About Tonkinai

Lai Thanh Trung

Senior Technical Product Manager / SaaS Founder / Builder

Summary

Product Leader, AI Builder

  • Senior Technical Product Leader with 20+ years building adtech, marketplace, gaming, and data products.
  • Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, launching monetization platforms, and founding multiple SaaS products.
  • Currently focused on building AI-powered products and agent workflows.

Skills

Core Competencies

Product & Leadership

  • Technical Product Management
  • 0→1 Product Development
  • Growth & Monetization
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Agile / Lean Startup

Domains

  • AI & LLM Applications
  • AdTech & Monetization Platforms
  • Marketplaces & E-commerce
  • Data Products & Search Systems
  • SaaS & Startup Building

Technical

  • Web Development
  • Analytics & Data Pipelines
  • Automation & AI agent workflows

Experience

Career Highlights

Founder Mode

Independent AI Builder & SaaS Founder

Building and operating AI-powered SaaS products and automated workflows.

2023 – Present

  • Running three profitable SaaS products: dethianh.com, luckydraw.live, passionai.chat.
  • Designed a solo-builder workflow using AI agents for coding, testing, and iteration.
  • Continuously shipping and validating new AI product ideas.

Dantri.com.vn

Product Manager

One of Vietnam’s largest online newspapers.

2021 – 2022

  • Managed the full rebuild of the legacy CMS into a modern publishing platform. Delivered the migration in 16 weeks with a team of 10 engineers.
  • Led engineering team to deliver custom advertising solutions for premium advertisers.
  • Partnered with sales and business teams to build high-value ad campaigns.

WebSoSanh.vn

Product Manager

Vietnam’s leading price comparison platform.

2017 – 2020

  • Led development of a self-serve advertising platform, enabling merchants to run campaigns directly.
  • Led data initiatives to improve product catalog quality for millions of items to boost SEO performance.
  • Improved search and comparison experience across the platform.

LuckyDraw.live

Founder

SaaS tool for online and offline lucky draw events.

2017

  • Built and launched the product end-to-end.
  • Reached $10K revenue in the first year.
  • Used by businesses for promotions and customer events.

Adayroi (Vingroup)

Technical Assistant to CTO

E-commerce startup founded by Vingroup.

2014 – 2016

  • Coordinated product development across engineering, sales, logistics, accounting, and merchants.
  • Supported large-scale e-commerce operations and product launches.
  • Improved cross-department workflows during rapid growth phase.

InnoFlex JSC

Founder & CEO

Online game publishing company.

2011 – 2013

  • Built company from scratch and licensed web-based MMO games.
  • Managed localization, publishing, and distribution in Vietnam.
  • Led product, marketing, and operations.

GameOsin.com

Founder

Gaming automation tools business.

2008 – 2010

  • Built and operated a profitable online business selling game tools.
  • Reached profitability and operated successfully until market shift.

VDC-Net2E

Product Manager

Online game publisher.

2005 – 2007

  • Managed DevOps team for websites and online payment systems.
  • Maintained live services and payment infrastructure.

Freelancer

Freelance Web Developer

2003 – 2005

  • Delivered web development projects for various clients.

Education

Academic Background

Hanoi University of Technology

Applied Math / Information Systems

1997 - 2002

  • Coursework completed.