Colin Lernell — Co-Founder
Most elite tech talent miss +$100Ks in comp & terms from how they negotiate. 500+ negotiations adding $50m+ to offers. https://feelvalued.co +$1m first year comp at FAANG or +$73k cash and critical pre IPO equity protection. We’ve seen it all. At Valued, we help you secure the best level and title, higher compensation, and stronger offers with special terms and even scope. On average, our clients see 15-40% increases in compensation with regular $50k-$500k/yr increases depending on level. I’ve also negotiated my own $2m+/yr offers with +$605k/year increases. 👉 Book a free call at feelvalued.co to get started! Top FAANG Director: “I had multiple offers (Meta, Microsoft, Google, and others) and it was hard to sift through what the right strategy should be through the process. They helped me navigate how to approach each company, met extremely frequently (at peak multiple times a week), and even did mock practice sessions. In the end, the difference between my first offer and final offer was a 7-figure difference! The other aspect was helping me build really deep relationships with the leadership teams at each of the companies, helping me communicate my value, and amazing strategies for navigating the job search process. I highly recommend working with them!” Principal Product Manager at Adobe: "Colin helped me negotiate a +$115,000 per year offer increase for the first two years and a level-up to Principal. My hiring manager said I was one of the best negotiators she’s come across, and I have Colin’s coaching to thank for it!" Senior product leader with 15 years in product and 8 years of team leadership experience. Helping senior professionals and leaders negotiate millions in offer increase. Valued - Tech Salary Negotiation Coaching Experts: https://feelvalued.co Led product, design, and growth orgs in B2C and marketplaces: creator economy, health, education/careers, on-demand talent • Company scale: Series D+, $60M-$600M revenue, 200-1,500 FTE • Team sizes: up to 25, including Directors Most recently established growth as Senior Director of Product & Growth at Patreon. Previously, I was a product and growth leader at Noom, a healthy habit change app, working on habit and coaching products, product market fit expansion, and virality/referral growth. Prior to that, I was the Senior Director of Product and Design at Udacity, the first massive online e-learning unicorn, where I led product management, product design, research, and product operations teams. I originally launched and owned P&L for Udacity Blitz, an on-demand tech talent marketplace.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management and Negotiation expert in the Tech industry.
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Experience: 19 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Negotiation
- Salary Negotiations
- Fintech
- Advisory Boards
- Product Management
- Product Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Product Vision
Career Highlights
- Secured $50M+ in compensation increases for clients.
- Negotiated personal offers exceeding $2M/year.
- Led product and growth teams at top tech companies.
Work Experience
Valued
Co-Founder (2 yrs 4 mos)
ChroniFI
Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
Patreon
Senior Director of Product, Head of Growth (1 yr)
Noom Inc.
Product & Growth (1 yr 4 mos)
Udacity
Senior Director of Product Management, Design, and Product Operations (3 yrs 7 mos)
Product & General Manager (Co-Founder) - Udacity Blitz (1 yr 4 mos)
Catalant (Formerly HourlyNerd)
Product Manager (0 mo)
Product Advisory
Product, Growth & Analytics Advisor (1 yr 7 mos)
Mondelēz International (Oreo, Nabisco, Cadbury, Trident)
Brand/Product Management (0 mo)
PrepLounge
Product & Partnerships - North America (1 yr)
Fiber
Product Manager (3 yrs)
Multiple
Music Scene Website Owner, Marketing Manager, Band Manager, Musician, and Solo Business Owner (7 yrs)
Education
Economics at Ivey Business School at Western University
Business Administration at University of Guelph
(Transferred Out) Honors Bachelor of Science at University of Toronto
School of AI and School of Autonomous Systems Programs (Auditing) at Udacity
