Randy
Kendel
Builder · Doer · Leader
I'm open to interesting projects and initiatives where failure isn't an option — including hands-on project and program management.
>Technical Product Leadership|Identity Platforms|Data Products|AI-Powered Experiences
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A product leader who builds and ships.
Product leader and builder with 10+ years building and scaling 0→1 products across AI, cloud platforms, and high-stakes regulated environments. I drive product vision, roadmap, and execution for tools used by millions, with a metrics-obsessed approach to growth, funnel optimization, and user success.
Hands-on with emerging AI, repo-native execution fabrics, and deterministic runtime systems. Known for rapid iteration, decisive pivots, and obsessive user research across diverse audiences — passionate about empowering people, increasing access, and building technology that strengthens civic participation.
- platform_intelligence
- Systems that understand codebases and software — turning raw repositories into architecture, insight, and action.
- workflow_automation
- Removing the friction between intent and execution so teams and users can move at the speed of thought.
- structured_decisions
- AI-assisted planning that transforms fuzzy concepts into concrete, executable strategy.
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Products I've created
05 shipped platforms
TryThisSoftware
A run button for the internet
A run button for Git sites like GitHub that lets anyone install, analyze, and run a repository in a single click — no local setup required.
- DevTools
- Runtime
- One-Click Run
OpsCadence
Messy inputs into governed actions
OpsCadence ingests messy operational inputs from anywhere, understands what they mean, and turns them into governed actions across your CRM, ERP, and workflows — without engineering.
- Operations
- Automation
- Governance
StackLive
The identity-first creator platform
StackLive is the identity-first creator platform. Switch between personas, edit what each one sees, target sections to the right audience — then publish live. No code, no conditions, no complexity.
- Creator
- Personas
- No-Code
ID8
Concepts into execution
An AI-assisted planning platform that transforms raw concepts into structured business, product, and execution strategies.
- Planning
- Strategy
- Product
Populst
Civic engagement, structured
A civic engagement platform enabling structured citizen participation through data-driven workflows.
- Civic Tech
- Workflows
- Data-Driven
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Let's build something worth running.
Have a project in the AI-assisted engineering space, or want to talk shop about developer tools and platform intelligence? Reach out.