Ben Shanken

Ben Shanken is an angel investor who advises SaaS, marketplace, and consumer startups. Previously, he led product at Coinbase and Discord, including work across growth, safety, and Discord’s developer ecosystem, and built Lyft’s growth product organization and advertising business.

Career

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Angel Investor

Jan 2019 — Present

Angel Investor

Coinbase

Jan 2025 — Sep 2026

Vice President of Product

Discord

Jan 2021 — Jan 2025

Vice President of Product

Led product initiatives spanning growth, safety, and the developer ecosystem. Worked on Discord Activities and the platform’s tools for game and app developers.

Lyft

GM of Ads
Jul 2020 — Jan 2021
Director of Product, Growth
Jul 2017 — Jul 2020
Product Manager, Growth
Jan 2015 — Jul 2017
San Francisco, California, United States

Answers

Jul 2010 — Jul 2015

First PM

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor's studies in economics

Products & media

discord.com

Come Build Where the World Plays

Shanken explains Discord’s developer ecosystem, including Activity discovery, rich presence, native purchases and developer analytics, with a concrete case of community feedback shaping Death by AI.

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Ben Shanken

Angel Investor

Coinbase

Discord

Lyft

GM of Ads

Director of Product, Growth

Product Manager, Growth

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Washington University in St. Louis

Products & media

Come Build Where the World Plays

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