About me

I lead product at an education technology startup, combining learning science and data to make learning engaging and effective. Currently planning a return to the Bay Area.

Previously worked on products at Google, Apple, and Microsoft - spanning consumer and enterprise across multiple domains including: ML, search, recommendations, retail, payments, mobile, and hardware.

Recent Milestones

2026

Building new tools

  1. 2026
    Launched an AI business English coach

    A role-play and coaching chat app built with a large language model (LLM) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over my own course content.

    Launched an AI business English coachTry the chatbot ↗
2023–2025

Gaining traction

  1. 2025
    Three straight years in the top 3

    Ranked top 3 in organic search results for “Business English” on Bilibili (China’s YouTube) three years running, first with free content, then with the paid course.

    Three straight years in the top 3
  2. May 2024
    Named a top 5 new course

    “Learn to Manage Global Meetings in 3 Weeks” was picked as one of the top 5 out of hundreds of new course products site-wide.

    Named a top 5 new courseView the course ↗
  3. May 2023Learning: Tested content at Google and Microsoft

    Ran sessions with high-performing teams of engineers and PMs to assess the difficulty and pacing of my course content. Teams designed a platform to “identify and find homes for stray cats,” from brainstorming features and describing critical user journeys to pitching ideas, prioritizing, and debating different perspectives. Participant ratings (out of 5): content 4.5, difficulty 3.6, pacing 4.3.

    Tested content at Google and Microsoft
  4. Mar 2023
    Gave my first city-wide talk

    Spoke to HR leaders from top global tech companies in Xi’an about cultural differences at work.

    Gave my first city-wide talkOfficial write-up (may not open outside China) ↗
2021–2022

Finding the focus

  1. 2022Learning: Started measuring every lesson

    Tracked individual progress and group feedback after each lesson, using the results to improve usefulness and fine-tune difficulty and pacing.

    Started measuring every lesson
  2. 2021Learning: Taught through real work scenarios

    Built lessons around program and product management scenarios drawn from situations learners faced at work. Core concepts included communicating in simple language, setting SMART goals, and voicing disagreement.

    Taught through real work scenarios
  3. 2021
    First corporate partnership

    Signed a multi-year business communication training partnership with a global software company’s local office, after arriving in the city with no network.

  4. 2021
    Pivoted to business English

    Shifted from general English to business communication for working professionals.

Chapters

  • Startup [Tang Dao (Xi'an)] Head of Product (current) — Data-driven Educational Content and Products
  • Google Product — Enterprise Systems / ML Recommendation
  • Apple Programs — Retail Technology
  • Microsoft Product — Bing News Search / Recommendation
  • HP Developer → Project Manager — Consumer Hardware