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kristopher drey

PRODUCT LEADERSHIP FOR TEAMS THAT DON’T NEED MORE OPINIONS

Fractional senior product leadership for founders building real products in messy reality.

WHAT I DO

  • Contract product management lead and/or boots on the ground LEARN MORE
  • Product strategy and roadmap clarity LEARN MORE
  • Founder advisory across digital, physical, and DTC products LEARN MORE

Common Problems I Help Fix

  • “We’re building fast but not on the right things”
  • “The roadmap keeps changing and we're not aligned”
  • “The product makes sense in a deck but not in the real world”
  • “We need senior product thinking without hiring the wrong person”
  • "We have a specific product in mind and need help delivering"

Engagement Models

  • Monthly fractional leadership
  • 30-day product audits
  • Ongoing advisory for founders

ABOUT ME

Founder. Product operator. Builder of both software and physical products. I help teams simplify, focus, and ship what actually matters and can serve in any product management capacity.

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real outcomes

Incremental Revenue

Incremental Revenue

Incremental Revenue

Conceived and launched the first widely used internet speed test at CNET. A clear decision to solve a real user problem and monetize it pragmatically. Generated $50,000 / mo. in incremental revenue.

HEAd of product

Increase Leads

Incremental Revenue

Incremental Revenue

Across roles at companies like Greystar, Irvine Company, Westfield Labs, Groupon, and Slalom, I’ve built product systems that directly impacted revenue and conversion, not just engagement.

roadmap reality check

Improved Systems

Incremental Revenue

Improved Systems

At Fliqz, an early online business video platform, I focused not on shipping more product, but rather on fixing the system. Same team. Same product. Different decisions.

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