Jesse Lusa
AI product development coach for PMs, founders, and builders
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Career coach |
| Credentials | MBA, Stanford GSB; BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke |
Jesse Lusa coaches product managers, founders, and builders on adding AI to their products. He is a Product Manager on the new products team at GoFundMe, where he builds AI-powered features from start to finish. He was the first product hire at a startup that bp pulse later bought. He started as an engineer at Northrop Grumman. He also holds a Stanford MBA. In coaching, he teaches the same workflow he uses on his own AI products.
What Jesse helps with
Jesse helps people who know AI belongs in their product but are unsure where to start or how to judge results.
- Deciding where AI belongs in a product
- Scoping AI features
- Shipping AI-powered features
- Telling whether an AI feature is working
- Building products with coding agents
- Launching products from zero to one
Who Jesse works with
Jesse works with product managers, founders, and builders who are building AI into a product. His clients already know AI fits their product. They are not sure where to begin, how to scope the work, or how to measure whether it works.
Background and qualifications
Jesse began his career as a systems engineer at Northrop Grumman from 2016 to 2020. He worked on digital simulation software and big data analytics, and led a team building a machine-learning toolkit. From 2022 to 2024 he was the first product hire at a startup that bp pulse bought. There he launched a new customer segment and owned the full product portfolio. He is now a Staff Product Manager at GoFundMe, working on a developer API platform and consumer products. He holds a Stanford MBA and a Duke biomedical engineering degree.
Jesse Lusa pricing
Jesse Lusa reviews
Jesse Lusa has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 3 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
He ships AI features at work and builds his own products solo with coding agents, then teaches that same workflow.
Best for PMs, founders, and builders who want to scope and ship AI features without spending time on theory.
Common questions
How much does Jesse Lusa charge?
Coaching with Jesse runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Jesse from this page for an exact quote.
What does Jesse Lusa help with?
Jesse Lusa helps with deciding where AI belongs in a product, scoping AI features, shipping AI-powered features and telling whether an AI feature is working.
Does Jesse Lusa have reviews?
Jesse Lusa has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 3 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Jesse Lusa certified?
Jesse Lusa lists: MBA, Stanford GSB; BSE, Biomedical Engineering, Duke.
Does Jesse teach theory or hands-on work?
Jesse skips theory and works on what you are building right now. He teaches the workflow he uses himself.
How do I contact Jesse Lusa?
Send Jesse a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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