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Risa Goodman

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Fractional Advisor (0-1) | Early-Stage Ventures at Studio Semaphore
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Risa Goodman is a B2B SaaS product leader specializing in AI transformation for early-stage startups. She has a strong track record of driving significant growth, including a $58M exit at CJ. com and doubling UserTestings valuation. She earned her MBA from the California College of the Arts and has a certification in Virtual and Augmented Reality.

Living in San Francisco, Risa has a passion for supporting marginalized founders and is an advocate for emotional intelligence in the tech industry. She has written about her experiences as a woman in product management and enjoys exploring creative pursuits, showing an interest in making handmade watercolors. People who have worked with her describe her as strategic, skilled, and a great communicator.

Unique fact: Risa focuses on untangling the hype versus the promise of AI to help founders build impactful products efficiently.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Fractional Advisor (0-1) | Early-Stage Ventures
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI Transformation
Her current professional focus is on leveraging AI for high-growth startups and helping founders navigate its complexities, as stated in her professional headline and introduction.
Early-Stage Ventures
She specializes in taking companies from 0-1 product-market fit and advises early-stage ventures, particularly those with marginalized founders, through her work at Studio Semaphore.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Fractional Advisor (0-1) | Early-Stage Ventures
Studio Semaphore
2-2024
Product Development Lead
Flagrant
4-2022 - 12-2023
Director of Product & Design (Contract)
myGwork - LGBTQ+ professionals & allies
11-2020 - 11-2021
Lead Product Manager, Skillshare for Teams (B2B)
Skillshare
8-2014 - 12-2019
Assistant Instructor, Product Management
General Assembly
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Education
2002 - 2005
2005
Bryn Mawr College
8-2010 - 6-2012
Master of Business Administration - MBA
California College of the Arts
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