Summary
Donnie Wang is a versatile product and marketing leader turned pickleball pro in Palo Alto, bringing 11 years of cross-functional experience across startups and consumer brands. He’s led growth and product efforts at YC-backed Courier and helped shape competitive intelligence and developer-facing GTM at InVision and Twilio, often managing small teams and high-impact launches. Donnie pairs strategic GTM instincts with hands-on engineering training from App Academy and Tradecraft, allowing him to bridge product, marketing, and technical execution. More recently he’s been building the Bay Area pickleball scene as staff and now Lead Pickleball Pro while flipping houses and focusing on fatherhood as a self-styled “Chief Daddy Officer.” That mix of startup rigor, sports coaching, and practical DIY projects makes him adept at scaling communities and products with a people-first approach. He’s open to consulting and sharing experiences, blending playful creativity with disciplined execution.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Product Management, Product Management at General Assembly
Engineering bootcamp, Engineering bootcamp at Tradecraft
Bachelor of Science Leadership & Organization Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Science Leadership & Organization Entrepreneurship at USC Marshall School of Business
Engineering, Engineering at App Academy