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Sophia Deng

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Cofounder / CEO at Stealth AI Startup
📍 United States

Sophia Deng is the Cofounder and CEO of a stealth consumer AI startup. A Princeton University graduate, she specializes in building operationally complex startups from the ground up, having previously led product and business operations at high-growth companies like Ramp and Remote.

Outside of her direct work, Sophia is a contemplative leader who writes about founder psychology, emphasizing the importance of being egoless and self-aware. She actively follows and applies lean startup principles from thought leaders like Paul Graham to her own venture.

She advocates for using AI to create clickable prototypes instead of static design files to improve communication between product, design, and engineering teams.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Cofounder / CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Sophia shows up

Charming & Persuasive
Confident & Optimistic
Achievment Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Sophia cares about

Consumer AI Applications
Currently co-founder and CEO of a consumer AI startup and is an active community member at South Park Commons, exploring applications in this space.
Startup Operations
Built and led product, risk, and revenue operations teams at Ramp from pre-launch and managed operations for Gigster's large freelance community.
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Career

Work history

Cofounder / CEO
Stealth AI Startup
Community Member
South Park Commons
Group Product Manager
Remote
1-2020 - 10-2020
Head of Business Operations
Ramp
Director, Operations & Product
Gigster
In the press

Media appearances

Lessons from inside Ramp, Instacart & Remote with Sophia Deng. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Princeton University
Science
Montgomery Blair High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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