Refactor Labs

Refactor Labs is a modern leadership advisory firm helping outliers and organizations lead through hard pivots. We specialize in resilience and reinvention, delivering remarkable experiences that thrill participants and build their courage + capacity for change.

Services:

🧢 Executive Coaching: 1:1 + small group sessions that unlock transformational growth through extended partnership.

🛠️ Participatory Workshops: Interactive seminars designed to learn and practice crucial skills for navigating complex transitions—storytelling, emotional intelligence, experimentation and more.

🎤 Keynote Talks: High energy presentations that challenges audiences to dream bigger and act bolder in the pursuit of excellence.

Clients:

Meta
Nielsen
Pinterest
Grubhub
Contenda
Coeus Ventures
Proctor & Gamble
Harmonic Message
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Executive Coach

Lunar Accel

Board Member

Merit

Angel Investor, Mentor

Contenda

Angel Investor

13 Fund

Angel Philanthropist

Jason Shen

Write about business, technology, and culture for publications with numerous bylines in TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Vox. My posts on Medium have a combined 800k+ views.

Speak and teach at conferences and events on topics like gaming & esports, product management, entrepreneurship, talent development, and leadership. Since 2012, I've spoken on four separate continents (North Am, Europe, Asia, Australia) at places like Google, Pinterest, General Assembly, and Empower. My TED talk on the future of hiring has 4M views.

Support ambitious startup founders as an executive coach.

Resilience Expert

Facebook

Led product for public groups which connect 400M+ people everyday to the interests, people, and  communities they care most about, without barriers. Incubated a new product experience in FB Groups to millions of people.

Product Manager

Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation

The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program was established by the White House in 2012 to attract top innovators into government, capable of tackling issues at the convergence of technology, policy, and process.

The PIF Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization established to support and advance the PIF program, drive innovation in the US government, and connect our 100+ alumni. Board members are elected by members to 2-year terms.

The Asian American Man Study

The Asian American Man Study a national survey of the experiences and beliefs of American men of East, Southeast, and South Asian descent. Our findings have appeared in The Atlantic, NBC Asian America, Vox, and Quartz, and has reached over 100,000 people on Medium. Over 1000 Asian men have been surveyed since our founding in 2015.

Jason has shared his research and personal experience as a first-generation Asian American at Amazon, Pinterest, Proctor & Gamble, and Nielsen.

Founder

Helping unconventional founders & execs lead through hard pivots · Author: THE PATH TO PIVOT · Uncle Iroh with a side of Genie · 3x venture-backed startup founder · 1st gen immigrant · ADHD · Meta + Etsy alum

Hi, I'm Jason. I'm an executive coach to outliers & organizations facing hard pivots.

But let's talk about you for a sec. I'm guessing you've landed your fair share of funding, promotions, and industry recognition.

But somewhere along that grind, you noticed you saw the world differently than your peers and those ahead of you. You discovered that achieving inside someone else's definition of success isn't a sweet as winning on your own terms.

But at the same time, you've realized that building a company, career, and creative life that's out of the ordinary can be daunting.

I get it.

As an executive coach and the founder of a leadership advisory firm Refactor Labs, I help outliers like you lead through hard pivots in business and life. 

Having built teams, products, and companies in consumer, B2B, and marketplaces from inception to post-IPO—I've probably seen the problems you're facing.

As a three time startup founder with two exits and one very humbling failure under my belt—I know the pressure of having to manage your psychology and lead your team in pressure-cooker moments.

And as an ADHD kid transplanted from Suzhou to Silicon Valley, I've felt the sting of rejection and the struggle to find community when you don't fit in.

That's why I do what I do.

My clients are VC-backed founders, agency owners, and senior executives. Outliers who want to express their unique talents in spite of a system that tells them to just fit in. Leaders who want to transform their organizations to navigate a new reality.

I work with you to power through those hard pivots to land that next big thing.

That's what I did for Kevin.

Kevin had a growing family and a successful career as a marketing leader, but was tired of feeling tired and burned out.

Together we charted a path for him to leave his pre-IPO startup and launch a successful agency that's quickly becoming the go-to messaging agency for B2B SaaS companies while supporting his family and his health.

