Gary Willmott

Gary is a renowned product manager with a demonstrated history of success in the tech industry. He has a reputation for orchestrating cohesive and efficient teams to deliver exceptional digital products that captivate customers. With more than 15 years of experience spanning both established corporate organizations and the launch of his own startup, Gary has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to share with others. 🍿 Some of Gary's career highlights include: • Spearheading the introduction of a groundbreaking product at GoDaddy, which bolstered their influence within the social-first entrepreneur community. • Consulting at The Delta, where he played a pivotal role in investing in and advising founders as they honed and validated their startup concepts. • Pioneering his own SaaS HR startup, named Hi5, which has attracted over 4,000 customers and continues to operate profitably to this day. • Currently at Startup in Stealth, focusing on human transformation through Ai first technology Gary's experience in a variety of roles and industries gives him a unique perspective that he can leverage to mentor other product managers and founders. He can help mentees to develop their skills and knowledge, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals. 🎯 Here are some specific ways that Gary can help and mentor other product managers and founders: • Share his insights on product development, strategy, and execution. Gary has a deep understanding of the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch. He can share his insights with mentees to help them make informed decisions and avoid pitfalls. • Provide guidance and support on team building, leadership, and collaboration. Gary has a proven track record of building and leading successful teams. He can help mentees to develop the skills and knowledge they need to be effective leaders and collaborators. • Offer advice and feedback on specific products, roadmaps, and business models. Gary can help mentees to evaluate their ideas, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop winning strategies. • Connect mentees with other people in his network. Gary has a wide network of contacts in the tech industry, including investors, founders, and other product managers. He can connect mentees with people who can help them to achieve their goals. Gary is a valuable mentor for any product manager or founder who is looking to develop their skills, knowledge, and network. He is passionate about helping others to succeed, and he has a proven track record of helping his mentees to achieve their goals.

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  Bootstrapping

  I have bootstrapped my own startup, from a startup to a profitable company within 3 years. Not for the faint hearted, but an incredible experience. With Node and the available tools today, it's so much easier and quicker

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  Building a team

  I have bootstrapped my own startup, from a startup to a profitable company within 3 years. Not for the faint hearted, but an incredible experience. Team is everything when it comes to doing this!

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  Design / UX

  Design and UX have played a vital role in my success as a startup founder and prototype developer for larger organizations. By understanding the needs and wants of my users, I have been able to create products that are both easy to use and enjoyable to interact with.

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  Go to market strategy

  I have personally used a GTM strategy to launch my own startup and to develop prototypes for larger organizations. In both cases, the GTM strategy helped me to: Focus my efforts on the right things. By identifying my target audience and understanding their needs, I was able to focus my efforts on developing prototypes and marketing messages that were relevant to them.

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  Amplitude

  5 years of experience

  I have used Amplitude to measure customer data for my digital products in a number of ways. Here are a few examples: To track user engagement: This data helps me to understand how engaged my users are with my product and to identify areas where I can improve the user experience. To track user behavior: This data helps me to understand how users are using my product and to identify areas where I can improve the user experience.

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  Hubspot

  10 years of experience

  HubSpot has been a lifesaver for my startup. It's an all-in-one CRM, marketing, sales, and customer service platform that has helped me to automate my workflows, streamline my processes, and grow my business faster than I ever thought possible.

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  Zapier

  5 years of experience

  I use Zapier for no-code prototyping because it allows me to quickly and easily create working prototypes of my products without having to write any code. This is especially important for me as a startup founder, as I need to be able to iterate on my ideas quickly and get feedback from potential users as soon as possible.

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  Mobile Apps

  At Hi5 we launched iOS and Android application for the user to give recognition and feedback Within GoDaddy, we launched a Mobile App for users to create their own Link in Bio page

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  Artificial Intelligence

  I am currently at Startup in Stealth, focusing on human transformation through Ai first technology. As a small team, we are using lean principles to get to market and proove validation as quick as possible

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  Social Entrepreneurship

  At GoDaddy I spearheaded the introduction of a groundbreaking Mobile First "Link in Bio" product, which bolstered their influence within the social-first entrepreneur community.

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  Enterprise Applications

  Pioneered my own B2B SaaS HR startup, named Hi5, which has attracted over 4,000 customers and continues to operate profitably to this day. This worked across SME through to large enterprise customers that brought the usual red tape challenges