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We were delighted to host over 50 Chief Product Officers and VPs from top tech companies at the recent Dawn Product Summit in London, in partnership with Riviera Partners. 💡 You can read some of the key lessons shared by panellists - from how to stay focused on solving real customer pain points to embracing ‘the cycle’ of re-platforming - in the short blog in the comments 👇. cc: Chloe Dodson, Avalon Lee-Bacon

On Saturday I had the extreme pleasure of joining ProductCamp Austin. I can't fully convey how much fun I had talking product nerd with some remarkable people. I was even lucky enough to give a shortened version of my "Together We Create" talk to a wonderfully receptive audience. I continue to be intrigued by how many product people ask me: "How does Community Driven Product Development differ from our product/customer advisory board?" The answer is simple: Product/Customer advisory boards tend to be feedback focused, one-off data gathering sessions at their core. CDPD programs are about integration and relational connection over time. One doesn't replace the other. One is not inherently better or worse than the other... they just serve very different goals with very different approaches. If you attended ProductCamp and are interested getting my slides, please drop me a DM. And if you weren't able to attend, I'm hosting another session here on LinkedIn on April 30! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gncZhxx6 https://lnkd.in/gpJEryAE

Packed day of excellent panels on #InsightOut by Dovetail 🎉🎉 I love Dovetail for creating insights and delivering broad value. Today's sessions added to that value! 💰🙌🏼 Timely and on point prospective from John Garvie on the rise of the #ResourcefulGeneralist. Embracing adaptability, hyperrealism and broad thinking outside your specific role elevates your personal value and contributions! This is so applicable to #Operations and the current labor market 🎯👊🏼 https://lnkd.in/gXBZCqGU

Between record-breaking growth this quarter and major product breakthroughs, we’ve been heads-down .. But before the year ends, we wanted to highlight Ship Angel’s unmatched speed and quality. Coming next week: Ship Angel’s Five Days of Christmas! Each day, we’ll unveil a world-first product or feature that’s either been already tested with customers or is set to launch in January.. No one’s moving faster than Ship Angel. In 2024, we: 1. Expanded from 2 to 4 transportation modes 2. Launched 4 new products (separate but complimentary to Rates) 3. Delivered 2 world-first AI capabilities (with published architecture) 4. Shipped 41 software releases for Rate Management ! 5. And our biggest release yet is Still only set for February 28

I recently attended ProductCon New York, which was an amazing experience filled with insightful talks and opportunities to meet fellow PMs and build new connections.   My favorite talks were by Ibrahim Bashir, Purvi Shah, and Penny Szeto   Ibrahim Bashir's use of humor captivated the audience, and his insights on different types of revenue and their importance to a company were fascinating. It was also great to interact with him afterward and discover our shared love for points and miles.   Purvi Shah's session on the importance of decommissioning was highly relatable, highlighting the similar legacy platform challenges faced by Mastercard and Amex.   Penny Szeto's talk on subscription fatigue was particularly insightful, and I enjoyed her storytelling style.   Additionally, it was great to meet Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia and get a signed copy of The Product Book. You can check out the talks at https://lnkd.in/d49z5eh4 Here was the day's agenda: - AI for Every Business: Unlocking Your Product's Universal Potential - Jaime DeLanghe, VP of Product, Slack - Mission to Decommission: Importance of Decommissioning Products to Increase Enterprise-Wide Efficiency, Purvi Shah, VP Data Platform, American Express - From Daily Decisions to Bottom Line: Connecting Product Work to Revenue, Ibrahim Bashir, VP of Product, Amplitude - From Siloed Products to Connected Ecosystem: Building a Sustainable and Scalable Platform, Sneha Rao , VP of Product, The New York Times - Designing Great Products: The Power of Design and Leadership, Robert Brunner, Chief Designer, Beats by Dr. Dre - Panel discussion on Maximizing User Satisfaction for Increased Revenue with Rebecca Geraghty, Adam Dille, Joseph Crawford, Scott Harper, Rahul Jain - How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era, Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder & CEO, Product School - De-mystifying Zero to One: Design Informed Techniques for Greenfield Innovation With Your Product, Christina Goldschmidt, VP of Product Design, Warner Music Group - Unsubscribed: Combat Subscription Fatigue With a Membership Mentality Penny Szeto, Head of Product, Amazon Game #productcon #productschool

We’re teaming up with Wise to bring you another killer product meetup! 🍏 This one’s all about scaling, strategy, and digging into customer needs. Whether you’re a founder, product manager, or just hungry for knowledge, this event is for you. ⚡ We’ve got two top experts ready to share their wisdom: 🛠 Balázs Péter Hámornik PhD (SEON) will break down the challenges of building scalable, ML-powered products, and how understanding customer needs is the key to success. 🧠 Andrea Bassman-Young (Wise) will take us through decision-making frameworks and strategies to help your teams move faster and smarter. 👉 See you there, free registration in the comments.

The #1 roadblock that holds founders back from having a successful product launch is prioritizing scale versus value. You can't scale anything that doesn't add value. Start with an MVP. Get users to validate that it adds value. Then scale.

📣 Product Discovery Techniques – Work hack for tech leads 📣   Next week I will be attending the fantastic Product at Heart conference to meet other product managers and listen to talks given by thought leaders from across the industry. I am definitely looking forward to another great event organized by Petra Wille, Arne Kittler and their team.   But product management and product discovery techniques are valuable for tech people either. According to Teresa Torres book “Continuous Discovery Habbits” we need three views at the table: Product, Design and Technology. But most of the times tech people can’t talk on eye level with people from Product and Design. I tried to enable them to do so by giving a talk on “Product Discovery techniques developers should know” at these year’s WeAreDevelopers world congress.   ❗ Why are these techniques a work hack for tech leads and developers? Because they help you to have a fair stake at the table when the “what to build” is defined. It also helps to escape the build trap – when Product and other stakeholders put pressure on engineering to deliver more and more features.   Who will I meet at Product at Heart? 💚

🌎 Calling all Brazilian Product People and Tech Leaders! 🌟   We’ve got a burning question for our community: What’s the best company to partner with for bringing Product Weekend to São Paulo this autumn? 🤔   In the last couple of years, we had the pleasure of meeting many product people in our events, both as participants and speakers. We know São Paulo is a powerhouse for innovation in tech. Imagine a weekend packed with insightful hands-on sessions on Product Management, discussing the latest trends, and meeting with like-minded product people. We want to make this event unforgettable, and for that we need your expertise in finding the right partner!   Who should we team up with to ensure that Product Weekend in São Paulo becomes legendary? Drop your suggestions in the comments and let’s make it happen! 💡🗣️   #productmanagement #techmeetup #networking #innovation #productdevelopment #productstrategy #productoperations #productweekend #productconference #partners 

When working on platform teams over the years, I noticed we envied product teams, which got a lot of attention at town halls with flashy demos, customer quotes, and attention because they brought money in the door. Now that I'm working in a product organisation, I see the opposite! Problems come when (individuals on) platform teams behave like they're on product teams and vice versa. In my latest post, I talk about my mental model of platform vs product teams, why I think we have this envy and what we should do about it.