David Balagna
Product Lead, Growth Product Manager, 0 → 1
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
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Languages
Work experience
Product Management & Go-To-Market Partner
David BalagnaFreelance
Jun 2023 - Present
3 years 5 months
Remote
Product advisory & fractional (Growth) Product Management. Focused on 0 to 1, user activation, and early growth strategy for creative tech companies. Currently: CyGO Venture Studio Past projects: ↳ Meero (Strategy) - AI media editor for online sellers ↳ Antler (MVP) - Creator dashboard for music scouting ↳ T&F Média (Strategy) - FR platform for conservation magazines ↳ Fivegem (Discovery) - AI curation app for cultural goods ↳ Matrice x Paris 2024 (Strategy) - Learning platform for creatives ↳ YouPray (Strategy) - Audio app for prayer & meditation ↳ Newtone (GTM) - AI copywriter for eCommerce ↳ Amplify (Day Zero) - Automated ad manager for SMEs
Product Growth Advisor
Bulldozer Collective
Sep 2024 - Present
2 years 2 months
Remote
Growth expert collective. Roles: Product advisor, PLG advisor, fractional Head of Growth.
Founding Product Manager
Antler
Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
5 months
Remote
10-week entrepreneurial residency. Focused on MusicTech opportunities.
Senior Product Manager, Freelance
Mindmesh (YC S21)Freelance
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
2 months
Paris, France
B2B productivity AI SaaS pivoting to knowledge curation app. Led product discovery, design sprints & MVP scoping.
Lead Product Manager, Freelance
MeeroFreelance
Jun 2023 - Jan 2024
8 months
Paris, France
AI-enhanced visual creation for online sellers. Led re-positioning efforts for Meero, and product strategy for ProperShot (real estate design tool), acq. by Nodalview in 2025.
majelan
Oct 2019 - May 2023
3 years 8 months
Paris, France
Head of Product
Jan 2022 - May 2023
1 year 5 months
Paris, France
Premium podcast & audio learning app. Team lead, Product management, Mobile design.
Lead Product & Growth Marketing
Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 10 months
Paris, France
Go-to-market, Mobile acquisition & CRM automation.
Go-To-Market Manager, Content
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
6 months
Paris, France
In-app marketing, Content marketing & Product ops.
Product Marketer, Partners
Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
7 months
Paris, France
Product marketing, Partner education & Early growth (France & Italy).
Education
Luiss Guido Carli University
MSc in Digital Media & Data Management
2016 - 2017
2 years
Main courses: • Customer Intelligence & Big Data Analysis (Supervised Learning, Clustering, Optimization - R) • Media Economics & Management (Luca Balestrieri - CDO, Rai) • Digital Marketing (Maximo Ibarra - CEO, Wind) • Creative Industries & Business Model Innovation • Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital • Storytelling Innovation & New Media
EDHEC Business School
MSc in Business Management, Grande Ecole
2013 - 2017
5 years
Main courses: • Data Analytics • Corporate Governance & CSR • Corporate Finance • Strategic Management • Legal Affairs Specialization: Digital Media & Data Management.