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Scott F.

Product Builder, 10+ yrs | MVPs, SaaS, Marketplaces

I help startups turn ideas into real, working products—fast, clearly, and with enterprise-grade polish. 💡 Whether you're: -Building your first MVP (minimum viable product) -Scaling or iterating an existing SaaS or web platform -Optimizing internal tools, dashboards, or workflow systems -Integrating AI, automation, or API tools into your product -Or simply looking for product strategy support or a technical project manager to bring clarity on what to build next...I bring structure, agile product management, and momentum to help move your vision forward. 🛠 What I Do -Define and deliver 0→1 MVPs (including discovery, roadmap, and go-to-market) -Scale and iterate 1→N builds across SaaS platforms, web apps, and two-sided marketplaces -Automate internal workflows, improve user experience, and increase conversion -Lead product strategy, monetization planning, and cross-functional team alignment -Integrate AI/ML, Zapier, OpenAI APIs, and custom logic into existing tools and systems As the founder of The Why, a boutique product consultancy based in Venice, California, I personally lead every project—whether it's a focused product sprint, UX audit, or full startup MVP build. Most clients hire me solo. But when needed, I scale execution with a vetted team of product managers, UX/UI designers, frontend/backend engineers, data analysts, and user researchers I've collaborated with for years. No fluff. No overhead. Just the right product team, only when you need it. 🤝 Why Clients Hire Me -I think like a startup founder and deliver like a senior product manager -I move fast, using lean, agile methods to prioritize what matters -I turn big ideas into clickable prototypes, roadmaps, and working products that scale Whether you're launching, fixing, or growing—I'm here to help you build smarter, not just faster. Let’s connect.

🇺🇸Santa Monica, United States$75/hr100% JSS5.00 (1)Since Apr 2025

Earnings and projects

MRR
$12k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#881 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#427 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$10k

Last 6 months: $70k

World#1,406 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#645 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$90k

Billed in all: $94k

World#44,262 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#8,814 / 62.1k
Per project
$45k

$70k in the last 6 months

World#1,214 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#317 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,096 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,472 / 62.1k
Projects in all
2

Across 3 contracts

0% fixed100% hourly
World#328,890 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#47,959 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$94k+$10.2k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$80k$90k$100kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 13

Rarest: top 0.29% in Data Analysis, of 14,625. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Wireframe & Prototyping Software319 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.31%
  2. 1Monetization111 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.90%
  3. 2Digital Transformation336 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.60%
  4. 3Product Strategy494 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 0.61%
  5. #7Go-to-Market Strategy820 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 0.85%
  6. #9Marketing Operations & Workflow1,406 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #8Top 0.64%
  7. #11Agile Software Development1,618 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 0.68%
  8. #13Product Management2,632 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 0.49%