Ben Stuart Get in touch

Building products
that actually
matter.

I'm a product manager with a builder's mindset — I design systems before I build products, and I bring technical depth to every strategic decision.


Systems thinker.
Deliberate builder.

I'm a product manager turned solopreneur, currently building an e-commerce venture portfolio from New Zealand. My background spans digital product strategy, cross-functional leadership, and building the kind of operational infrastructure that lets small teams move fast.

I bring technical fluency to the PM role — comfortable in Python, git, and AI tooling — which means I spend less time translating between business and engineering and more time solving the actual problem.

Right now I'm focused on launching a category brand in e-commerce using a content-first strategy, supported by AI systems I've designed and built myself.


What I've built.

Founder OS & AI Systems

Designed and built an end-to-end AI operating system for solo venture building — encompassing a Notion-based second brain, Claude-powered processing agents, and structured workflows for evaluating 20+ startup theses. Built for leverage: systems that let one person move at the speed of a team.

E-commerce Platform

Placeholder — led cross-functional product teams to ship features used by thousands of customers. Reduced onboarding drop-off by X%, improved conversion by Y%.

Digital Product

Placeholder — define scope, validate, ship. Repeat.


How I work.

Systems first

Every question is "how does this connect to everything else" — not "how do I do this one thing." I design infrastructure before I build features.

Technical depth

Comfortable in Python, git, and AI tooling. I can read the code, write the spec, and challenge the estimate — all in the same conversation.

Leverage over effort

Attracted to solutions that scale. If I can automate a decision or systematise a process, I will — so human attention goes where it genuinely matters.

Honest over comfortable

I'd rather surface the hard problem than avoid it. Good product decisions require someone willing to say what they actually think.


Let's talk.

Whether you're building something interesting, exploring a partnership, or just want to compare notes — I'm open to it.