Nick Naraghi
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Miami Beach, FL, United States
Toptal member since March 29, 2021
Nick is a product manager and designer specializing in helping early-stage founders with finding product-market fit. Unlike others in his field, Nick has founded two startups, been the CEO of a venture accelerator, and taught entrepreneurship at a top university. As a founder, Nick can ask hard questions to efficiently learn about ventures he partners with. His experience ranges from the full stack of product development, so he can jump in quickly and add value however far along your product is.
Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Jira
- Marketplaces
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Product Strategy
- Roadmaps
- Startups
- User Research
Work Experience
Co-founder | COO
Team Machine
- Created prototypes, user journeys, and roadmaps for four pivots.
- Ran usability testing with prototypes across hundreds of initial users.
- Managed customer relationships ranging from a 1,000+ headcount enterprise, a 20-person startup, and two mid-sized agencies.
- Developed the entire front end of the app (React).
Product & Operations Manager
Zentist
- Managed the engineering roadmap throughout two product pivots.
- Led the sprint planning for a 5-person engineering team.
- Ran engineering recruiting and made one full-time hire.
Analyst
Entangled Solutions
- Managed dozens of stakeholders from multiple countries and cultures.
- Provided presentation deliverables across a variety of clients simultaneously.
- Created the front-facing web presence of a large corporate client.
Founder | CEO
Acadalyst
- Set quarterly strategy with OKRs and ran biweekly sprints.
- Responsible for sales, marketing, design, and front-end software development.
- Recruited and managed co-founders, team members, advisors, investors, and contractors.
Product & Growth Manager
VentureApp
- Doubled the number of demand-side users in the marketplace.
- Generated an over 300% increase in the number of requests from demand-side users.
- Worked with engineering to prioritize feature requirements of demand-side users.
CEO
IDEA: Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
- Led the day-to-day involvement of a 25-member management team, 30 coaches, and 150 active startups.
- Created quarterly and yearly strategies with student officers, faculty members, and university administrators.
- Oversaw the development and implementation of a custom Salesforce.com instance for tracking portfolio companies.
- Fundraised on behalf of the program and the university at domestic and international events.
Project History
Personal AI Web Application for Team Machine
Led the design and development of three generations of prototypes of a cutting-edge AI application for skill acquisition.
We take into account users' specific career goals, preferred learning style, and current skills to tailor personalized action plans.
These action plans incorporate knowledge from hiring managers, career advisors, and people who successfully achieved the user's goals, so they can be sure they’re getting the most effective approach.
The app was built with a React front end and Python back end on top of proprietary AI algorithms and a graph database.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Computer Science
Northeastern University - Boston, United States
Certifications
Machine Learning
Stanford University | Coursera
Skills
Tools
Jira, Figma, Slack, Trello
Paradigms
Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, HIPAA Compliance
Industry Expertise
Marketplaces, Education Technology (Edtech), Healthcare
Platforms
Blockchain
Other
Notion, Product Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Roadmaps, User Research, Machine Learning, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Startups, Technical Product Management, Product-market Fit, Entrepreneurship, Edtech Design, User Interviews, SaaS, Product Management, React, Research, Webflow, UX Design, Pitch Decks, Fundraising, Web Applications, Prototyping, Feature Roadmaps, APIs, User Experience (UX), Data Analytics, Product Launch, Documentation, Market Research & Analysis, Java, Data Structures, Financial Analysis, Product Roadmaps, Agile Sprints, Technical Recruiting, Stakeholder Management, Web Development, Sales, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Email Marketing, User Requirements, Company Strategy, Leadership, Hiring, UX Research, Cryptocurrency, Mobile Apps, Computer Vision, EMR, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)
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