SnugTales
A bedtime-story app that writes a new story starring your kids every night, and can read it aloud in a parent's own cloned voice.
LearnedLLM apps, voice AI, subscriptions
snugtalesapp.com
The Portfolio of
Product · Projects · Investing
Alessandro
Mannino.
I lead product at The Lifetime Value Co., home of Bumper, BeenVerified and NeighborWho, where I've spent the past decade building data-driven consumer products used by millions. After hours I build side projects to learn new tech, write books, mentor early founders, and back a few as an angel.
- 10+years at LTV Co.
- 8+brands launched, grown or led
- 1,000+copies of my book sold
- 10+industry bylines
The Lifetime Value Co.
Bumper.com
BeenVerified
NeighborWho
SnugTales
NestTote
Roast Nomad
Scopa Saga
Experience
The day job. Ten years and counting at The Lifetime Value Co., building consumer data products people use to make big decisions: who to trust, where to live, what car to buy.
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Mar 2016 — Now
The Lifetime Value Co. Home of Bumper, BeenVerified, NeighborWho & more
As AVP of Product, I lead product at LTV Co. Over ten years I've launched, grown or overseen more than eight consumer data brands, and today I also oversee sales and data acquisition.
- 01Product
- 02Sales
- 03Data acquisition
- The Lifetime Value Co.
- Associate Vice President of Product2025 – Now
- Senior Director of Product Management2024 – 25
- Director of Product Management2022 – 24
- Associate Director of Product Management2022
- BeenVerified
- Associate Director of Product Management2020
- Web & Mobile Product Manager2017 – 20
- Mobile Product Manager2016 – 17
- Associate Product Manager2016
Brands I've launched, grown or led
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Bumper Launched · Run end to end since 2020 My team launched it, and since 2020 I've overseen every part of it: product, sales, data acquisition and marketing.
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BeenVerified Grew · Hands-on PM Joined an already-established brand as a hands-on PM and helped grow it and improve retention.
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NeighborWho & 5+ more Launched · Led Some I launched and handed off to other PMs; others I led through the PMs who launched and ran them.
Highlights at Bumper
- Launch to platform: grew Bumper.com from launch into a hub for buying, owning and selling a car.
- Smart Insights: generative AI that distills long vehicle history reports into the facts a buyer actually needs.
- Bumper Rewards: a member perks program with partners like SpotHero and Openbay.
- Partnerships: extended-warranty discounts with CarShield and instant cash offers with Carwiser.
- Brand moments: a Daytona 500 NASCAR sponsorship and Legends Rally '25 with creator Daniel Mac.
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2014 — 2015
Offerpop Social marketing platform for brands · now Wyng
- Lead Qualification Specialist
Qualifying inbound leads for a New York marketing-tech startup. This is where I learned most of my sales skills, and they still shape how I lead sales today.
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2010 — 2014
Coastal Carolina University
- Business Management, concentration in Entrepreneurship
Student Government Association, Coastal Entrepreneur Organization, Kappa Sigma. Later: Product Management certificate from Product School (2016).
Side projects
Nights and weekends. Things I build to learn new technologies, around ideas I'm genuinely into.
NestTote
Moving-tote rentals delivered to your door in New Jersey and Boston, a greener swap for cardboard boxes.
LearnedBooking systems, ops, local marketing
nesttote.com
Roast Nomad
A specialty-coffee discovery subscription and community, plus the Roast Nomad app for finding and reviewing roasters.
LearnedShopify, community, map-based apps
Scopa Saga
Scopa, the classic Italian card game, reimagined as a puzzle saga that travels up the boot from Sicily to the Alps.
LearnedGame design, AI-generated art
Early experiments
- Wanna1st place, Georgetown Startup Weekend
- Zuupio3rd place, Lean Startup Machine NJ
- StartupHole.com2015
Book two
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Author
Italian Roots, American Dreams
A self-published children's book series
Picture books that connect kids to their Italian-American heritage, through the food, places and family traditions that make it special.
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Family Traditions
From Sunday dinners to Christmas Eve, the customs that make growing up Italian so special. Illustrated by Elen Nazaryan. Ages 3–12.
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02
A Journey Through Italy
A stroll through Nico's Brooklyn neighborhood, where every neighbor carries a little piece of Italy, from Ciro's Neapolitan pizza to Zia Rosa's Calabrian 'nduja. Ten regions, one friendly face at a time. Ages 3–8.
In the press
Places I've been quoted, interviewed or published. This list updates itself as new mentions turn up.
Mentoring & investing
Paying it forward to the next wave of founders.
Mentor
Startup incubator mentor
I mentor early-stage founders through Launchpad Tech Ventures, working on the unglamorous stuff that decides outcomes: scoping the first version, talking to customers, pricing, and getting the first hundred users.
Investor
Angel investing
I write early checks into founders I believe in and stay useful after the wire hits, with product, growth and AI help when they need it.
Pitch me your startupAdvising & consulting
A limited number of engagements each year, for founders and teams who want an operator in their corner.
Startup & product
Idea validation, MVP scope, product strategy, pricing and subscriptions, and go-to-market for consumer products.
Ask about thisAI strategy
Where AI fits in your product (and where it doesn't), building LLM features that ship, and using AI to move a small team faster.
Ask about thisLet's talk.
Advising, an investment, a press inquiry, or just a good idea. I read everything and reply within a few business days.