Erik Fiala

Co-Founder

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam7 yrs 5 mos experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 20,000+ users acquired across multiple products.
  • 180%+ organic traffic increase through SEO optimization.
  • 7x retention improvement through strategic product redesign.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused product designer with extensive growth expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignProduct ManagementEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchUser Experience (ux)

Other Skills

Growth HackingStartup DevelopmentUser Interface (UI)Product DevelopmentProduct StrategyGrowth StrategiesGTM StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIWeb DevelopmentLeadershipBranding & IdentityBusiness DevelopmentFundraisingBusiness Strategy

About

I'm a senior product and growth designer who combines strategic design thinking with growth expertise to build products that drive measurable business results. Currently:  • Scaling product at Sleek  • Vibe coding with Codex and Claude Code  • Freelancing in product and growth at Fiala Studio Track record:  • 20,000+ users acquired and scaled across multiple products  • 180%+ organic traffic increase in 3 months through SEO optimization  • 7x retention improvement through strategic product redesign at Source HR  • 2x Head of Design at companies valued at $100M+ combined  • $2.5M+ funding secured for startups where I led design  • Antler-backed entrepreneur with 10+ years building digital products What I do: I specialize in end-to-end product design and growth optimization for B2B SaaS—from MVP to scaling. I focus on the critical design decisions and growth strategies that determine whether your product gains traction or stalls, while also having the technical skills to execute marketing and growth initiatives independently. Core services:  • Product Design Strategy & Execution (0-to-1 products through Series A)  • Growth & Conversion Optimization (CRO, activation flows, user acquisition)  • UX/UI Design for B2B SaaS & Design Systems  • User Research, Testing & SEO Strategy  • Web Development (Astro.js, Tailwind) for high-converting marketing experiences  • Software Development (web apps, mobile apps, optimization, etc.) Fractional design leadership: For startups needing senior design expertise without a full-time hire, I offer fractional Head of Design services. As a former startup founder and CEO, I understand both the design decisions that drive adoption and the growth strategies that determine survival.

Experience

7 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 2 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Sleek

Product Manager

Mar 2026Present · 2 mos · Singapore · Remote

Krawl ai

Co-founder, CEO

Jan 2024May 2024 · 4 mos · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid

  • (Pivoted from Source HR) Krawl AI was an answer engine that combined large language models with a diverse variety of APIs into conversational AI agents for work.
  • Achievements:
  • Grown our user base to 4,000 users
  • At the peak 1,000 WAU
  • Increased retention from <5% to >35% in less than 30 days
  • This was an extremely ambitious and innovative product, which would require substaintial funding down the line. Unfortunately, we have ran out of cash and had to close down.
Product ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIProduct DesignUser Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)+12

Source hr

Co-founder, CEO

Jul 2023Dec 2023 · 5 mos · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hybrid

  • (Pivoted to Krawl AI) Source HR was an AI-powered recruitment platform that makes tech talent sourcing in Southeast Asia fast, precise, and cost-effective.
  • Achievements:
  • Raised a pre-seed round of $110K from Antler
  • Secured $350K in GCP credits from Google
  • Secured $150K in Azure credits from Microsoft
  • Grown our user base to 2,000 users (some of which were notable companies like Heineken, Nike, Cognizant, Autodesk, and more)
  • Ultimately, we had to close down, because we weren't able to find a product-market fit in Southeast Asia, more specifically Vietnam (where we started). The cost of labor here is extremely low, and therefore, there was a very little need for automation. Additionally, to compete with these labor costs, the software would have to be virtually free, which just wouldn't work from the standpoint of making enough revenue to survive early on. The founding team also faced a co-founder break-up, which took over 3 months to deal with. It was probably the most stressful time of my life, and I don't wish anyone to be in that situation. After this, we have pivoted into Krawl AI.
  • Lessons learned:
  • Generate revenue before building anything
  • Iterate and pivot faster
  • Try changing the target market, before changing the product too much
Product DesignFundraisingBusiness StrategyTypeScriptBusiness DevelopmentBranding & Identity+10

Antler

Entrepreneur in Residence

Apr 2023Jun 2023 · 2 mos · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · On-site

  • I participated in a 10-week startup accelerator program.
Market ResearchEntrepreneurshipFundraisingBusiness ResearchTeamworkPitching Ideas+3

Adplist.org

Product Mentor

Mar 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Singapore · Remote

Product DesignGrowth HackingStartup DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)Product Development+4

Lifex

2 roles

Head of Design

Promoted

Jun 2022Nov 2022 · 5 mos

  • I owned all design decisions at LifeX.
  • Projects:
  • Felix - E2E Property Management Software
User Experience (UX)Design ConsultingDesign LeadershipPrototypingDesign ManagementProduct Management+3

Lead Product Designer

Jun 2021May 2022 · 11 mos

  • I owned product design and design strategy at LifeX.
  • Projects:
  • LifeX website and booking experience
  • LifeX mobile app and tenant experience
  • LifeX branding and visual identity
Product DesignUser Experience (UX)Product StrategyDesign LeadershipPrototypingMobile Design+4

One.com

Senior Product Designer

Mar 2021Jun 2021 · 3 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark · On-site

  • During my time at one.com, we designed and launched "Managed WordPress" and redesigned the one.com WordPress plugin experience.
Product DesignUser Experience (UX)PrototypingWordPressWordPress DesignMobile Design+3

Feats

Head of Design

Jan 2019Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark · On-site

  • I worked on the Feats platform in all design aspects. My work spanned from strategy, research, and user testing, to wireframing, prototyping, and designing the final UI. I also created the very first Feats logo.
  • I'm incredibly proud to help create a version of Feats that secured a €2M seed round later that year. This was some fantastic news, and I can't wait to see what Feats' future will bring.
Product DesignUser Experience (UX)Design StrategyDesign ManagementProduct ManagementUser Interface (UI)+3

Quadric

UX Designer

Mar 2016Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark · On-site

  • Quadric Index was a research project with one mission in mind: To create a framework for discovering the purpose of brands and uniting the people behind them. I was in charge of research and user testing, but I also contributed with countless interactive prototypes and user interfaces.
Product DesignUser Experience (UX)WireframingBrand PositioningBrand StrategyPrototyping+6

Dansk skoleskak

Multimedia Designer

Feb 2016Apr 2016 · 2 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark · On-site

  • During this internship, I worked on print designs and video production, and I designed and developed the landing page for the ELO® online game (at the time called SKAK+MAT®).

Fiala studio

Freelance Senior Product & Growth Designer

Jan 2015Present · 11 yrs 4 mos · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Remote

Education

Zealand - Sjællands Erhvervsakademi

Bachelor's degree — Digital Concept Development

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Zealand - Sjællands Erhvervsakademi

Academy Profession (AP) degree — Multimedia Design and Communication

Jan 2015Jan 2017

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