Anders Hakfelt

I'm a venture builder with deep Product and Go-To-Market expertise in the technology sector. Experienced in taking technology businesses from idea to product-market fit and profitable growth. Passionate about innovation, with deep expertise in creation and commercialization of B2B/Saas platforms, computer vision and AI/Machine learning-based software solutions.

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  Artificial intelligence

  I have worked closely with exceptional AI development teams over the past year, building an AI first business and product strategy for a new venture. I am also a keen follower of AI training courses and podcasts, to stay up to date with the latest tools and opportunities to apply AI in a business context

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  Go to market strategy

  I have spent many years in commercial roles and have a keen understanding of how go-to-market and sales works, and the foundations for a successful sales team - from product-market fit, demand generation, lead generation, hunting, farming/account management and sales operations

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  Product management

  I bring extensive hands-on experience in building and managing product teams in startups and scaleups. The last 10 years I have focused on B2B SaaS, marketplaces and platform products, leveraging AI, Computer vision and Machine Learning. In terms of mentoring, I can help address strategic and organisational challenges as well as hands-on, tactical topcis such as customer insight, ideation, product roadmapping and launch

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  User research

  Having worked for leading product/ service design agencies such as frog and Fjord, I have learned the toolkits and methods used by the best. I have leveraged these learnings in several venture building efforts over the past 10 years and have a wealth of experience that can benefit a mentee looking for customer insight to inform and guide their product strategy

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  Confluence

  9 years of experience

  Used extensively for Product development and agile working practices since 2018. Often used together with JIRA, Figma and zoom, to prioritise work and organise developers and stakeholder during the development process

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  Miro

  7 years of experience

  Used extensively for ideation, collaboration and concept development since remote working started in 2020. Often used together with Figma, airtable and zoom, to engage customers, developers and stakeholder during the development process

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  Salesforce

  9 years of experience

  I have used Salesforce extensively for business development, sales and pipeline management since 2008. The platform has evolved significantly over the last few years, with Pardot integration and powerful AI capabilities