Naily Makangu

Founder, Tech & Product Consultant @Athena Leaders

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Bio

-- Fractional CPO at a startup - from ZERO to Investment to acquisition -- 10 years+ as a "Human Translator" 👉 Launching products for startups & large organisations going through a digital transformation -- Running a Tech & Startup focused podcast for over 2 years Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, my secret power is the ability to bridge the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that cus -- Fractional CPO at a startup - from ZERO to Investment to acquisition
-- 10 years+ as a "Human Translator" 👉 Launching products for startups & large organisations going through a digital transformation
-- Running a Tech & Startup focused podcast for over 2 years

Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, my secret power is the ability to bridge the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love.

Think of me as a "Human Translator" - ensuring that tech teams understand strategic priorities, whilst founders and leaders benefit from being from understanding impact of technical decisions, challenges (including technical debt).
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Top Achievements

Fractional CPO at a startup - from ZERO to Investment

As the perfect complement to a non-technical founder, I've worked with a non-tech founder taking less than a page of A4 high-level concept to a MVP platform that landed us investment. 🔥 How? -- I transformed his thoughts into a MVP (or shall we say - various MVP pieces and formats depending on needs) -- I managed the development of the platform leading a technical development team (including sprints, writing requirements, demos, processes and more) -- I joined the founder on the road, running interviews to validate our ideas or even on sales calls to explain the vision -- We've landed a few angel investors...and working on closing more -- I am a bridge between him and everything technical

Translating between tech and non-tech - The Mary Poppins of Startups

As a "Human Translator", I can save you a lot of time, money and headaches, when it comes to working with tech teams and scaling your startup. -- Started my career as a Software Engineer (C++, Java...) 👉 Technical Project/Programme Management 👉 Launching products for startups & large organisations going through a digital transformation. -- I’ve worked at different levels of an organisation, from bottom to top, building a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by various roles, understanding what is important to them to make informed decisions and how to positively influence teams and executives so that we can, together, achieve our KPIs.

Versatile approach and broad knowledge to shoulder your startup and your people

🎁 I work with startups, but I've also built my own business to work with startups, large organisations & more. -- I've consulted/contracted for orgs that were struggling to launch their products, understanding how to be agile and having the right processes for development. -- I've worked with customers that where about to get "legal" involved, transformed the relationship, streamlined their platform and started generating more revenue from change request -- 🎤 I've been running my own podcast for over two years, bringing onboard sponsors -- I've advised several startups, entrepreneurs and orgs (in English, Spanish & French) -- 🗣 I speak at various conferences and corporate events in the world, reaching as far out as New York (and more)

Expertise

Customer Development
Skills include Interviewing Archetypes Market Need Multiple users
Ideation & Vision
Skills include Vision Problem Pain Level Idea Origin Assumptions Validation
Product Development & Build
Skills include Product development No code solutions Program language Costs & timescales

Industries

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
EdTech
EnviroTech
FinTech
Hospitality
Leisure & Entertainment
Professional Services
Travel & Transport
eCommerce

What's included

    1:1 Private Video Call

    Speak with Naily for 60 minutes using our integrated video communication tool. No downloads needed — Just a webcam and microphone.

    Actionable Advice

    Set an agenda before the meeting, share your screen during the session and get tailored advice from Naily on your chosen topic(s).

    Written Feedback

    After your session, you will receive a written summary from Naily including what was discussed, next steps and recommendations.

    HD Video Recording

    Access and download a HD video recording of your session, in case you need to refer back to it or share with team members.

MentorGuarantee

We pride ourselves on hand-picking the very best mentors who have tried and tested experience at building startups and giving exceptional feedback. If you’re not happy with your session, let us know and we will help you find a more suitable Mentor, free of charge.

£159.00

per session