Phil Ou

Phil Ou

Product Guy. Coder. Founder

Product Guy. Coder. Founder

Los Angeles, CA

phillip.ou.contact@gmail.com

phillip.ou.contact@gmail.com

Hi there 👋!

Hi there 👋!

Welcome to my little slice of the internet.


I love building things (especially coding), working with exceptionally talented people, and delivering something truly valuable—whether that's products, writing, or just a helping hand.


If that jives with you, let's connect!

Welcome to my little slice of the internet.


I love building things (especially coding), working with exceptionally talented people, and delivering something truly valuable—whether that's products, writing, or just a helping hand.


If that jives with you, let's connect!

Experience

Experience

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Blossomer

Founder

Los Angeles, CA

Feb 2024 - Present

Blossomer builds builds AI go-to-market systems for early-stage B2B startups

  • Built multi-agent outbound systems using MCP, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines; replaced 20 hr/week of manual workflows while generating 10x qualified leads

  • Used our own tooling to close 10+ clients ($3K-$19K/month) including YC startups with zero ad spend

  • Developed real-time lead scoring, automated prospecting, and dynamic personalization; increased founder experimentation velocity by 3x

  • Automated 90% of QA while scaling to 10K+ prospects/month across 50+ campaigns

Blossomer

Founder

Los Angeles, CA

Feb 2024 - Present

Blossomer builds builds AI go-to-market systems for early-stage B2B startups

  • Built multi-agent outbound systems using MCP, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines; replaced 20 hr/week of manual workflows while generating 10x qualified leads

  • Used our own tooling to close 10+ clients ($3K-$19K/month) including YC startups with zero ad spend

  • Developed real-time lead scoring, automated prospecting, and dynamic personalization; increased founder experimentation velocity by 3x

  • Automated 90% of QA while scaling to 10K+ prospects/month across 50+ campaigns

Google Photos (iOS)

Growth Product Manager

New York, NY

May 2022 - Feb 2024

Started Google Photos' first growth team; focused on acquiring iOS users

  • Grew iOS MAUs 24% YoY (to 100M) through new marketing campaigns and 10+ product experiments

  • Redesigned iOS onboarding after discovering 67% drop-off at photo backup, improving activation 33% to 88%

Google Photos (iOS)

Growth Product Manager

New York, NY

May 2022 - Feb 2024

Started Google Photos' first growth team; focused on acquiring iOS users

  • Grew iOS MAUs 24% YoY (to 100M) through new marketing campaigns and 10+ product experiments

  • Redesigned iOS onboarding after discovering 67% drop-off at photo backup, improving activation 33% to 88%

Android (Google Messages)

Growth & Conversation Experience PM

San Francisco, CA

Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2022

Responsible for increasing RCS adoption & improving the chat experience in Google Messages

  • Grew MAUs 4x (250M to 1B) and RCS adoption 8x by solving three core barriers: OEM fragmentation, user migration friction, and feature parity with competitors

  • Championed pivot from SMS utility to focus on “close ties” communication roadmap; resulting features (shared albums, voice messaging, etc.) headlined Android's product update

Android (Google Messages)

Growth & Conversation Experience PM

San Francisco, CA

Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2022

Responsible for increasing RCS adoption & improving the chat experience in Google Messages

  • Grew MAUs 4x (250M to 1B) and RCS adoption 8x by solving three core barriers: OEM fragmentation, user migration friction, and feature parity with competitors

  • Championed pivot from SMS utility to focus on “close ties” communication roadmap; resulting features (shared albums, voice messaging, etc.) headlined Android's product update

YouTube TV (Ads)

Ads Monetization PM

San Bruno, CA

Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019

Conducted advertiser research, defined product requirements, and built GTM strategy for YouTube TV's first ad platform

  • Led platform’s development from concept to launch, scaling YTV’s ad revenue from $0 to $210M

  • Launched industry’s first personalized live stream ads and program exclusions that convinced major brands to advertise on YouTube for the first time

YouTube TV (Ads)

Ads Monetization PM

San Bruno, CA

Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019

Conducted advertiser research, defined product requirements, and built GTM strategy for YouTube TV's first ad platform

  • Led platform’s development from concept to launch, scaling YTV’s ad revenue from $0 to $210M

  • Launched industry’s first personalized live stream ads and program exclusions that convinced major brands to advertise on YouTube for the first time

Software Engineering Experience

Software Engineering Experience

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Snapchat

Developed gamification and user identity features across iOS, Android, and Java backend

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Snapchat

Developed gamification and user identity features across iOS, Android, and Java backend

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Snapchat

Developed gamification and user identity features across iOS, Android, and Java backend

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Twitch

Built monetization infrastructure and monitoring for Twitch Bits (virtual currency)

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Twitch

Built monetization infrastructure and monitoring for Twitch Bits (virtual currency)

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Twitch

Built monetization infrastructure and monitoring for Twitch Bits (virtual currency)

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DrChrono (YC W11)

Hired as their second to build Watch app as part of Apple's pre-launch developer program

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DrChrono (YC W11)

Hired as their second to build Watch app as part of Apple's pre-launch developer program

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DrChrono (YC W11)

Hired as their second to build Watch app as part of Apple's pre-launch developer program

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MakeSchool (YC W12)

Piloted the startup's software engineer training program aimed at college students.

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MakeSchool (YC W12)

Piloted the startup's software engineer training program aimed at college students.

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MakeSchool (YC W12)

Piloted the startup's software engineer training program aimed at college students.

Education

Education

Cambridge, MA

Class of 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

I was the first person in my family to attend university and studied EECS with a humanities concentration in Economics. During my time at MIT, I was a member of the Varsity Basketball team my freshman year, a section leader for the Gordon Engineering Leadership program, and was a multi-year recipient of MIT Alumni Scholarships.

Cambridge, MA

Class of 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

I was the first person in my family to attend university and studied EECS with a humanities concentration in Economics. During my time at MIT, I was a member of the Varsity Basketball team my freshman year, a section leader for the Gordon Engineering Leadership program, and was a multi-year recipient of MIT Alumni Scholarships.

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

- Phil

© Updated 2025

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

- Phil

© Updated 2025