Helping B2B impact-driven startups go from 0 to 1 — turning early-stage ideas into real, valuable digital products. My background spans user research, product strategy, design, and engineering leadership, with a strong focus on frameworks like Jobs to be Done and Shape Up.

Over the years, I’ve partnered with founders and early teams to validate ideas, define scope, and build customer-centric products that solve real problems. Whether it’s creating the first clickable prototype or leading iterative development, I work hands-on to reduce guesswork and increase clarity.

Beyond product work, I mentor impact-focused entrepreneurs navigating the earliest and often messiest stages — helping them shape the right product and avoid building the wrong thing.

If you’re building something impactful and need product support from the ground up, DM me or visit ricardomonagas.com to connect.

From bootstrapping to exit in a wine distribution business

I’ll be hosting Šárka Betke, founder of vinofactum, for a Business Stories conversation.

Since 2020, Šárka has built a profitable wine distribution business around uniquely sourced natural wines from Central and Eastern Europe, reaching over 1M € in revenue without external funding.

We’ll explore bootstrapping decisions, sourcing beyond famous regions, pricing discipline, and what it actually takes to prepare a business for exit.

Registration link in the comments 👇

#bootstrapping #founderstories #distributionbusiness #naturalwine #businessevents

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Fractional Product Leader for impact-driven companies. Podcast host and community builder.

The YouTube video of this conversation is now published.

I sat down with Marv Shamma, founder of Základní škola FLOW, to talk about building a school where kids love learning and feel supported.

We speak about project-based learning, helping children think for themselves, using technology to create instead of consume, and how schools can prepare kids for a changing world.

You can find the YouTube link in the comments section.

#futureofeducation #educationinnovation #projectbasedlearning #impactinvesting #prague

Next week in Prague, we’re hosting a new Built to Scale edition focused on one question: How do you turn a scientific idea into a product that can save lives?

We’ll explore this through the journey of Monika Stepanova, CEO of Lightly Technologies, and her work on detecting counterfeit medicines with a field-ready hardware device.

📅 January 15th, 2026
🎤 Fireside chat and networking
📍 PrusaLab, Prague 7

Many thanks to our partners Make More, PrusaLab, and Uppersky for supporting this event.

You can register with the link in the comments section.

#hardwarestartups #deeptech #venturecapital #founders #innovation

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