👋 Hi there! I'm Andy Chu, a product management leader based in Los Angeles. I have over 9 years of experience in B2B SaaS product management. My expertise is in early-stage startups, health-tech, and mar-tech.

I’ve been the first PM hire at 3 different startups. I’ve built product teams from ground zero, and rescued troubled ones in the middle of a crisis.

Let’s talk about how I can level up you and your organization.

💪 My Specialties

As a coach, I partner with …

• First-Time People Managers. Managing others is very different from being an individual contributor. Even if you’re great at being the best manager for you, that can be different from being the best manager for your team. I can help you build trust and rapport quickly. We'll practice situational leadership, adjusting your style for what each direct report needs.
• First Product Managers Hires. Being the first PM hire is PM-ing without a safety net. You need to balance writing PRDs while also setting the foundation for a product team. I can help you make sure you're keeping all of your proverbial plates spinning. We'll also cover what processes you need to put in place, versus those that should wait.
• Setting up your data stack. Quality, timely data is critical for quality, timely decisions. I can help you setup your full data stack. That includes analytics, ETL pipeline, data warehouse, and KPI metric dashboards. I can craft with you a metrics strategy that gives you a complete 360° view of the state of your business. We'll create a stack that is both to maintain and accessible for non-technical teams.

🛋️ What I Can Do for You

As a leadership coach, I can …

• Give you tailored suggestions on how to approach a problem.
• Offer an objective perspective, insulated from interpersonal work drama.
• Create a safe space to be vulnerable without career repercussions.
• Hold you accountable while managing your pacing. You’re challenged beyond your perceived limits, but not overwhelmed.

❤️ My Values

Here are my core values that guide how I approach every coaching relationship.

• Kind, not nice. When giving feedback, I balance between building trust and speaking truth. We’re human, our emotions matter. We need to feel settled and safe before we can make change. But I also will challenge you, and push you to confront tough issues and discussions head-on.
• Works in progress. It’s not a secret, we all are not perfect. I’ll be open that I might not be right, and that we will need to build your leadership style while flying. And in doing so, I want to mirror for you how to do the same for your team. Our goal is to get your team to trust you. Not because you have all the answers, but because you’re willing to work with them to find the truth.
• Finding win-wins. I build up leaders that look for win-wins. Opportunities where we can build people up while still satisfying company goals. Doing what’s right for people while ignoring company dynamics is unsustainable. Focusing on company goals at the expense of people is cruel. Let’s strike a balance between the two.
• Pragmatic. Whether we like it or not, we operate in a capitalist society. I focus on how we can make the best of our situation. It might not be ideal, but I think it’s important to do what we can get done today.