Nate Gentner
Vice President Product Management and Design at Vividly- Claim this Profile
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Vividly
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Product Management and Design
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Oct 2022 - Present
San Francisco, California, United States Vividly is a series A company building a SaaS Promotion and Accounting solution for CPG companies earning an NPS of 65. I'm creating the vertical SaaS five year strategy and helping Vividly transition from pre-PMF to post-PMF. Building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to customers' biggest problems - reading hundreds of pages of pdfs, matching promotions to deductions, and obtaining actionable insights from the data.
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Calm
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director of Product Management B2B
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Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
San Francisco, California, United States Calm Business is the industry-leading solution designed to help HR and Benefit Leaders improve workplace productivity, engagement, and overall well-being. I helped build the Calm Business unit from scratch - growing from 0 to 3000 employer customers and from $0 to $30mm in ARR. I leveraged user research with employers, partners, employees, brokers, and consultants to build a product strategy. I also built a world-class team.
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Gusto
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Management Lead: Empowering the Growth, Data, & Shared Experiences Teams
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Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
San Francisco I joined Gusto as a series C company and helped them scale into hyper-growth from 60k to 100k customers, $60mm to $130mm ARR, and 400 employees to 1200 employees. I led a number of Gusto's Product Management teams focused on Growth, Data, & Shared Experiences. At Gusto, our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. We’re making the most complicated, impersonal business tasks simple and personal. Imagine payroll that brings everyone peace of mind, HR that… Show more I joined Gusto as a series C company and helped them scale into hyper-growth from 60k to 100k customers, $60mm to $130mm ARR, and 400 employees to 1200 employees. I led a number of Gusto's Product Management teams focused on Growth, Data, & Shared Experiences. At Gusto, our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. We’re making the most complicated, impersonal business tasks simple and personal. Imagine payroll that brings everyone peace of mind, HR that transforms work into a community, and benefits that help people plan for a better future. Show less
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Uber
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United States
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Internet Marketplace Platforms
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Management Lead
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Nov 2016 - Feb 2018
San Francisco I led three teams on the Marketplace team to optimize marketplace dynamics globally. I worked closely with Data Science to build models to identify and resolve issues in ETA, supply, demand, price, etc in markets globally.
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Techshed
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Director of Product Management
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May 2011 - Sep 2015
San Francisco Redbeacon was a series A company creating a marketplace for home service professions. I began as the first Product Manager of a 10-person start-up and iterated on the product to build a national services marketplace acquired by The Home Depot. Post-acquisition I grew the team to also own the $30B Home Depot Pro customer segment. I built Pro specific mobile and web commerce solutions based on personalization and interconnected retail. I recruited & managed team of 15 Product… Show more Redbeacon was a series A company creating a marketplace for home service professions. I began as the first Product Manager of a 10-person start-up and iterated on the product to build a national services marketplace acquired by The Home Depot. Post-acquisition I grew the team to also own the $30B Home Depot Pro customer segment. I built Pro specific mobile and web commerce solutions based on personalization and interconnected retail. I recruited & managed team of 15 Product Managers and QA. Things I'm proud of: Organizational leader, recruited & trained new team members, owned product roadmap, set strategy, built Redbeacon and Home Depot Pro mobile apps & web, manipulating market dynamics, scaled supply & demand sides, used big data to create price estimator, optimized our funnel through data & A/B testing, optimized for SEM, SEO & mobile advertising, sourced business development partnerships Show less
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Cisco
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Mobile Product Management - Consumer Digital Video and Hardware
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Feb 2009 - May 2011
San Francisco Pure Digital was a series C company creating the Flip camcorder. As a Product Manager at Pure Digital I learned to obsess over a consumer product to make it delightful. I built seamless software and hardware solutions for Flip camcorders focused on sharing, social, and fun simple editing. We owned the top 3 categories of video cameras on Amazon and drove Pure Digital to a large acquisition by Cisco.
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Adobe
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager - Digital Video and Audio
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Mar 2006 - Feb 2009
Product Manager for Adobe Digital Video and Audio products. I honed my Product Management skillset running a mature international business achieving 100% growth in revenue from $75mm to $150mm annually. I began the massive transition from a dozen independent point products into the one integrated Creative Cloud.
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Applied Materials
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager - New Product Development
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May 2001 - 2003
I managed new product development from product concept to commercialization for eight new wafer fabrication products earning internal evaluation scores well above established company goals.
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
MBA, Digital Media - Product Management -
University of Michigan
BSA, Engineering