And for Edmar.

Edmar was the founder and former CEO one of Brazil's most successful tech companies, but when we met, he was stuck in first gear without much momentum in any direction.

Together we helped him find joy in coding again, develop genuine relationships and a community of Bay Area technologists, and shaped his vision to launch an AI venture studio.

So that's what I do. Here are some ways I can help you:

1. The Outlier Advantage Email Course (free)
2. The Path to Pivot book ($)
3. 1:1 or Group Executive Coaching ($$)
4. Keynote presentation ($$$)

Shoot me a DM to learn more and explore further.

🌱 Jason Shen

You built the thing.

You wrote the first lines of code, made the first sale, hired the first employee. You were the company.

But now you're scaling. You have a team of 5, 25, 50.

The skills that got you here, the relentless doing, the hands-on control... they are becoming the bottleneck. You feel you "should" be more strategic, but you're uneasy letting go.

You look at your title:

CEO
CTO
COO

And you wonder if you're still the right person for the job.

Your challenge isn't to become a different person. It's to find your new point of leverage.

It's to graduate from being the best "doer" to being the most effective "enabler."

What's one task you're still holding onto that you know you need to hand off to scale your impact?

Jason 🧠 Shen

The Outlier Coach · Helping venture-backed founders build conviction and win *their* game. Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · Retired NCAA 🏆 gymnast

LinkedIn Growth Hacker✌️ ||Believe in Smart work💥 || Content Creator🖋️|| Believe in Opportunities💫|| Adding a little spark✨

LinkedIn Growth Hacker || Marketing || Believe in Smart work || Content Creator || Believe in Opportunities

Hello LinkiFam 👋

This side Vidhi,Thanks for visiting my profile .

We live in a digital age where your online presence a reputation matter more than ever.

I love to help people shine online and become their ownbrands. The power of social media is undeniable.

Building your personal brand is like planting a seed today that will grow into a fruitful tree tomorrow.

You might be wondering how can I help you grow your personal brand online. 

I can help you in following ways:-

📌LinkedIn Profile Management 
📌Content Marketing 
📌Social Media Manager 

If you are someone who wants to harness the power and potential of branding the right way online, let's connect.

For Services DM me or drop a mail at v.toshniwal2828@gmail.com

Technology 👩‍💻excites me and I'm always in the awe of the change it drives in world🌍

Vidhi Toshniwal

A friend of mine just crossed $10K in a single month.

And what shocked me wasn’t the money,
it was how it started.

Not with a big team.

It started with her sitting on her bed… typing one simple line into Replit Design Mode.

Just two months earlier, she was stuck.

She had an idea for an AI image generator app, users could type a description and instantly get a professional-quality image for social media, presentations, or marketing, but every time she tried to create a website or app for it, she froze.

“I’m not a designer.”
“I can’t build a site.”
“What if it looks unprofessional?”

So the idea kept collecting dust.

One random night, she tried Replit Design Mode out of pure frustration. Typed a single sentence describing her idea.

And boom, in under 2 minutes, she had:

✓ A clean, aesthetic, professional landing page
✓ A fully designed app interface where users could generate images instantly
✓ Interactive elements like image previews and download buttons
✓ A version she could edit in normal English
✓ The option to turn it into a full app with Convert to App

Zero coding.

She published it the SAME night.

The next week, she started getting users.
Her app went viral among small businesses and creators.

By month two, she hit $10,000 in revenue.

Not because she was “lucky.”
But because she finally removed the walls between ideas → execution.

If you’re waiting for the perfect moment… stop waiting.

Sometimes your life changes in the 2 minutes you decide to actually start.

Try it yourself → https://replit.com

Last night, I did something crazy.

I built a full AI Meeting Assistant app on Replit…

and I’m still shocked at how fast it happened 🤯

I opened Replit with one simple idea:

“An AI meeting assistant that takes notes, creates summaries, and sends tasks.”

That’s it.

I typed the description…
and in under 2 minutes, the entire design appeared.

Like magic.

➡️ Clean dashboard
➡️ Note-taking space
➡️ Auto-summary section
➡️ Task list with assignees
➡️ Email/Drive export buttons
➡️ Fully mobile-ready

Then I clicked Convert to App…
and suddenly it wasn’t just a design.

