Mike Lin
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Dallas, United States
Toptal member since February 24, 2022
Mike is an MIT MBA graduate with 5+ years in product management (layer-1 blockchain, AMM DEX, liquidity bridge, wallets, etc.) and 8+ years in finance—investment banking and asset management. He has a BS in computer science and started his career as a front-end software developer. Mike also won the $100,000 1st-place prize at the 2018 EOS blockchain hackathon and was co-founder of the 9th-ranked DApp in 2019 with 10,000+ users within eight months of launch.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Product Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Crypto
- Cryptocurrency
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Industry Analysis
- Product Management
- Product Requirements Documentation (PRD)
Work Experience
Director of Product Management
Findora
- Launched (zk-SNARK) layer-1 privacy blockchain, PoS consensus mechanism, and staking rewards.
- Launched DApps for L1 platforms such as AMM, DEX, and liquidity bridge. Researched private NFT marketplace design.
- Explored blockchain trends, competitors, and market positioning.
- Conducted interviews with potential customers to determine needs and gather requirements.
- Helped manage a bi-weekly Agile sprint consisting of 15+ engineers and designers.
- Created product marketing materials to illustrate the platform's competitive advantage and capabilities.
Product Manager | Co-founder
Lumeos
- Launched the Lumeos blockchain app, resulting in 10,000+ users within eight months of launch, and raised $250,000+ seed capital.
- Drafted the product vision, prioritized the feature development, and set the roadmap.
- Managed the developers and UI/UX designers via weekly Agile sprints and demos.
- Published 20+ articles and press releases resulting in a 12,000+ email list.
- Performed user research and gathered the product requirements and research competitive positions.
- Tracked user behavior, demographic data, DAUs, and MAUs.
- Partnered with the survey panel provider Cint, ZECTR AI/ML, and EOSIO wallets (distribution).
Equity Research Analyst at Tech Sector
Stifel
- Researched the tech trends, competitive landscape, and product innovations.
- Wrote and published 200 investment notes for hedge fund clients.
- Conducted the survey of distributors and customers of covered companies.
- Discussed financials, strategy, outlook, and competition with the senior executives CFO and CEO.
- Built the financial models—DCF and comparables models.
Equity Research Analyst
Matthews International Capital Management
- Covered various areas, including the technology sector, consumer goods, and real estate.
- Analyzed the investments for Asia Investment Fund worth $2+ billion AUM.
- Outperformed the fund benchmark by 2.99% during the period.
Equity Research Analyst Intern
AlphaShares
- Dealt with the technology sector, consumer goods, and real estate.
- Analyzed the investments for the greater China investment fund.
- Built the financial models, DCF, and comparables models.
Technical Writer | Technical Instructor
Tektronix
- Researched telecom software protocols and networking hardware.
- Wrote technical documentation for network engineering clients.
- Trained telecom carrier customers on operating a multi-million dollar network monitoring system during week-long seminars.
Web Developer | Front-end Developer
Alcatel Lucent
- Used HTML and CSS to develop a new R&D website layout.
- Updated all corporate R&D websites to follow a single format.
- Created supporting digital assets such as images and banners.
Project History
Findora
Oversaw the launch of the Mainnet Layer 1 blockchain, block explorer, wallets on desktop and mobile, SDK/CLI tools, and validator statistics tools.
Lumeos Data Wallet
Launched the blockchain-based Lumeos "data wallet" resulting in 10,000+ users within eight months of launch.
Fairyswap
Launched the first AMM DEX on the Findora zkSNARK-based (privacy) blockchain as a showcase open source reference application.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas - Richardson, TX, USA
Skills
Tools
Jira, GitHub, Google Analytics, Photoshop CS5, VPN
Platforms
Blockchain, Blockchain Platforms, Unix, Heroku, Docker
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Telecommunications, Sports
Paradigms
Agile Product Management, Agile, Agile Software Development, Continuous Deployment, Agile Project Management, User Testing, Digital Marketing Best Practices, DevOps
Other
Industry Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Financial Analysis, Product Management, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Management, Startups, Early-stage Startups, Product Strategy, Product Design, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Roadmaps, Feature Prioritization, Investments, Finance, Stock Market, Market Research & Analysis, Product Descriptions, MVP Design, B2B, Feature Analysis, Data Analysis, Pitch Decks, Training & Training Content Development, Education, Content Writing, Financial Management, Market Research, Digital Product Development, Financials, Strategy, Business Model Strategy, Blockchain Design, Web3, Business Models, Business Requirements, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Documentation, Notion, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Blockchain, Web3, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), User Experience (UX), UI Design, UX Design, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Marketing, Digital Marketing, Technical Product Management, Ideation, Product Roadmaps, Product Strategy Consultant, Go-to-market Strategy, Project Timelines, Hedge Funds, Web Applications, User Personas, User Stories, Technical Requirements, Fintech, Backlog Management, APIs, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Tokenomics, Conceptualization, Monetization Models, Mobile Apps, Product Marketing, Discovery, Software Development, Requirements, App Integration, UX Wireframes, Integration, Growth Strategy, Digital Marketing Strategy, Growth Hacking, Digital Product Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Copywriting, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Sprint Planning, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, C++, Java, JavaScript, User Research, Mobile UX, React, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), EOS, Ethereum, Solidity, Financial Modeling, Public Speaking, Training, Web Development, HTML, CSS, Growth Marketing, Smart Contracts, SaaS, ChatGPT, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Ethereum Smart Contracts, Growth, Chatbots, User Interface (UI), Agile Leadership
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