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Castro Labs

Castro Labs

Castro Labs is a technology team building modern products to help people connect. We strive to create new, fun, happier places for the gay community to meet and thrive. We build our software with love from the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

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Co-Founder of Supermoon AI. Prev: CEO at Chroma Labs (acquired by Twitter), zero-to-one products at Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, and 12 years in startupland.

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As a seasoned marketing leader, I deliver impactful fractional CMO leadership that helps startups and mission-driven organizations scale through innovative GTM strategies, dimensionalize their brands through new product offerings and expand to new markets and growth opportunities. I work across product marketing, brand development, advertising, editorial content, policy, research and data, pulling marketing into a cohesive operation and integrating it cross-functionally with partners across the business. I love all aspects of building strong teams from sourcing and coaching great talent to designing thriving organizations with clear pathways for career progression and success. I also act as an advisor to multiple companies and serve as a mentor to students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where I help new founders achieve growth and success through coaching and strategic guidance.  As one of Instagram's earliest employees, I had the privilege of working at the company as it grew from 100 million users to over one billion users. During my nearly seven-year tenure, I worked on a wide range of projects and initiatives across the company and collaborated with teams in various functions to drive growth through strategic projects that spanned the product ecosystem. At various points in my time there, I served as the Product Marketing Lead for Global Strategic Initiatives, the Senior Product Marketing Manager for Instagram's creation and identity products (profile, stories and feed sharing), and the Community Manager for North America. I also led Instagram's Pride initiatives, ranging from physical and digital campaigns to lasting product development. I have a strong passion for creating diverse, thriving, and meaningful communities through effective strategy and a combination of advocacy, events and storytelling. I believe that interpersonal connection is key to creating a sense of belonging and purpose, and I take pride in my ability to bring together the right groups of people for any community. My work has spanned a wide range of industries and organizations, from helping to establish Soho House's first five years of membership in the Bay Area to curating community engagement for tourism boards, fashion houses, museums, cultural institutions—and even NASA. In addition to my professional endeavors, I am also deeply committed to the arts community, working to bring together multidisciplinary creatives and supporting local artists, organizations, and institutions.

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Founder & CEO at Castro Labs

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With over 10 years of experience in software development and management, I am passionate about building innovative and inclusive products that empower people and communities. As the Head of Engineering and Data at Castro Labs, a pre-seed startup building social consumer products for the LGBTQ+ community, I lead a team of talented engineers and data scientists who deliver inclusive and innovate solutions for our community. In my previous role as a Senior Engineering Manager at Instagram, I scaled the Instagram Web organization from a single team to a multi-team structure, overseeing the development of the core product and infrastructure features, as well as a cross-platform framework that enabled code sharing between mobile and web. I also created and supported two new teams that focused on equitable product development and accessibility, ensuring that Instagram's products were designed and built for everyone. I leveraged my skills in software development, project management, and management to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of these initiatives, collaborating with various stakeholders across the company.