Chris Makarsky — Product Leader

Summary

Product leader focused on building high-impact SaaS and consumer products by pairing curiosity with rigor. I combine product & business strategy, cross-functional execution, team leadership and user empathy to launch products people love — and metrics that move.

Highlights

Built and led product organizations through scaling phases in both consumer and enterprise businesses.
Robust experience in building, validating, & shipping both web and mobile products that directly contribute towards user growth and sustainable revenue.
Strong cross-functional collaborator, especially with engineering, design, data science, R&D, customer success, and commercial teams.

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

UVA Y! Zynga Klout Stealth Dealpath Wisdom Panel

Experience

Wisdom Panel, Mars SDx, Kinship 4+ yrs

Nov 2021 to Present San FranciscoSF, CAFountain Valley, CA

Director & Head of Product

Lead product initiatives for pet care and consumer wellness experiences (strategy, roadmap, cross-functional execution).
Partner with engineering, R&D, design, operations and marketing to launch customer-facing features informed by genomics & data.
Define goals and metrics, run experiments, and iterate quickly to improve engagement and retention.

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Dealpath 6.5 yrs

Jun 2015 to Dec 2021 San Francisco, CA

VP Product & Sr. Advisor

Owned product roadmap, execution, and team management as part of the core executive team.
Built the product that became a market leader for deal management in commercial real estate.
Led product growth, from landing the first paying customers ($198 check!) to seeing growth to >$10M ARR.
Worked closely with major CRE institutions, including Blackstone & Starwood Property Trust, to understand & deliver product features to ensure long-term engagement.
Advised on product strategy and scaling practices during a high-growth phase post-tenure.

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Initial launch & first customers Dealpath · 2015
SSO + integrations launch Dealpath blog
Blackstone strategic investment Dealpath blog

Unnamed company 2 yrs

2013 to 2015 San Francisco, CA

CEO & Co-founder

Prototyped a new platform for group acqu-hiring. Probably still a good idea, but didn't work out this time!
Raised seed round; learned & internalized fundraising & storytelling basics, when to say yes vs no.

Klout 2 yrs

Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 San Francisco, CA

Head of Product

Oversaw consumer features & redesign that led to significant user growth & platform interest.
Led roadmap and launches for mobile and business platforms that contributed to significant revenue growth in new channels.

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Zynga 2.5 yrs

Aug 2008 to Mar 2011 San Francisco, CA

Lead PM / Senior PM

Led product for Zynga platform components and grew Zynga Poker >10×.
Defined sustainable growth mechanics for social gaming as part of the ZWorld initiative.
Designed & launched Poker Blitz, the best poker game you'll never play.

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