Grant Bennett

Overview

I've spent 25 years on marketplaces - first at UnitedHealth Group, now at Fable HQ. Ran 183 customer interviews before writing the first spec. Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for. Coffee nerd.

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Experience

1. Chief Product Officer

   Aug 2022 - Present
   Fable HQ · 4 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Dallas, TX
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 17 days to 4.
   • Ran 184 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
2. Principal Product Manager

   Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
   Booking Holdings · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Dallas, TX
   • Previously an operator for 9 years before investing.
   • Backed 48 founders at pre-seed and seed.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
   Visa · 2 yr 4 mo · Contract · Dallas, TX
   • Killed 6 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
4. Product Manager

   Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
   Robinhood · 3 yr · Full-time · Dallas, TX
   • Grew marketplace revenue from $4 million to $39 million ARR.
5. Product Manager

   Apr 2014 - Oct 2015
   UnitedHealth Group · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Dallas, TX
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new marketplace customers from 9 days to 4.
   • Ran 139 customer interviews before writing the first spec.

Projects

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Education

1. Booth School of Business

   MBA, Business Administration
   2004 - 2006
2. Carnegie Mellon University

   BS, Business Administration
   1996 - 2000