Ben Chong
Startup Advisor - Helping startups navigate their 0-1-Takeoff journeys in the midst of the AI transformation
- Role
- Product & Strategy Advisor at Impact Ai
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben Chong
Make 14+ years of Product Management experience work for your startup- Hands-on, detail-oriented and results-driven- B2B (Cloud, SaaS, enterprise software, outbound OEM), B2C (Nest), B2B2C (Splashtop)Aviatrix ACE certified for multicloud networking- Track record of “design partnering” with multi-$M ARR enterprise customers in all phases of product development- Speaker and presenter at events like VMworld, Google Cloud NEXT and with customer advisory boards- Strong entrepreneurial background with multiple successful 0-to-1 products at Google, VMware and startups- Cross-functional leader with history of successful partnerships with Sales, UI/UX, marketing, adjacent product teams, legal, security, privacy and other functional teams that are crucial to delivering awesome products- Strong and broad technical background results in highly effective partnerships with engineering teams to navigate technical challenges while delivering experiences that delight customers and meet their needs- Management/mentorship experience with hiring & mentoring product managers at Google and VMWare.
Experience
Product & Strategy Advisor
Apr 2025 — Present
Acting as an AI school crossing guard—making sure enterprises don’t get run over by AI hype. At Impact AI, we’re building Agentic AI solutions that bring AIProductOps to life—helping teams safely and predictably ship useful, scalable GenAI products.
Education
ESTP - Grande école d'ingénieurs de la construction
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
MBA
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Program Management
- Enterprise Software
- Product Management
- Business Development
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Leadership
- Cloud Computing
- Vmware
- Vdi
- Saas
- Business Strategy
- Strategic Partnerships
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