# Georg Petschnigg

> Fmr. CDO at Nextdoor and SVP Design at The New York Times.

Fmr. CDO at Nextdoor and SVP Design at The New York Times ($9B+ market cap). Global Product Exec.

At Nextdoor ($2B+ market cap), led its transformation into an AI-powered neighborhood platform and delivered the New Nextdoor product and brand relaunch.

Ex-SVP and Head of Product Design at The New York Times Company ($9B+ market cap), leading the All Access product architecture driving ~15% YoY subscription growth across News, Games, Cooking, Audio, and The Athletic.

Fmr. CEO and Co-Founder of FiftyThree, used by 25M+ creators and acquired by WeTransfer ($1B+ valuation).

Former GM and Chief Innovation Officer at WeTransfer ($1B+ valuation), scaling the platform to 80M+ monthly users and expanding it into a multi-product creative suite.

Advisor to CTRL-labs, acquired by Meta for ~$1B.

Things I can advise on:
✔️ How to validate product vision
✔️ Guidance on AI-first product strategy
✔️ Tips on 0-to-1 product design
✔️ Best practices for scaling teams
✔️ Advice on org and design systems
✔️ How to align brand and product
✔️ Guidance on platform evolution

I enjoy helping founders and executives build products that matter and am excited to share hard-won lessons from scaling global platforms.

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $250.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

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