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Laura Desmond-Black

Product Lead at Sprig

San Francisco, California, United States

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Product Lead at Sprig

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Sprig's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2015Dylan FieldElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2022Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015Jack AltmanSan FranciscoSocial Capital PartnershipPalo Alto · since 2015

Co-founders at Sprig

GBGagan Biyani
Gagan BiyaniExecutive Officer, Director
RGRyan Glasgow
Ryan GlasgowFounder & CEO
KMKevin Mandich
Kevin MandichCo-Founder, Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Experience

  1. SprigProduct Lead, Corecurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Career BreakTravel2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Guru (getguru.com)Staff Product Manager2022 — 2023
  4. Guru (getguru.com)Senior Product Manager, Search & Discovery2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. WorkdayProduct Manager, Workday Extend2018 — 2020Pleasanton, California
  6. WorkdaySr. Associate Product Manager2016 — 2018
  7. ZendeskProduct Management Intern2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. ZendeskCommunity Support Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. ZendeskCommunity Lead2013San Francisco Bay Area
  10. ZendeskCustomer Advocate, Level 12012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Step 2 DesignFreelance Designer2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  12. AppleFamily Room Specialist2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. AppleSpecialist2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Product Management21Software Product ManagementUser Experience34Product Strategy2Product Life Cycle2UX Research2Analytical SkillsData Analysis5Technical Product ManagementProduct Launch2Product Development1Product Design1
+8 moreAgile MethodologiesCross-functional Team LeadershipProject ManagementCustomer ResearchVoice of the CustomerMarket AnalysisWritten CommunicationCommunication
  • KCS v6 Practices — Knowledge-Centered Success (KCS)
  • Pragmatic Marketing, Level 3 — Pragmatic Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Desmond-Black?
Product Lead at Sprig
Where does Laura Desmond-Black work?
Laura Desmond-Black is Product Lead at Sprig.
Where did Laura Desmond-Black go to school?
Laura Desmond-Black studied at UC Berkeley School of Information (Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)); University of Southern California (B.A. Fine Arts, Architecture minor).

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Also attended UC Berkeley School of Information20

Neha KumarVenture Partner at Floating PointAnna JacobsonPartner & Chief AI Enablement Officer at Operator CollectiveAlex GaoEngineer at Pear VCDaniel AlvarezData Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation FundCarlee PriceAdvisor at Sybilla MastersVamsi SistlaVenture Partner at 97212 Ventures

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Also attended University of Southern California970

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sprig10

Kristina ShenInvestor at ChemistryDaniel LevineInvestor at AccelBobby LoAngelJames O'DwyerFounder at MetalRyan GlasgowFounder & CEO at SprigKevin MandichCo-Founder, Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Sprig

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Also worked at Guru (getguru.com)5

Gordon RitterFounder and General Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersJake SaperGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersWes YeeInvestor at GTMfundRick NucciAngel investorRay RhodesFounder at UserEvidence

Also worked at Workday79

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra VenturesMarisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures

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Also worked at Zendesk49

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftElena GomezPresident & CFO, Toast at Operator CollectiveBrianne KimmelFounder & Managing Partner at Worklife VenturesWill MartinSenior Manager, FP&A at Mainsail PartnersCristina FonsecaGeneral Partner at Indico Capital Partners

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