Praful Mathur is the founder and CEO of Sarama, a deeptech startup that uses AI to determine intent from barks i.e. crude translation. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of Shotput, a Y Combinator-backed startup that built APIs for instant logistics. He raised capital from Nexus Ven...read more
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Omer Gotlieb is the co-founder of Totango, a customer success software company that assists businesses in monitoring, tracking, and optimizing every stage of the customer journey. He is an experienced software R&D leader with a track record of leading the development of complex enterprise ...read more
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Amit Garg's career in technology spans over 20+ years in Silicon Valley. As a venture capitalist he has focused on seed-stage applied AI investments in digital health, automation and enterprises. Some of his key successes are nuTonomy (seed, sold for $450M) at Samsung NEXT Ventures and Mis...read more
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T Zhu is the co-founder of Tellus, a smart savings platform powered by real estate backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures and Decent Capital. He previously founded and scaled a number of companies, including Sodacan, a social consumer mobile app startup that released Sip, an anonym...read more
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Jason Meltzer is an accomplished entrepreneur, board member, and investor known for his expertise in building and scaling successful businesses. As the founder and former CEO of Wag!, he was instrumental in transforming the startup into the world's largest pet care company and a leading pl...read more
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Benjamin Balazs is the CTO of Mentorcam. Prior to co-founding Mentorcam, Benjamin held various product engineering and designing roles. He's built apps and websites for companies like Lamborghini, Maserati, Visa, and Emirates. Since teaching himself how to code at the age of 15, Benjamin h...read more
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Erik Shani is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Fyllo. He's a 25 year veteran in the tech startup ecosystem with experience in multiple verticals (telecom, adtech, insurtech, and cannabis to name a few), across multiple regions (North America, EMEA, APAC), and business models. He...read more
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Tim Specht is the Director of Engineering at Reddit and the Co-founder and CTO of Dubsmash, a TikTok competitor that he successfully started, grew, and sold with over 250M installs and 160M users. Specht has spent over a decade working with startups across the US & Europe, helping them exe...read more
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Robin is a three-time CMO with more than 20 years of experience in marketing and growth leadership roles at companies like Salesforce, Box, LinkedIn, Matterport, and WeWork. He's done 3 IPOs, several acquisitions, and led companies through hyper-growth to become household names. Robin now ...read more
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Charlie Depman is the co-founder and CTO of Ridepanda, a climate-tech mobility benefits platform that helps employers like Amazon reduce Scope 3 CO2 emissions, meet clean air mandates, offer their employees flexible commute options, reduce costs, and retain talent. He has over 8 years of e...read more
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Sascha Eder is the founder and CEO of NewtonX, a B2B enterprise research startup that has raised $40M+ in venture capital. Prior to NewtonX, Sascha was a management consultant spending time at both McKinsey & Co. and the Boston Consulting Group, as well as as a financial analyst at P&G. He...read more
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Mahsa Rostami is the founder and CEO of Revero, a digital health startup backed by a16z and Goodwater Capital. Her personal health transformation inspired her to found Revero. Prior to founding Revero, Mahsa worked as an AI engineer in Silicon Valley, specializing in the development of AI ...read more
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Panos Papadiamantis is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of PNOĒ, a medical equipment manufacturing which enables health professionals to provide science-backed nutrition and training through breath analysis. PNOĒ has raised over $10M in venture capital from Y Combinator, Fifty Year...read more
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Ryan McManus is the co-founder and CEO of SHARE Mobility, a transportation-as-a-service subscription for cities and businesses. Prior to founding SHARE Mobility, Ryan worked as the Marketing Director for Kern International, an enterprise-grade logistics and office equipment supplier with a...read more
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Bryan Wilcox is a co-founder and the former CTO of Tovala, a food-tech company that saves people time with a smart oven and paired meal service. Tovala has raised $70M in venture funding from Y Combinator, Comcast Ventures, Interplay, Origin Ventures and Left Lane Capital. Prior to Tovala,...read more
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Alexandra Zatarain is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Brand and Marketing at Eight Sleep, the world's first sleep fitness company. Eight Sleep solves sleep's most pressing issues through innovation and cutting-edge technology. The Pod, its best-selling product, has a cult-like followi...read more
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I have 17+ years of experience building software products and leading engineering teams in startups, mid-sized companies and large enterprises. I love building products that create value and have a positive impact on society. ...read more
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Every startup is based on an innovative idea for a new product or service. Product development encompasses the entire journey of designing and building these new products and services, from initial ideation to product launch. The new product development process can take many forms, including physical product development as well as digital product development for products like consumer apps or enterprise software systems.
To navigate the complex journey of product development in startups, founders often seek the guidance of product development mentors who can offer insight and feedback to steer them in the right direction. Product mentors use their expertise to help startup founders get the product development process right at each and every stage of the journey.
The entire product development lifecycle can be mapped out in a sequence of steps. These established product development stages provide a convenient framework for startup founders to follow.
A mentor can act as an experienced product development consultant who offers their support and guidance throughout each stage of the product roadmap. Product mentors have years of experience creating and launching successful products, and their expertise can help you make better decisions and avoid common obstacles.
Specifically, a product development advisor can help you:
Product development teams at startups are often very small, and your startup may lack the in-house resources or skills to complete the entire product development lifecycle without help. A mentor can guide you as you explore outsourced product development options, ensuring you find the best partners to fill essential product development roles and help you turn your product idea into a reality.
A product development mentor from Mentorcam can play a major part in guiding your decisions throughout the product development process. Each of our product mentors comes from an impressive background in product design and development and brings years of practical experience to the table, so you can feel confident that there’s no one better to show you how to develop a product.