About

About Stephen and this site

Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself — Viktor Frankl

This site is a collection of my thoughts and photos. Here's to the fun, interesting web.

Work

Since October 2022 I have been co-founder and CEO of Klu.ai, an AI infrastructure company that helps teams ship reliable LLM-powered features faster. I set product direction, build UI, and drive fundraising, turning early prototypes into a revenue-generating platform now used by thousands of AI teams.

Earlier I guided growth at two high-velocity product organizations. As Senior Director of Product Management at Productboard (2020 – 2022) I introduced a data-driven strategy and led an org that reshaped the product from SMB/PLG-darling to enterprise roadmap software adopted by 6,000+ companies, growing 5x to over $50M ARR.

Before that, as Head of Product at Freeletics (2017 – 2020) I oversaw product management, design, research, content, and subscription monetization and helped the digital fitness app surpass 50 million users worldwide.

My product instincts were shaped in UX leadership roles at Amazon (2016 – 2017) and Capital One (2014 – 2016). At Amazon I managed global user-experience programs for non-US and cross-border shopping, while at Capital One I led a design team that improved mobile investing usability and boosted digital adoption among cardholders.

Prior to Capital One, I founded a boutique design agency Smoov working on everything from eCommerce to console games to desktop apps.

CV

Companies I've helped build and lead