Christopher smiling at a table.

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

Christopher smiling on a rooftop.

Loves great food, drinks, and culture

Christopher at an onsen in Taiwan.

Outdoors adventure addict

Christopher in an exhibition.

Geeky about science fiction