Founder and Consultant
2017 - PRESENTEn-Lightening Strategies- Consulted in product management and business strategy for technology startups.
- Worked with startups in blockchain, robotics, big data, fintech, and Computer Vision.
- Acted as a leadership coach and product mentor of startup founders, product managers, and leaders.
Director of Strategic Partnerships
2019 - 2019CTRL-labs (acquired by Facebook)- Partnered with Big Tech companies on defining structure for new partnerships in AR/VR, IoT, mobile, and R&D experiments.
- Led the effort to define product and engineering requirements for an IoT integration with a Fortune 10 tech company.
- Initiated partnerships with independent developers and small startups.
EPM - Special Projects Group
2016 - 2018Apple- Drove requirements, prioritization, and execution of cutting-edge AI/ML and image processing algorithms.
- Helped build organizational structure and clarify ambiguity in a fast-paced, novel R&D program in a team of 30+ Ph.D engineers.
- Applied standard program management techniques: Engineering roadmap and Gantt charts.
Senior Technical Product Manager
2015 - 2016Metabiota- Drove vision and execution of a global epidemic monitoring and modeling data engine used by the world’s largest reinsurance firms under multi-million dollar contracts, with a diverse team of scientists, engineers, statisticians, PMs, and marketers.
- Invented and executed the development of models for clients to increase their understanding of epidemic spread and preparedness.
- Hired as one of the first employees, growing team from less than ten people to over 50.
Product Manager and Lead Data Scientist
2013 - 2015Leap Motion (acquired by UltraHaptics)- Led product strategy and execution for new VR/AR applications with design and engineering teams.
- Built metrics team from the ground up to analyze all device data, and implemented internal company metrics dashboard.
- Managed product deliverables for automotive device and applications with a Fortune 100 company.
Product Manager Intern
2013 - 2013Skillz- Drove the vision and execution of full-stack app development.
- Invented and executed robust and accurate player matching algorithms that considerably improved retention and engagement.
- Developed new features in the achievement system and app UI. Skillz is an online multiplayer competition platform that integrated into a number of iOS and Android games. Players compete globally.
Naor Brown
Product Manager in New York, NY, United States
Member since February 3, 2020
Naor is a product leader and strategist with over ten years of experience growing startups. After a professional chess career and graduating from Harvard focused in game theory and AI, he built products in the diverse spaces of deep tech, neural interfaces, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR, mobile gaming, robotics, and data platforms, both at large companies (Apple, MSFT, IBM) and growth startups with exits valued at $1 billion+. He is excited to contribute to tech's positive impact on humanity.
Naor is now available for hire
Project Highlights
- Led the initial design and back-end data management to showcase updates to customers.
Expertise
- Agile
- Business Development
- Business Strategy
- Leadership
- Product Management
- Product Strategy
- Scrum
- Technical Hiring
Education
- Harvard University
Select Certifications
- Pragmatic Marketing
- Scum Alliance
Employment
Project History
- Map-based Tracker of EpidemicsLed the initial design and back-end data management to showcase updates to customers.
Metabiota tracks epidemics, giving a real-time snapshot of what's going on over time, both to enterprise customers and to the public. Epidemic Tracker was released to showcase the qualitative and quantitative aspect of that data.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics2009 - 2013Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Certifications
- Pragmatic Marketing Certified - PMC IIIMARCH 2016 - PRESENTPragmatic Marketing
- Certified Scrum Product OwnerJANUARY 2016 - PRESENTScum Alliance