It became a working product.

Before Replit, this would’ve taken:
days of wireframing,
hours of meetings,
and endless “Can you send the updated version?”

Now it takes:
one prompt.
one click.
one minute.

This genuinely felt like the fastest idea → reality moment of my life.

If you’ve been sitting on an idea, big or small,
this is your sign to finally build it.

Do check it out: https://replit.com

P.S. Dropping the first AI tool I created using Replit 🔥

I used to think building an app needed two things:

A laptop
and years of coding experience.

Turns out… I was wrong 🤐

A few weeks ago, I created a fully working app, not by typing complex code, but by simply explaining what I wanted in plain English using Replit.

No setup.
No prior knowledge

Just… vibe coding.

That moment completely shifted how I look at creating apps and tools.

Because here’s the truth:

Most great ideas die in notebooks because people assume they need skills, time, or a big team to bring them to life.

But now?
Platforms like Replit are breaking that barrier completely.

You can literally:

➡️ Speak your idea into the screen
➡️ Connect it to tools you already use — Notion, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox
➡️ Switch across 300+ AI models without touching a single API key
➡️ Build from anywhere, even from your phone

One small prompt becomes a working app.
One idea becomes something real, instantly.

This is the part that excites me the most:

You don’t need prior knowledge of coding anymore.
You just need curiosity.

Just open Replit.
Type what you want.
Build something that makes your life easier.

If this excites you, it's time to turn your idea into reality.

Do check it out: https://replit.com

#ai #replit

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Complete, production-ready website from a single prompt. Including a dynamic form and a fully integrated database.

2. Create Interactive Games 
DeepAgent instantly creates interactive games, such as Conway’s Game of Life, Sudoku, Hot or Not, in one shot, and many more. All from a single prompt, without any coding!

3. Create Presentations with Images and Graphs
Instantly creates beautiful presentations with detailed information, graphs, charts, and images, saving 4-5 hours at least.

4. Embed AI In Your Vibe-Coded Apps
DeepAgent instantly creates other AI apps, such as a dating advisor, a mindful coach, a sports coach, car info, and a dietitian - essentially, ChatGPT but tailored for personal use cases!


5. Create Technical Deep Research Reports
Instantly writes detailed research documents. Perfect for founders, analysts, marketers, and students.

6. Raw Data to Visual Insights and Dashboards
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7. AI Travel Hacker
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Last week on a trip, my phone battery died.

And I guess we’ve all been there 😉

Perfect sky, perfect moment… but the phone just couldn’t keep up.

So when I saw Moto g67 POWER 5G “phone tombstones” floating around online, I laughed way too hard.

Because… yeah, been there.
“Camera died mid-sunset.”
“Battery gave up halfway up K2.”

Too real.

Then I read about their #UnstoppableChallenge, where creators travel India’s longest routes on just one charge.

No power banks.
Just trust in that 7000 mAh battery.

And 50MP Sony Lytia 600 Camera photograph.

What a quality of photo.

All that power and performance at just ₹14,999* — not gonna lie, that’s bold.

And kind of refreshing to see a brand actually prove its point instead of just saying it.

Because if there’s one thing this generation doesn’t do,
it’s choose this or that.
We do both.

Hustle and chill.
Shoot and scroll.
Create and consume.

Moto just… got it right this time 😎

Flipkart
#ThisAurThatwithMotoG67POWER5G #SaleStartsFrom12thNovemberOnFlipkart #Ad

Weddings these days?
Straight up Bollywood mode 😂

And dulha entries?
Full action-movie energy.

Horses, jeeps, vintage cars…
bas jetpack hi baaki hai 😂

I saw the new Shaadi.com film today and honestly, it felt like a gentle roast for our entire generation.

“Sahi entry se zyada important hai, sahi hero ki entry.”

Funny, real, and a reminder we seriously needed.

In a world chasing aesthetic weddings,
maybe it’s time we focus on authentic partnerships too.

Loved how they turned a cultural habit into a clever message, light, humorous, and still spot-on.

