Sicheng (Charles) Meng

Aspiring Product Leader & AI Innovator
Evanston, US.

About

Highly ambitious and results-driven undergraduate with a proven track record in product leadership and entrepreneurship, specializing in AI-powered solutions. Led cross-functional teams to develop and launch successful web design and SaaS platforms, driving significant user engagement and generating over $35K in revenue. Eager to leverage strong analytical, technical, and leadership skills to innovate within product management, particularly in AI-driven environments.

Work

Vernond AI, The Garage @ Northwestern
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Residency Program Team Leader

Evanston, IL, US

Summary

Led a 3-person team in developing the world's first AI coach for close-up magic as part of a student-led innovation project at Northwestern's Garage.

Highlights

Leading a 3-person team in the early-stage MVP development of the world's first AI coach for close-up magic, a pioneering student-led innovation project at Northwestern.

Offerstudio
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Product Lead & Founder

Remote, N/A, Global

Summary

Led Offerstudio as Product Lead and Founder, building an AI-powered web design studio that delivered bespoke solutions and achieved significant growth.

Highlights

Spearheaded the development and iteration of an MVP for a B2C/B2B web design studio, leading a 6-person cross-functional team to deliver 80+ custom websites for 50+ college applicants and 30+ consulting partners.

Defined comprehensive product strategy and go-to-market plan, conducting 20+ customer interviews to validate user pain points, resulting in $35K+ revenue, an ~80 NPS, and supporting 9 admits to Top-20 U.S. universities.

Collaborated with two technical co-founders in a 3-month agile sprint to pivot towards an AI-powered workflow, designing a robust system for automated site construction and customer support, enhancing efficiency.

High School Innovation Education Promoter
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Co-organizer / Mentor / Lead

Multiple Cities, N/A, China

Summary

Promoted innovation education by co-organizing national finals, mentoring student startups, and leading community engagement initiatives.

Highlights

Co-organized the Conrad Challenge China Finals with a 30+ member committee, evaluating and providing feedback to over 80 high school innovation teams across diverse sectors.

Co-founded and operated a high school entrepreneurship community, mentoring 14 student startups from concept to early funding across diverse sectors, including consumer hardware and agri-commerce.

Led a 13-person operations team, engaging 500+ members, successfully hosting a Beijing Entrepreneurship Summit for 100+ attendees, and producing a Mini Shark Tank series garnering over 200K+ views.

Shenzhen Capital Group Co. Ltd.
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Investment Committee Secretary Intern

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Summary

Supported China's #1 VC firm by reviewing investment proposals, conducting due diligence, and gaining insights into venture capital operations.

Highlights

Selected as an intern at China's #1 VC firm, gaining exposure to high-level investment strategies and portfolio management.

Reviewed and revised detailed investment proposals and due diligence reports, providing critical analysis on business models and product positioning.

Attended 9 investment committee meetings, acquiring practical insights into financial metrics (PS, PE, PB ratios), anti-dilution provisions, and Board of Management (BOM).

Teeming
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Product Lead & Founder

Beijing, Beijing, China

Summary

Founded and led Teeming, an aggregator SaaS platform that connected students for competitions and activities, achieving significant user engagement.

Highlights

Conceptualized and designed an aggregator SaaS platform for students, defining core user journeys, matching logic, and MVP scope to facilitate team formation for academic and extracurricular activities.

Built and managed a 5-person operations team, driving platform growth to over 10,000 clicks and 3,000 registered users, facilitating the formation of 50+ teams.

Nearly secured a ~$15K investment from a major CN tutoring organization to fund critical platform feature and infrastructure upgrades.

Gained invaluable insights into Lean Startup methodologies, market dynamics, and startup resilience through the strategic sunsetting of the platform due to competitive pressures.

Education

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, United States of America

Bachelor of Sciences

Cognitive Science, Entrepreneurship & Human-Computer Interaction

Grade: GPA: 3.85/4.00 | SAT: 1540/1600 (R 790, M 750)

High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
Beijing, Beijing, China

High School Diploma, AP Advanced Class

N/A

Grade: GPA: 4.00/4.00

Awards

Conrad National Champion

Awarded By

Conrad Challenge

Awarded as National Champion (1/53 teams) in the 2023 Conrad Challenge.

Business Professionals of America MMHR Global 1st

Awarded By

Business Professionals of America

Achieved 1st place globally (1/60 teams) in the 2022 Business Professionals of America MMHR competition.

NEC AS Global 1st in Macroecon

Awarded By

National Economics Challenge

Secured 1st place globally (3/1250 teams) in the 2022 National Economics Challenge AS for Macroeconomics.

Languages

English
Mandarin (Chinese)

Certificates

CFA® Investment Foundations Certificate

Issued By

CFA Institute

Skills

Product & AI Development

AI Product Management, User Research, PRDs & Specs, Prompt & Workflow Design, Human-AI Interaction, MVP Iteration, Metrics & Experimentation.

Leadership & Strategy

Cross-Functional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Team Building.

Interests

Hobbies

Magic, NBA, Northwestern BODYPUMP™ Class, Meta Ray-Ban.

Professional Interests

Discovering & Healing Neglected Painpoints.