Christopher Hugentobler
Tech product growth leader
Builder of friendly humanist software products.
Christopher grew up around curious people and great hospitality. He builds software products that are equally thoughtful and welcoming.
Born in Taipei, Christopher moved to Xi'an, then Kota Kinabalu, then Macao and Guangzhou. He finished college in Hong Kong at 19 years old.
In high school, he clicked 'Inspect Element' for the first time after promising to complete an event website in one month. He delivered.
Highlights
As 1st employee at Snapask reporting to the CEO, Christopher setup and led initial product, design, growth and b2b teams. He launched 3 products, managing their P&L, and led several cross-functional, cross-border teams.
Christopher's work at 24 Hour Race resulted in millions of dollars donated to charities fighting human trafficking across Asia. He spent several years working in youth leadership development. His goal was to inspire and empower more youth action.
Christopher is regularly invited to speak on topics related to startups, product development and growth marketing. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Expertise
- Prioritize your product opportunities backlog based on user feedback, business goals, your product vision and the competitive landscape.
- Optimize your conversion funnel by accessing your audience's emotions (heart), while speaking clearly to their logic (brain).
- Define and orchestrate your user engagement strategy across multiple touchpoints, from start to end of your user funnel.
- Recruit and operate your own empowered product growth teams.
Speaker + Instructor + Mentor
sofasoda Taipei
Growth Marketing Academy Taipei
JumpStart Program Taipei
Xccelerate Hong Kong
RISE Conference Hong Kong
Work
Partner / Startup Advisor
Inspect Element Venture Builder
Summer 2020 ~ Now
Product Management & Design Lead
Bowtie Health & Insurtech
Oct 2020 ~ Now
Product Lead / Growth Lead / Misc.
Snapask College & Career Edutech
Feb 2016 ~ Jun 2020
Co-founder
Pedder App & Web Agency
Jun 2014 ~ Jan 2016
Co-founder
24 Hour Race Advocacy & Community
Jan 2014 ~ May 2015
Loves great food, drinks, and culture
Outdoors adventure addict
Geeky about science fiction