Luca Candela - Fractional Product Leader

Hello, I’m Luca!
Product manager, designer, technically inclined.
I built billion dollar platforms at Google, Meta and LinkedIn. I help businesses turn “we need AI” into sustainable revenue.

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Recent Blog Posts

Ergonomics for AI Agents

Humans adapt to quirky APIs. Agents don't. Here's how to test whether your MCP tools actually work for AI.

Grow a Database Business from Scratch - Part 4

You’ve won the developers and the enterprise. Now the game changes to "Category Leadership." How to shift from selling a database to selling a vision, like Snowflake’s "Data Cloud."

Grow a Database Business from Scratch - Part 3

Your champions are ready to deploy, but security just said no. Phase Two is about paying the "enterprise tax", building the boring features like RBAC and SSO that unlock real revenue.

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