Role Summary & Accomplishments

Working closely with the founder, I helped spin-out Pikl—an AI-native staffing platform—from its previous parent company, Vangst. I drove customer discovery, product design, and early prototyping, work that directly supported both our pre-seed and seed raises. I brought the product vision to life through high-fidelity Figma prototypes that secured five early customers and guided the engineering team from concept to MVP launch in an ambitious 60-day window. From there, I led R&D, experimentation, managed customer relations, and product roadmap development toward product–market fit, partnering closely with engineering to translate customer feedback into rapid, high-impact improvements.