$450 / month
2 calls per month (45min/call)
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 24 hours or less
Hands-on support
I help founders, PMs, aspiring PMs, and anyone serious about product make sharper calls on strategy, monetization, growth, 0→1, and their careers.
I've spent 14+ years scaling consumer products to billions in revenue and millions of users:
- Tinder — $30M+ incremental ARR from ML-driven dynamic pricing
- Grindr — $91M ARR across 190 countries, 3.5x paywall lift
- GOAT — $130M GMV in 24 hours on Tmall's Singles' Day
- Snap — 0→19M downloads (Daqri, acquired by Snap)
Today I'm the Chief Product Officer at Quittr, an AI-powered behavior-change platform — in 2 months, +22% recurring revenue and +23% subscriptions on $0 paid acquisition. I also advise startups as a Product Advisor with Antler and TRMNL4 (alongside Meta and Snap), sit on the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Board, and teach product workshops on Maven.
I don't just ship technology — I design the emotional triggers that make people come back. That intersection of computer science and behavioral psychology runs through everything I build.
🚀 What I can help you with
- Monetization & Pricing — paywalls, ML-driven dynamic pricing, unbundled SKUs that grow LTV without cannibalizing the core
- Growth Loops — viral, content, and network mechanics that compound, instead of buying users
- AI-Native Product — consumer AI that avoids the "demo good, retention bad" trap
- 0→1 & Strategy — finding PMF, first monetization, and launch plans
- Behavioral Design — the "why" behind churn, conversion, and habit
- Career — breaking into product, PM interview & case prep, resume/portfolio reviews, and negotiation for senior/staff roles
👥 Who I work best with
- Founders & early-stage teams — PMF, first growth loops, early monetization
- Senior & staff PMs — leveling up from execution to strategy, and influence without authority
- Aspiring & pivoting PMs — translating past experience into "product speak," prepping for interviews, and breaking through in the AI era
💡 How I work
Structured, direct, and artifact-driven. We won't just talk theory — we'll work on the real things that move your product or career forward: auditing your funnel, paywall, or onboarding for the highest-leverage fix; building a monetization or 0→1 plan; or running mock interviews and portfolio reviews.
Ready to start? Pick the plan that fits — Lite for a monthly sounding board, Standard for an ongoing hands-on partnership — and send me a note on what you're working on and where you're stuck. Let's get you results.
5 out of 5 stars
Before working with Shawn, I was completely lost in my career path. I was convinced I wanted to be a remote veterinarian, but through Shawn’s rigorous career discovery process, we realized the clinical realities meant I would have been miserable. He saved me years of stress and thousands of dollars pursuing the wrong field. Beyond changing the trajectory of my future career, Shawn was instrumental in elevating my professional and financial foundation. He built a custom financial plan to help me tackle my student loans, reduce my expenses, and maximize my cash flow. At work, his coaching directly led to my selection for a Leadership Development program. He also completely revamped my resume and LinkedIn profile which landed me my first internship! I also originally came to Shawn wanting to be a startup founder, but I only had a lot of scattered ideas and no clear vision. He taught me how to rigorously evaluate business opportunities—identifying risks, assessing product–market fit, and using logical frameworks to make strategic decisions. Shawn is an exceptional mentor who brings an executive, high-ROI mindset to everything he does. His guidance has fundamentally changed my financial and professional future. I cannot recommend him highly enough!
Lite Plan • 6 months
5 out of 5 stars
I reached out to Shawn during a period of professional transition, looking for clarity, structure, and guidance that would actually fit my situation rather than generic advice. From the start, he was incredibly supportive, flexible, and attentive to my needs, pace, and level of seniority. He’s very intentional about the information he shares — always relevant, well-structured, and grounded in real experience. What I appreciated most is how well Shawn listens. He takes the time to understand the full context before offering direction, which made our conversations feel thoughtful, respectful, and genuinely helpful. He’s also very result-oriented and consistently suggested clear, actionable frameworks that I could immediately apply at work — many of which proved useful in real situations. Even though I ultimately decided not to move forward toward a product manager role, the insights and ways of thinking Shawn shared are highly transferable and continue to be valuable in the field I’m staying in. Beyond the professional impact, Shawn is simply a good person — kind, supportive, and easy to talk to, especially during moments of change. I’m very grateful for the experience and would confidently recommend him as a mentor.
Standard Plan • 2 months
5 out of 5 stars
Shawn was a great mentor! He helped me examine my app & determine ways to move forward.
Standard Plan • 1 month
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Shawn Gong
Chief Product Officer at Quittr
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