Melissa Tan

Melissa Tan is an accomplished advisor and investor with extensive experience in growth strategy and product management across various startups. She has been actively advising and investing in startups since 2017, leveraging her expertise in growth and monetization.

Professional Background

• Current Role: Advisor / Investor at Various Startups (2017 - Present)

• Previous Positions:

  • Head of Growth at Webflow (2021 - 2023): Led the self-service business, focusing on product, marketing, and growth strategies.
  • Advisor for notable companies such as Grammarly (2019 - 2022), Canva (2018 - 2022), and Miro (2021 - 2022).
  • Head of Growth & Monetization at Dropbox Business (2015 - 2017), where she played a crucial role in scaling their B2B products.
  • Consultant at McKinsey & Company (2009 - 2011) and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs (2006) among other roles in her early career.

Education

Melissa Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and has also studied at Yale University and East China Normal University, where she deferred her McKinsey role to study Chinese for a year.

Expertise and Contributions

Tan is recognized for her analytical approach to growth and her ability to develop high-performing teams. She emphasizes the importance of understanding user needs while being data-centric in her strategies. Her insights have been shared in various podcasts and articles, where she discusses frameworks for building effective growth teams and strategies for successful product launches.

Her extensive background in both advisory roles and hands-on management positions her as a key figure in the startup ecosystem, particularly in the technology and SaaS sectors.12345