Tech & Product Talent: Lightning Roundtable

Written By MB Snodgrass

PAC's Connect & Match event, held during L.A. TechWeek by a16z, kicked off with a dynamic ‘Lightning Roundtable.’ Speakers, sharing timely insights and challenges related to how AI is impacting engineering and product talent and valuable tips for navigating the tech ecosystem’s current ‘messy middle’ moment, included:

  • Jeff Lee-Chan, Software Engineering Manager at Snapchat (ex-Google)

  • Kene Anoliefo, Founder at Bifocal (ex-Heard, ex-Spotify, ex-Netflix)

  • Esther Sportello, Product Leader (ex-USDS @ The White House, ex-Capital One, ex-PwC)

  • Dane Zink, CEO and founder of Product Hiring House

  • Mary Beth Snodgrass (Moderator), Managing Director and Founder at PAC

Tech talent and hiring managers participated in data-driven matchmaking breakout sessions following the ‘Lightning Roundtable.’

Below participants candidly shared their experiences attending PAC’s first-ever matchmaking event, while the event wrapped up.

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