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.

Articles by Gilles Marchand

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,...