Manuel Bronstein

Chief Product Officer

2021 - Current

Member Board Of Directors

2021

Investor, Advisor, Board

2011

Interested in companies solving real and meaningful challenges and delighting users - applied AI/ML - applied deep tech - health and wellness - hardware + software + services - consumer products and platforms Active Portfolio: Groq, Ipsy, Earnin, Airhelp, Mytaverse, Rocket Recruiting, Informed.iq, Sweet Nothings, Dandelion, Empat, Chazki,, The Podcast App, Famosos Past or Exited: Root Insurance (NASDAQ: ROOT), PlaySpan (acquired by Visa), Forma (acquired by Snap), Mojo Sport (acquired by TeamSnap) Pixable (acquired by SingTel), Mira Beauty (acquired by FemTech), Faraday Bicycles (acquired by Pon), Spiro Technologies (acquired by Cordance), Noble (acquired by Grubrr), Rylo (acquired by VSCO), Ekso Bionics (NASDAQ:EKSO) https://angel.co/manuel-bronstein

Vice President Product Google Assistant

2018 - 2021

Vice President Product

2014 - 2018

Vice President of Product

2010 - 2014

Built and led teams of engineers, product managers, game designers, producers, Ux/Ui and visual artists across platform, mobile and web games. Responsible end to end for design, development, operations and business (P&L) VP/GM: Mobile Game Studio VP: Zynga Network (Platform) GM: FarmVille 2 Sr Director of Product and Design FarmVille Director of Product Poker

Director Social Interactive Entertainment, Xbox LIVE

2009 - 2010

Led business and strategy for new Interactive Entertainment Experiences on Xbox LIVE Products included:Netflix, LastFM, Facebook, Twitter and ESPN

Director & Executive Producer 1vs100 - Xbox LIVE Primetime

2007 - 2009

Envisioned, pitched, secured funding and built a team to create the first ever programmatic, massively concurrent online game, service and platform on a videogame console. 1 vs 100 was the first interactive game show to feature a live host, real prizes and daily fresh content Responsible end to end for the vision, business, design, product development, show production, go-to-market and operations of this new category for Xbox LIVE Managed a team of producers, program managers, developers, designers, art, QA, and content leads across platform, game production and show production teams Successfully launched 1 vs 100 in US, Canada, UK, FR and DE to strong and positive press and consumer reviews, exceeding key performance metrics The game received many awards and nominations including: - “Best Game Innovation” in 2009 during the “Inside Gaming Awards” - Nominated for "Most Original Game" during the "inside Gaming Awards" - Realitybites' Award For Biggest Reality Innovation Of 2009 - Nominated by G4 X-Play Best of 2009 Awards for "Best Downloadable Game". - Included in the Guinness Book of World Records Gaming Edition for “Most Contestants in a Single Episode of a Game Show"

Group Manager Incubation & Product Planning

2003 - 2007

Incubation: Led a team of Program Managers, Developers and Product Planners to design, research and prototype forward looking products and services that shaped the future of the Xbox platform Product Planning: Led planning efforts for the accessories, software applications and incubation teams at Xbox during the development of Xbox 360. Most notably, planned the portfolio of more than twelve launch controllers and accessories for Xbox 360

Product Strategy and Business Development Intern

2002 - 2002

Delivered business analysis, strategic planning, financial modeling, market and competitive analysis for several AOL music products including AOL Radio and Winamp

Director of Product Management

2000 - 2001

Led product management to develop the first ever online trading cards game and platform Drove successful online game collections for Disney, Miramax and Warner Brothers

Assistant Brand Manager

1998 - 2000

Managed day-to-day business of multiple detergent brands, including marketing budgets, advertising campaigns, competitive analyses, promotions, and distribution plans. Accountable for market share and distribution goals