Anand "AP" Patel
Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Goldcast | GTM Advisor | Ex: Appcues, TeamSnap, and Paysafe
ex-UserGuidingProduct Strategy | Product Marketing | Customer Experience Product and marketing professional with experience in product management and marketing strategy for both start-ups and large multinational corporations.
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Experience with product strategy, user experience and marketing strategy for SaaS software, payment tech companies, and web startups. Strong problem solving, analytical decision making, and cross-functional leadership skills, as well as expertise in emerging web, mobile, and cloud technologies. Data not only tells the story behind your product, but also the story of the people that use it. Specialties: Product Documentation, Data Analysis, User Research and Discovery, Product Specifications, Wireframes, Go-to-Market Strategies, Market Research, Consumer Behavior, Customer Journey Mapping, Product Conceptualization, Roadmap Management, Scrum/Agile Framework, Social Media Strategy, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Competitor Analysis
GTM Index
- GOLDCASTJOB
- Sr. Dir of PMM1Y 6M
Sr. Director of Product Marketing
Goldcast
- Dir of PMM1Y 10M
Director of Product Marketing
Goldcast
- USERGUIDINGJOB
- GTM Advisor1Y 1M
GTM Advisor
UserGuiding
Advising the marketing and product team on positioning, pricing, launches, narrative, and all things GTM strategy. "Working with Anand Patel as our Product Marketing consultant was a pleasure. His deep knowledge, clear communication, and flexibility across time zones made a significant impact. Anand's research-driven approach and thoughtful processes helped guide our team with pricing, positioning, and overall messaging and GTM strategy, despite not having a dedicated product marketing department. We look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future." - Mert Aktas, Head of Marketing
- APPCUESJOB
- Dir of PMM1Y 7M
Director of Product Marketing
Appcues
Established and led an outcome-focused product marketing team—building key cross-functional relationships, leading 10+ launches, and supporting pipeline and adoption goals. • Led the go-to-market for Appcues Mobile, driving pre-launch pipeline of almost $150K in MRR and making continuous messaging, market, and pricing iterations to get us to $200K in closed ARR within the first 3 months. • Provided strategic leadership, overview, and coordination of Appcues’ positioning and strategic narrative—working with key leadership to define why we win for the coming 3-5 years. • Instilled a market research focus by running regular cadence surveys and research to deliver pillar content and reports,…
- TEAMSNAPJOB
- Principal PMM3M
Principal Product Marketing Manager
TeamSnap
Helped build out the product marketing function across TeamSnap, a sports management platform with 24 million users, while leading two of the most impactful launches for the business within the past 5 years. • Led the go-to-market strategy for TeamSnap Health Check, our integrated COVID screening product that launched in just 2.5 weeks, hit 10 million screenings in less than 5 months, and helped sales reach 175% to plan during the quarter of launch. • Introduced a formal customer learning philosophy with a monthly Voice of Customer meeting, a newly implemented customer discovery process, the first TeamSnap Customer Advisory Board, and improved internal sharing of customer stories and test…
- Senior PMM2Y
Senior Product Marketing Manager
TeamSnap
- PAYSAFE GROUPJOB
- Group Head of PMM7M
Group Head of Product Marketing
Paysafe Group
- PMM1Y 8M
Product Marketing Manager
Paysafe Group
Head up product marketing for Paysafe’s B2B side of the business, owning product positioning, sales enablement and go-to-market strategy for the various payment acceptance products. • Managed the positioning and go-to-market strategy of our Paysafe for Platforms solution, resulting in a conversion rate of 5.3% and driving over 500 leads within a 3-month campaign period • Assist the company with a complete rebranding of Paysafe - including an update to the website, marketing collateral, developer center, and the repositioning of multiple solutions and products • Own the strategy and roadmap for the Paysafe Developer Center - managing a team of technical writers • Lead the go-to-market st…
- TOTAL-APPSJOB
- Product Mgr2Y
Product Manager
Total-Apps Inc.
