John Shapiro
John Shapiro is a seasoned product leader with a diverse background in startups and large Silicon Valley companies. He has experience in SMB, SaaS, consumer, and fintech industries, and is driven by the desire to build teams that deliver magic to customers. With a talent for discovering the intersection of customer problems, business opportunities, and technological capabilities, he is a well-respected industry speaker and mentor. John has founded two successful startups, raised seed funding, built proof of concept, and directed the filing of a U.S. Utility Patent Application.
John has an impressive educational background, having earned both a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has held numerous positions in high-growth environments, including Director of Product Management at Wayfair, Group Product Manager at Intuit, and Sr. Product Manager at Adobe Systems. He has also served as a software engineering intern at Google and a technology staff writer at Stanford Daily.
John's notable achievements include co-founding the Product Management Development Program (PMDP) at Intuit, which hired and developed over 30 undergraduate and MBA PM candidates over three seasons. He also originated the idea for Adobe Wave, a successful software product that allowed website owners and publishers to send desktop notifications to their users.
Through his leadership and operational experience, John has honed his skills in marketing, engineering, design, support, business development, and sales. He is energized by emerging technologies such as machine learning, AI, data, cloud, and mobile, which he believes unlock possibilities that were impossible only years ago.