Buster Benson

Principal Product Manager at Medium and Founder of 750 Words

Buster Benson is the Principal Product Manager at Medium, a position he has held since August 2022. He is based in Berkeley, California. Before joining Medium, Benson had an extensive career in product management and entrepreneurship, including roles at notable companies such as Twitter, Slack, and Patreon.

Professional Background

Medium: Principal Product Manager (August 2022 - Present)
750 Words: Founder (December 2009 - Present)
Patreon: Senior Product Manager (March 2018 - September 2018)
Slack: Group Product Manager - Platform (December 2016 - February 2018) and Senior Product Manager (June 2015 - December 2016)
Twitter: Senior Product Manager (February 2013 - June 2015) and Senior Software Engineer (August 2012 - February 2013)
Habit Labs: Co-founder, CTO, and CEO (August 2011 - August 2012)

Benson is also an author, having published a book titled "Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement" and has been involved in various startups and projects focused on human behavior and productivity.1 2

Highlights

Sep 4 · youtube.com

What's Next for the Medium Partner Program? | Buster Benson -

Aug 19 · youtube.com

Facts, Myths, and Misconceptions | Buster Benson | Medium Day 2023

Jun 29 · Medium

How one business school professor and AI expert uses Medium to ... - Medium

Jun 8 · Medium

How a high-level Google data scientist found success (and a ... - Medium

Experience

Principal Product Manager at Medium (August 2022 - Present)

750 Words (December 2009 - Present), Self-employed (October 2018 - Present), Senior Product Manager at Patreon (March 2018 - September 2018), Group Product Manager - Platform at Slack (December 2016 - February 2018), Sr. Product Manager at Slack (June 2015 - December 2016), Sr. Product Manager at Twitter (February 2013 - June 2015), Sr. Software Engineer at Twitter (August 2012 - February 2013), Habit Labs (August 2011 - August 2012), Health Month (November 2010 - August 2011), Enjoymentland (May 2009 - November 2010), The Robot Co-op (September 2004 - May 2009), McLeod Residence (October 2006 - October 2008), Web Developer, Product Manager, Software Engineer at Amazon.com (November 1998 - September 2004), Owner, Web Developer at JFA Development (October 2001 - January 2003)