Nick Piovano - Product Manager

Product Innovator & Leader in Sports

Sports product manager with 10+ years building tools for fans — from fantasy and betting to live video and recruiting. I specialize in early-stage product work and turning complex data into intuitive experiences.

About the Player

I’m a sports product manager with 10+ years of experience building digital tools that connect fans with the games they love — especially in niche communities with big, untapped potential. I started by building Sleeper Sheet in college, a fantasy tool that got acquired by Dynasty Nerds, where I still lead product and a small team today.

Since then, I’ve built recruiting tools for youth baseball, led product at a sports video startup, and now work on college basketball and trading automation at FanDuel. My technical background helps me bridge the gap between complex data and intuitive fan experiences.

My sweet spot is early-stage product work: zero-to-one discovery, fast iteration, and creating things people actually use. I thrive in ambiguous spaces and work best when I’m close to the product, the user, and the messy middle where real progress happens.

At one point during all that, I ran a pizza catering business serving private clients at their homes — and once sold 2,000 slices in a weekend at the Boston Pizza Festival. Still one of my proudest stats.

Boston, MA
Currently seeking a trade

Skills & Tech Stack

Product Strategy
Roadmapping
Opportunity Mapping
Customer Interviewing
Product Discovery
Stakeholder Management
Working in Regulated Environments
Oral & Written Communication
Cross-Functional Collaboration
AI Prototyping
Claude Code
v0.dev
Cursor
Figma
Notion
Atlassian Jira
Confluence
Problem Solving
Fantasy Sports Product Design
Sports Betting Platforms
Fan Engagement
User Research
Zero-to-One Product Development

Product Manager Experience

Products I've built and managed that connect fans with the sports they love. Each represents a different stage in my PM journey, from zero-to-one discovery to scaling existing platforms.

DynastyGM & Dynasty Nerds App
Dynasty Nerds
Feb 2020 – Present
Lead product for comprehensive dynasty fantasy football platform. Shipped proprietary tools to simplify league management and improve win probability for serious fantasy players.
Key Impact: 12,000+ paid subscribers
  • Built core platform serving 12K+ users
  • Designed mobile app from 0-to-1
  • Manage remote team and long-term roadmap
FanDuel Sportsbook Platform
FanDuel
Apr 2024 – Present
Drive product strategy for FanDuel's core Sportsbook platform within Risk & Trading, focused on college basketball. Lead cross-functional initiatives to build fan-first betting products.
Key Impact: Millions of active users
  • Focus on college basketball features
  • Balance engagement with responsible gaming
  • Cross-team collaboration across trading, eng, data
Youth Baseball Video Platform
Realplay Sports
Jan 2021 – Mar 2024
Owned product development for video and recruiting platform connecting youth baseball players with college scouts.
Key Impact: 65% YoY growth in 2022
  • Cut video production labor by 73%
  • Reduced operational costs by 50%
  • Drove 65% YoY revenue growth in 2022
SleeperSheet Analytics Tool
Independent
Jul 2016 – Dec 2019
Built and launched fantasy football analytics platform with proprietary algorithms to manage Dynasty leagues and consolidate cross-platform data.
Key Impact: Acquired by Dynasty Nerds
  • Zero-to-one product development
  • Built user base that led to acquisition
  • Foundation for current Dynasty Nerds platform
Personal Side Projects
Independent
2016 – Present
Product manager and developer for various passion projects where I handle everything from user research to technical implementation.
Key Impact: Multiple 0-to-1 products
  • Retiro: Retirement planning visualization app
  • GamedayDiary: Fan memory tracking platform
  • Personal Website: This portfolio site
  • More experimental projects in development

Side Projects & Code

My weekend coding sessions where I combine sports passion with technical skills. Each project solves a real problem I've encountered.

PaletteMatch
Discover your seasonal color palette with AI-powered clothing analysis. Take a photo and get instant feedback on what colors work best for you.
TypeScript
ai
color-analysis
fashion
computer-vision
SleeperSheet
The predescessor to the DynastyGM and Dynasty Nerds App -- what got me started in the fantasy space.
JavaScript
google scripts
google sheet
acquistion
sports
GamedayDiary
Letting fans track and save their favorite memories from the games they attend and watch.
Typescript
sports
Retiro (Work in Progress)
An app helping users visualize their path to retirement, simply and effectively.
TypeScript
css
javascript
finance
Personal Website
The very website you're on right now. Site-ception.
TypeScript
css
javascript
portfolio

Career Highlights

Product Manager
FanDuel SportsbookApr 2024 – Present

Drive product strategy and execution for FanDuel's Sportsbook platform within the Risk & Trading team. Lead cross-functional initiatives across trading, engineering, data, compliance, and marketing. Focus on building fan-first betting products with a balance of engagement and responsible gaming.

Head of Product
Dynasty NerdsFeb 2020 – Present

Lead product for the DynastyGM fantasy platform and mobile app used by 12,000+ paid subscribers. Shipped proprietary tools to simplify league management and improve win probability. Manage remote team and long-term roadmap as an ongoing passion project.

Director of Product
Realplay SportsJan 2021 – Mar 2024

Owned product development for a youth baseball video and recruiting platform. Overhauled workflows to cut video production labor by 73% and costs by 50%. Helped drive 65% YoY revenue growth in 2022 and 30% in 2023 through improved user experience and backend efficiency.

Founder & Chef
Pizza Pio Neapolitan Pizza CateringJun 2023 – Jun 2024

Founded and ran a mobile pizza catering business for events across Boston. Served 2,000+ slices in one weekend at the Boston Pizza Festival while managing all operations, marketing, and logistics.

Enterprise Technology Consultant
Paytronix SystemsApr 2019 – Jan 2021

Led strategic technical implementations for enterprise restaurant clients. Acted as the primary technical advisor for top-tier accounts, improving loyalty platform outcomes across 15+ deployments.

Technology Consultant
Paytronix SystemsJul 2018 – Apr 2019

Executed technical implementations and strategic consulting for 100+ restaurant clients. Promoted within 10 months for performance and client satisfaction.

Founder
SleeperSheetJul 2016 – Dec 2019

Built and launched a fantasy football analytics platform to manage Dynasty leagues. Developed proprietary algorithms and tools to consolidate cross-platform data. Acquired by Dynasty Nerds in 2019.

Off the Field

What keeps me motivated outside of work

Game Day Playlist🐊
Radiohead
King Gizzard
Lana Del Rey
Khruangbin

From Radiohead’s moody masterpieces to King Gizzard’s genre-hopping chaos, with detours into Khruangbin’s desert-psych grooves and Lana Del Rey’s dreamy melancholia — this is the soundtrack to my work, my weekends, and my weirdest ideas.

Favorite Teams
Yankees
Jets
Juventus
Knicks

Catch me riding the highs and lows with the Yankees, Jets, Knicks, and Juventus — usually yelling at the TV.

Sports Analytics
NFL
MLB
Fantasy Football
Sports Betting

Always diving deep into the numbers behind the games. Data tells the real story.

Personal Vibes🐢
Seaside Vacations
Neapolitan Pizza Making
Baseball Card Collecting
Vinyl Collecting

Sea turtles are my spirit animal - patient, persistent, and always finding their way home. Kind of like me when it's time to make pizza.

Ready to Team Up?

Let's connect and see how we can win together!