Own the strategy and roadmap for our Video Checkout product, running an agile process with our overseas development team and creating cohesive knowledge between stakeholders and customers. • Introduced company to an agile development and discovery process, allowing us to test ideas to understand viable market needs and effectively ship faster • Transitioned product to a continuous deployment process, resulting in 3 major releases and a multitude of minor releases – delivering value to our users with each deployment • Strategically manage the roadmap, focusing on themes that bring value and solve problems for both our users and end-users
- UNBOOKED APPOINTMENTSJOB
- Head of Mktg6M
Head of Marketing
UnBOOKed Appointments
Focused on growth and usability as we navigated our two-sided platform through its MVP stage and built towards metrics that could close a Series A round. • Developed wireframes and mockups, incorporating user experience and UI design, and worked with the development team on prioritization and sprint assignments • Led all marketing initiatives, including social media, PPC ads, content marketing, affiliate, blogger relations and even growth hacking strategies, in order to drive traffic and growth in user numbers and purchases • Fine tuned both consumer and business user experience through the full product journey as this played a key role in retention and overall satisfaction
- SAGEJOB
- MBA Product Consultant2M
MBA Product Consultant
Sage
Collaborated with MBA consulting team and Sage internal stakeholders to develop a predictive model, create go-to-market strategies, and gain a better understanding of user tendencies for the Sage One cloud-based accounting solution. • Evaluated competitive landscape through usability testing, and screen-by-screen comparisons, in order to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and customer acquisition flow • Analyzed current in-app user data, in conjunction with web analytics, to determine user drop-off points and discover correlations for trial and paid conversions • Performed journey mapping session to understand user dynamics and identify the top marketing and product pain points throughout…
- BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENTJOB
- Social Media Strategy and…3M
Social Media Strategy and Research MBA Intern
Blizzard Entertainment
Collaborated with the social media and community management team to oversee each Blizzard franchise’s strategy and analytics, as well as company-wide social media policy for a global gaming leader. • Collaborated with the social media team on the transition and selection of a social media management tool that met all community engagement and social analytics needs • Developed social media campaigns, including console launch and stream awareness strategies, by working with stakeholders on the Diablo, StarCraft and eSports teams to meet various franchise goals • Created a Blizzard-wide social media policy for all employees and spokespeople in order to avoid all mishaps relating to company…
- WISHBULBJOB
- Co-Founder11M
Co-Founder
Wishbulb
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- Job: Goldcast — Sr. Director of Product Marketing · 2025-04 – present · 1y 4mo
- Job: Goldcast — Director of Product Marketing · 2023-06 – 2025-04 · 1y 10mo
- Job: UserGuiding — GTM Advisor · 2023-04 – 2024-05 · 1y 1mo — Advising the marketing and product team on positioning, pricing, launches, narrative, and all things GTM strategy. "Working with Anand Patel as our Product Marketing consultant was a pleasure. His deep knowledge, clear communication, and flexibility across time zones made a significant impact. Anand's research-driven approach and thoughtful processes helped guide our team with pricing, positioning, and overall messaging and GTM strategy, despite not having a dedicated product marketing department. We look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future." - Mert Aktas, Head of Marketing
- Job: Appcues — Director of Product Marketing · 2021-08 – 2023-03 · 1y 7mo — Established and led an outcome-focused product marketing team—building key cross-functional relationships, leading 10+ launches, and supporting pipeline and adoption goals. • Led the go-to-market for Appcues Mobile, driving pre-launch pipeline of almost $150K in MRR and making continuous messaging, market, and pricing iterations to get us to $200K in closed ARR within the first 3 months. • Provided strategic leadership, overview, and coordination of Appcues’ positioning and strategic narrative—working with key leadership to define why we win for the coming 3-5 years. • Instilled a market research focus by running regular cadence surveys and research to deliver pillar content and reports,…
