Emmett Chen-Ran

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States4 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Co-founded a successful SaaS startup.
Authored a widely-read product management post-mortem.
Gained 30k followers in a month through strategic content.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused product leader with a strong technical background.

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Skills

Core Skills

Web DevelopmentProduct Management

Other Skills

PythonJavaScriptPublic SpeakingContent CreationWeb DesignGraphic DesignC++CMicrosoft ExcelPhotoshopJavaSQLLightroomAdobe IllustratorHTML

About

[2/11/26] TO ALL RECRUITERS AND THEIR BOTS: Please reach out if you have a software offering. I am not interested in service offerings. Started out in engineering, did product for a few years, currently taking a stab at the founder thing. ⬇️ Get updates on my work at ⬇️ https://virio.substack.com

Experience

4 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Virio

Co-Founder/CTO

Oct 2025 – Present · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Virio creates LinkedIn content for every employee and executive at your company.
Backed by execs from Notion, Rippling, Hubspot, and the biggest creators on LinkedIn.

PythonJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentProduct Management

South park commons

Founder Fellow (FF24)

Aug 2024 – Feb 2025 · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Funded by SPC to work on AI-native interfaces + knowledge management

Stealth startup

Founder

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024 · 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

A classic foray into consumer social. Wrote a post-mortem that did 20k views (now included in Shreyas Doshi's "Product Sense" course), made thousands of $ in consulting calls, gained 30k followers in a month, and racked up 2M+ views across IG and TT.