Juan Pablo Bedoya

VP of Product, Civic Technologies

JP currently serves as the VP of Product at Civic Technologies. Before joining Civic Technologies, JP joined LifeLock in April of 2013 and oversees all of core identity theft protection and new product development efforts. Previously, JP was the Vice President of Product & User Experience at textPlus, a leading mobile communications platform where he oversaw the entire product, design and user experience for the company. Before textPlus, JP was the Senior Director of Product at Citysearch, where he was responsible for the company’s web and mobile products, including revenue goals, content strategy and user experience. JP also served as Senior Director, Product Management for FOX Broadcasting Company, where he managed product and site production for primetime shows including 24, House, The Simpsons, Family Guy and others. He also served as Senior Product Manager of Global Front Doors at Yahoo, where he successfully lead the 2008 global redesign project for Yahoo’s homepages. JP is a proud father of three and holds an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Lima.

Articles by Juan Pablo Bedoya

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

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

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....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...