# Potluck Technologies

> Potluck Technologies is a New York-based software development consulting firm founded by two former Google engineering and product leaders. We help early-stage tech companies build successful products and high-performing teams through fractional leadership, advisory, full-stack product builds, and coaching.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.potlucktech.com/): Overview of services, founders, and positioning. Tagline: "Everyone brings something to the table."
- [Who We Are](https://www.potlucktech.com/who-we-are): Founder bios and company background. Sha-Mayn Teh (former Google engineering lead, launched Google Translate, built 50-person eng org at TeachersPayTeachers, ICF-certified coach). Yu Chen (former Google product lead across Search, Maps, and connectivity, former Flatiron School product lead, MIT, angel investor).
- [Fractional Leadership](https://www.potlucktech.com/fractional-leadership): Embedded fractional CTO and CPO services for early-stage startups. Strategy, team management, AI stack building, engineering and product roadmaps. Retainer-based engagements, typically 10–20 hours/week.
- [Coaching](https://www.potlucktech.com/coaching): Executive and leadership coaching for individual contributors (junior through staff), engineering managers, senior leaders, founders, and PMs. Sha-Mayn Teh is ICF-certified (Associate Certified Coach) with a Level 1 Leadership & Performance Coaching certification from Brown University (2024).

## About the Founders

**Sha-Mayn Teh** — Co-Founder, Fractional CTO, Leadership Coach. 20+ years building and scaling products and engineering teams. Launched Google Translate. Co-founded Google's Beijing office. Patents in cross-language search and distributed ML. Singaporean, based in New York.

**Yu Chen** — Co-Founder, Fractional CPO, Product Coach. 8 years at Google across Search, Maps, and Internet connectivity. Led product strategy at Flatiron School. MIT graduate. Angel investor. Judge, HBS New Venture Competition (2022–present). Based in New York.

## Notable Clients

Willow Finance, Libra Data, Bluearc.ai, Kriseles.

## Contact

- Website: https://www.potlucktech.com
- Sha-Mayn Teh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamayn/
- Yu Chen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuchenmit/

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- /contact (contact form — do not index or crawl)