Gilles Marchand
Chief Product Officer and GM Trading, ProducePay
Before joining ProducePay as its Chief Product Officer in 2017, Gilles served as the COO of Bridg. Prior to his position at Bridg, Gilles was a co-founder and VP of Product for Nimble, a web-based technology company backed by investors such as Google Ventures and Mark Cuban. He was responsible for translating the overall company vision into product reality and assembling a team to realize that vision. He was also the Product Manager at Magnify360, a behavioral targeting platform named “Hot Company” by Forrester Research in 2008. During his time at Magnify360 he was responsible for defining the product vision, helped optimize the online marketing, and led acquisition strategy of the company’s largest accounts including Microsoft, Intuit, Citrix, Seagate and AutoDesk. Gilles received his master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2006.
Content & Articles by Gilles Marchand
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...
How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....