Who else felt personally attacked by this ad? 😭🔥

I've always believed travel wasn’t tiring, planning was.

Choosing a place to stay is one task.
Choosing how to get there is another.

Syncing them?
A whole battle.

But recently, while checking out The Hosteller properties, I discovered something surprisingly useful.

You can now book RedBus tickets directly on The Hosteller website.

No redirects.
No confusing tabs.

Just a simple, dedicated page where you book your bus through RedBus without leaving The Hosteller ecosystem.

Which basically means:

✔️ Stay? Sorted.
✔️ Travel? Sorted.
✔️ Experience? Already smoother.

My entire flow now looks like this:

1. Pick my Hosteller stay
2. Open their RedBus page
3. Check buses to that exact destination
4. Compare timings, seats & prices
5. Book everything from one single website

No double-checking arrival times.
No stress.

For someone like me who loves last-minute plans, this is exactly the kind of update that actually encourages more travel.

Because when planning becomes frictionless, travel becomes natural.

It made me realize something simple:

Travel doesn’t require more time; it requires fewer steps.

And honestly, credit to Hanuman Singh 🦍, he showed me this integration and made me realize how much smoother travel feels when everything sits in one place.

Visit here: https://lnkd.in/g8ptwG4h

I just cancelled my $20 ChatGPT Subscription. Because I Found This All-in-one AI tool that’s actually 10x better!

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2. IMAGE & VIDEO GENERATION
Using the best AI models, FLUX, DALL-E, Ideogram, Kling, Runway, Luma & many other tools to turn your ideas into amazing pictures & videos.

3. BUILDING LANDING PAGES & WEBSITES
A simple prompt instantly gives you live website previews. Edit everything—colors, text, layout—effortlessly!

4. AI PRESENTATIONS
ChatLLM allows you to generate Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files quickly with a single prompt. It is quick, simple, and time-saving.

5. AI PERSONAL ASSISTANT - OPERATOR
AI handles tasks for you 24/7, even while you’re asleep. It can search the web and take action, acting like a personal assistant that never needs a break.

6. CHAT WITH PDF
You can work with any document, no matter how long or short & when things get complicated, get a quick summary that makes sense.

7. HUMANIZE AI CONTENT
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When you’ve been watching the Indian marketing space closely, some partnerships just click the moment you hear them. For me, Asian Paints stepping in as the Official Partner of India Home Cricket with BCCI felt like that instant “ah, this fits” moment.

Asian Paints have always been more than paints and shade cards. It’s one of those rare Indian brands that has shaped how we express, decorate, and emotionally connect with our homes for decades. And if there’s one thing that connects India like home, it’s cricket. The sport brings together 1.4 billion people with the same emotion, at the same moment, even if everything else in the country feels different.

So the timing makes sense. Asian Paints has built marketing credibility over the years, especially through memorable campaigns around festivals, families, and stories. Stepping into cricket now feels like a natural extension of that journey, not a sudden sponsorship move. 

A legacy brand entering a legacy sport, not for a cameo, but for a long, smartly planned partnership. Curious to see what this looks like when the colour, emotion and stadium energy all come together.

#AsianPaints #BCCI #TeamIndia #IndiaHomeCricket #BrandStrategy #MarketingLeadership #CricketInIndia #MarketingInsights

Firstly, love how they have announced a period tracker on the app. 

Secondly, a period tracker on a quick commerce app is probably what we needed long back but I am glad someone did it finally. Love the thought behind this 👏

Relaxxxxx everyone 💆! Admin just got their period 🫠🫠🫠🫠. But good news… we now have a Period Tracker on Instamart so you’ll know exactly when your Bloody Hell days are coming. 

Check out the Period Tracker, link in the comments👇

AI’s foundation is being rebuilt, faster than you think. 

Daytona putting 1,500 builders on the Warriors court? 

That’s the scale of change we’re witnessing. March 9 might just reveal where compute is headed

The infrastructure layer is being rebuilt for AI, agents, and a new kind of cloud.

So we’re hosting our inaugural Daytona COMPUTE Conference on the Warriors’ home court, bringing 1,500 builders together.

March 9, 2026

Apply for tickets → https://lnkd.in/d32QFJWm

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