George Laliashvili

• Leading and optimizing global user research and customer development
• Overseeing product discovery to drive product innovation
• Piloting and validating new features to support continuous product-led growth
• Ensuring stakeholder alignment on product vision and strategy

Stack is a productivity-focused internet browser.

• Helped the product development team launch 70% of requested features in the first 12 months, increasing the Net Promoters Score from 34 to 66
• Grew the user base 3X by unlocking the network effect through social features such as workspace sharing, team spaces, and referrals
• Led the engineering team through a major technological transition of the product from ElectronJS to
• Chromium
• Increased user activation rate by 40% through UX and onboarding experimentations

Responsibilities:

• Lead the product strategy for sustainable growth
• Own and optimize the customer journey map, increasing conversion rates at each step
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from research to post-launch optimization
• Ensure full support and alignment of key stakeholders by actively engaging and communicating with users, the team, and directors.

• Led the product launch on ProductHunt, earning the title of "N1 Product of the Day"
• Launched and led the pre-sales of the premium-tier product, earning over $120K in 3 months
• Built a robust customer relationship management pipeline for efficient CRM
• Automated 85% of customer support by deploying Q&As, AI bots, and pre-configured replies
• Built the user research and analytics teams and systems for data-driven software development

Responsibilities:

• Lead the scrum team by prioritizing high-value features in each release
• Drive key insights into product development based on secondary market research and business analysis.

• Launched and grew the international mentors' network of 90 experts from the local technology and innovation ecosystem
• Launched a co-working space in Georgia's TechPark promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration among 140+ resident entrepreneurs and tech professionals
• Launched a Pre-Acceleration program aimed at scaling incubated companies
• 8 out of 30 incubated companies successfully raise a total of $4.3M after the program

Responsibilities:

• Build and implement strategic products to empower tech entrepreneurs in Georgia
• Identify gaps in the local innovation ecosystem and develop solutions
• Identify, approach, and attract the key stakeholders of the ecosystem
• Monitor and oversee the ongoing strategic projects ensuring their smooth progression

GITA (Georgia's Innovation & Technology Agency) is a state-owned entity focused on developing the innovation ecosystem in Georgia.

• Launched Georgia's first business incubator
• Helped 100% of the first batch startups successfully develop and test MVPs
• 20% of the first batch startups raised funds after incubation

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the Public Relations team - guiding their communication efforts for effective product marketing
• Led the process of application screening, ensuring the program value matched the requirements of the companies
• Oversaw the incubation process, Making sure that tutors and trainers were aptly resourced
• Provided extensive support to incubated companies to meet program milestones and achieve deliverables
• Planned and organized a Demo Day for the incubated companies.

• Led the successful transition of the solution from a hardware product to a user-centric mobile marketplace app
• Championed data analysis and customer development within the go-to-market strategy
• Owned brand identity development, successfully positioning NextMart as the premier choice for the fastest grocery shopping
• Helped the business development team establish 42 B2B partnerships at 50 locations
• Optimized user acquisition growing regular shoppers from 100 to 7,000 in 8 months

NextMart is a mobile FMCG marketplace connecting people with their neighborhood merchants.

• Developed and launched 3 entertainment products: Laser-tag, Spaceship Ride, and Escape Puzzle
• Led market research and developed the product and growth strategy based on the company's business goals
• Grew the number of monthly events from 0 to 42 in 4 months
• Helped make Robocity the N1 most visited birthday venue in Georgia in 6 months
• Robocity is an event celebration centre inspired by technology and science, where social robots entertain birthday kids and their guests.