- Job: TeamSnap — Principal Product Marketing Manager · 2021-04 – 2021-07 · 3 mo — Helped build out the product marketing function across TeamSnap, a sports management platform with 24 million users, while leading two of the most impactful launches for the business within the past 5 years. • Led the go-to-market strategy for TeamSnap Health Check, our integrated COVID screening product that launched in just 2.5 weeks, hit 10 million screenings in less than 5 months, and helped sales reach 175% to plan during the quarter of launch. • Introduced a formal customer learning philosophy with a monthly Voice of Customer meeting, a newly implemented customer discovery process, the first TeamSnap Customer Advisory Board, and improved internal sharing of customer stories and test…
- Job: TeamSnap — Senior Product Marketing Manager · 2019-04 – 2021-04 · 2y
- Job: Paysafe Group — Group Head of Product Marketing · 2018-09 – 2019-04 · 7 mo
- Job: Paysafe Group — Product Marketing Manager · 2017-01 – 2018-09 · 1y 8mo — Head up product marketing for Paysafe’s B2B side of the business, owning product positioning, sales enablement and go-to-market strategy for the various payment acceptance products. • Managed the positioning and go-to-market strategy of our Paysafe for Platforms solution, resulting in a conversion rate of 5.3% and driving over 500 leads within a 3-month campaign period • Assist the company with a complete rebranding of Paysafe - including an update to the website, marketing collateral, developer center, and the repositioning of multiple solutions and products • Own the strategy and roadmap for the Paysafe Developer Center - managing a team of technical writers • Lead the go-to-market st…
- Job: Total-Apps Inc. — Product Manager · 2015-01 – 2017-01 · 2y — Own the strategy and roadmap for our Video Checkout product, running an agile process with our overseas development team and creating cohesive knowledge between stakeholders and customers. • Introduced company to an agile development and discovery process, allowing us to test ideas to understand viable market needs and effectively ship faster • Transitioned product to a continuous deployment process, resulting in 3 major releases and a multitude of minor releases – delivering value to our users with each deployment • Strategically manage the roadmap, focusing on themes that bring value and solve problems for both our users and end-users
- Job: UnBOOKed Appointments — Head of Marketing · 2014-06 – 2014-12 · 6 mo — Focused on growth and usability as we navigated our two-sided platform through its MVP stage and built towards metrics that could close a Series A round. • Developed wireframes and mockups, incorporating user experience and UI design, and worked with the development team on prioritization and sprint assignments • Led all marketing initiatives, including social media, PPC ads, content marketing, affiliate, blogger relations and even growth hacking strategies, in order to drive traffic and growth in user numbers and purchases • Fine tuned both consumer and business user experience through the full product journey as this played a key role in retention and overall satisfaction
- Job: Sage — MBA Product Consultant · 2013-10 – 2013-12 · 2 mo — Collaborated with MBA consulting team and Sage internal stakeholders to develop a predictive model, create go-to-market strategies, and gain a better understanding of user tendencies for the Sage One cloud-based accounting solution. • Evaluated competitive landscape through usability testing, and screen-by-screen comparisons, in order to assess the strengths, weaknesses, and customer acquisition flow • Analyzed current in-app user data, in conjunction with web analytics, to determine user drop-off points and discover correlations for trial and paid conversions • Performed journey mapping session to understand user dynamics and identify the top marketing and product pain points throughout…
- Job: Blizzard Entertainment — Social Media Strategy and Research MBA Intern · 2013-06 – 2013-09 · 3 mo — Collaborated with the social media and community management team to oversee each Blizzard franchise’s strategy and analytics, as well as company-wide social media policy for a global gaming leader. • Collaborated with the social media team on the transition and selection of a social media management tool that met all community engagement and social analytics needs • Developed social media campaigns, including console launch and stream awareness strategies, by working with stakeholders on the Diablo, StarCraft and eSports teams to meet various franchise goals • Created a Blizzard-wide social media policy for all employees and spokespeople in order to avoid all mishaps relating to company…
- Job: Wishbulb — Co-Founder · 2012-03 – 2013-02 · 11 mo — Wishbulb connects you with other thinkers and doers in your community. Share your skills with locals or learn cool things from the most knowledgable folks around.
- School: UC Irvine — B.S., Electrical Engineering, Management Minor
- School: University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business — Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing and Strategy
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