockchain, crypto, Web3, DeFi

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  1. ckan/ckan ckan/ckan Public

    CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. CKAN makes it easy to publish, share and use data. It powers catalog.data.gov, open.canada.ca/data, data…

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