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Fariya Mostafa

(She/her)

Principal Product Manager at GoGoGrandparentToronto, ON, Canada Β· Product Management

Experience

GoGoGrandparent
Crowdbotics

Education

Reforge
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University of Toronto
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πŸ““About me

Hi there! I've been a product manager at high-growth startups. One of the things I'm most proud of is building a stellar cross-functional team at Legacy (a YC startup) where we permanently increased the LTV of our customers by 3x. In other PM roles, I've helped scale digital health products from 0 to 1 and revamped onboarding to improve customer acquisition for software products. Before I was a PM - I worked as a business development lead, neuroscientist, and backend software developer. Throughout my career, I got a lot of help from mentors and coaches - and I'd love to give back by helping people who are passionate about tech products.

Skilled in

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Stakeholder Management

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Product Analytics + Metrics

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Product Vision & Strategy

⭐️Why I mentor

Meet PeopleGive back to the communityLearn from Others

Talk to me about

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ Team happiness & productivity

πŸš€ Launching products and measuring success

πŸ“œ Writing docs people will read

🎯 Setting team goals and metrics

πŸ€– Prototyping that works

πŸ”­ Product vision and strategy

πŸ’ž Working in cross functional teams

πŸ’° Negotiating a promotion/offer

πŸ›°οΈ Working remotely for the first time

πŸ’» Running effective meetings

πŸ›  Year One in Product

πŸ’« Managing up, down and around

🐣 Becoming a people manager

πŸ—ΊοΈ The technical or people track?

πŸ’¬ Giving and receiving feedback

πŸ“½ Presenting your work

πŸ’« Breaking into tech

πŸ§™πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ Being self taught

πŸ‘€ Dealing with imposter syndrome

😰 Managing burnout

🎭 Mock interviewing

πŸ–Œ Resume and portfolio review

🌟 Preparing for the next level

Recommendations

Here’s what Merit users have said about Fariya

Fariya is an incredible mentor. She read my questions, got familiar with my background before the call, and addressed my open questions. She not only shed light on strategies that were effective for her in the transition into her first PM role but helps me feel reassured. I’m excited to try out the tips and resources that she recommended.

Michelle Chen

Vida Health

Growth Marketing Manager

Jul 18th 2023

Phenomenal mentor! Fariya understood what I needed and tailored her advice to best fit my needs. She made me feel very comfortable, heard and that encouraged me to open myself even more. She has a gift explaining complex concepts and making them easy to understand, to follow and relate. From our session not only I gained role insights, I also came out with actionable steps that I know will help me land my next role. Beyond her expertise, her kindness, encouragement and genuine interest in helping others was definitely one of my favorite things. She goes above and beyond for her mentees, generously offered to continue meeting and providing guidance. Thank you Fariya, I loved every second of our session.

Alexandra Barbosa

Accenture

SYSTEMS ENGINEER I PROJECT MANAGER

Jul 27th 2023

Fariya is patient and showed great interest during our meeting. I felt heard and also helped which is two things I think a mentee should feel. I am scheduling a follow up with her and already excited about the knowledge and advice she passed onto me.

Jacob Brown
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InkBlot Art LLC

Product Manager

Sep 13th 2023
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