I build products that grow revenue, fix broken teams, and put users first. 16+ years shipping across SaaS, AI, gaming, and healthcare. I believe great products improve lives and stay out of the way.
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I’m Saadat Islam. I help build, scale, and fix products that actually work and stay out of the user's way. I believe the best software is transparent. I’ve spent 16+ years leading product and growth teams, transforming messy orgs into focused ones, and shipping AI-driven tools that get real results. I care about collaboration, impact, speed, and clarity.
Outside of work, I’m a full-time husband, dog dad to Reinhardt and Winston, and part-time hacker. I live in Beaverton, Oregon. I value sharp thinking, direct conversations, and getting shit done.
I use whatever tool gets me closer to truth. CS teams who deal with angry users daily. Sales teams who know what makes buyers excited. I vibecoded this site to understand engineering pain. GitHub, CI/CD, Vercel deployments. It was painful but necessary. Tech should solve problems, not impress investors.
The scientific method isn't just for labs. Make a hypothesis. Try to prove it wrong. Most product failures happen because teams fall in love with their first idea. I break every feature down to its core assumption and attack it. If it survives, then we build.
Perfect plans are fiction. Ship the dumbest working version. Watch how users break it. Their confusion is data. Their workarounds are features. Every successful product I've built started embarrassingly simple. The gap between what you think users want and what they actually do is where insights live.
Built an AI voice agent using Kixie's sales data to handle first-touch calls, so reps can focus on qualified prospects and closing deals.
Built a knowledge graph with GPT-4o that connects regulatory data and inspections to help pharma companies spot compliance risks faster.
Led product initiative that increased trial-to-activation by 19% while addressing clinician concerns and regulatory requirements.
Transformed onboarding experience resulting in 27% increase in trial-to-paid conversion and NPS improvement from 30 to 65.
Kixie
Established Kixie's first product function, moved engineering teams to agile, and led AI voice agent development using 100M+ minutes of sales call data.
Redica Systems
Led microservices migration and built AI tools that connected regulatory intelligence with inspection data to help pharma companies spot compliance risks faster.
SimplePractice
Increased NPS from 30 to 65, improved trial-to-paid conversion by 27%, and saved $88k annually through strategic platform migration.
EZ Texting
Boosted signup conversion from 10% to 23%, increased user conversion by 55%, and established company-wide Agile best practices.
2014 - 2018
OceanX - Product Manager (2017-2018)
Synacor - Product Manager (2016-2017)
Outlook Amusements - Product Manager (2014-2016)
Delivered critical APIs, managed digital transformations for major clients, and achieved $1.12M monthly revenue growth through analytics optimization.
2009 - 2014
GameFly Digital - Product Manager (2011-2014)
Electronic Arts Mobile - Product Manager (2009-2011)
Started my product journey at EA, one of the world's leading gaming companies, building foundational skills in product management and user experience.
I'm always interested in discussing interesting products and AI projects—especially in healthcare and life sciences.