About Tonkinai

Lai Thanh Trung

Senior Technical Product Manager / SaaS Founder / Builder

Hanoi, Vietnam+84 915 862 142trung@tonkinai.com

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.