Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s hard to be a product without a strong theory of distribution Here’s a common startup situation. 99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. A few years ago you saw a trend were products would launch a huge conferences like SXSW.

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Product Talk

APRIL 12, 2017

I often get and see on social media questions about upcoming product conferences. If you know of a product conference that is not on the list and you think it should be, please feel free to recommend it in the comments or send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. Developer Conference – GOTO. Conferences 2018.

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Andrew Chen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We target startups at the very earliest stages of development, often teams without products or metrics. These are universal, but for our sector of Games x Tech, we noted a few concrete problems: There’s not really a startup community within Games x Tech. And also, founders are founders. Or wait for traction.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For a unique fast track to learning and inspiration, however, conferences cannot be beat. We’ve written about the best conferences for product managers here —today let’s review the can’t miss conferences for product leaders (executives, C-Suite, and the like). 14 Can’t Miss Conferences for Product Leaders. SaaStr Annual.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2018

We know many industry conferences can get old. There are product management conferences that shake things up, and we’ve compiled a list of our top picks. Not only will you be sure to meet new faces, you’ll learn–who doesn’t want to learn something new every day, and at every conference? On the contrary!

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Userpilot

MAY 13, 2020

Any other year this time product people, growth marketers and SaaS folks would be heading to various conferences to learn the latest trends, dust off their skills, and – probably most importantly – network with other people from the industry. See the best places to learn and network for product people in May and June 2020! .

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Why I avoid conferences And in particular, I find writing to be much more powerful than going to conferences. One thing you’ll notice about the SF tech industry is that there are endless events and conferences. I knew exactly 2 people, and that was it. There are endless varieties.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Answer: By carving out time in your crazy schedule to attend at least one of the following top-notch conferences. We’ve handpicked six conferences that are seriously worth that time in terms of quality content and people. First, this conference is essential for keeping a finger on the pulse of the mobile world.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 8, 2019

Build up those knowledge reserves by attending these can’t-miss conferences of 2019. Event Website. SaaStr is an annual conference that brings together the best & brightest minds in SaaS. Event Website. IBM Think is a four-day conference that tech junkies dream about. Event Website. Event Website.

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Bain Public

JUNE 14, 2021

(Montréal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product of Bain Public joins Cédric Tawil, Director at Startup Grind Montreal , in a fireside chat discussing what the future of product management holds and how businesses can prepare for it. This fireside event is hosted by Cédric Tawil from Startup Grind Montreal.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Ken has also been a keynote speaker, giving inspiring talks at Mind the Product conferences in both London ( 10x not 10% , 2015) and San Francisco ( Please Make Yourself Uncomfortable , 2016). When the opportunity came up to chat with him, we wanted to cover something new – the idea that startups are hiring too many product managers.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Business of Software Conference USA 2018 – Some Highlights. The 12th Annual Business of Software Conference USA took place in Boston, MA, last month – October 1-3. Matt Wensing – 1 Startup In 10 Years vs 1,000 Startups In 10 Minutes. Upcoming Events. What an incredible few days.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Claire’s presentation on this topic at the Business of Software conference. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MAY 31, 2019

We started with the first-ever MTP Leadership Forum in Hamburg , a decidedly intimate event for 40 product leaders. Day 3: Conference. Some of the overarching themes of this year’s event were: How to grow and improve as a product manager. Side Events. Day 1: Leadership Forum. Having dinner with 7 strangers.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

One of the co-organisers of the MtP Engage conference in Hamburg (and a featured speaker at the Leadership Forum this year), she gave a talk a while back on Egoless Product Development. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers.

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Andrew Chen

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When I asked them their biggest learning on the trip so far, they said- We have to learn how to pitch our startup in the “American” way More self promotional, emphasizing the future not the past, talking about what it could be not what it is, playing up even small bits of proof points, etc. TLDR; there’s pitch mode and dinner party mode.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 21, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MAY 8, 2019

I see a lot of product managers from an enterprise company go, ‘Hey, I’m gonna work at a startup, it’s gonna be awesome’ And then they get in there and they go ‘Holy crap, what happened? Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Petra joined German social network Xing as product manager for Xing’s events platform and was soon also responsible for recruitment and job boards. It’s where I gained a lot of the knowledge I use these days if I’m consulting in startups,” she says. Learning from the Best. Consulting and Coaching.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 28, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 3, 2020

As Head of Product at Founders Factory , a corporate-backed accelerator and incubator for early-stage startups based in London, Seb Sabouné works with founders and teams to become more product led. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers.

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Business of Software Conference

APRIL 21, 2022

What can we say about Business of Software’s 2022 Europe In-Person conference? Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here’s a recap of Business of Software Conference Europe 2022 in photos: After two years of Zooming, Mark felt a little more comfortable broadcasting from the safety of a small window.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sign up for his nano-letter, One Thing , and find out if he’s got an event near you. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Mind the Product

MAY 11, 2020

Organiser Amanda Lam tells us about her ProductTank in Hong Kong, where, despite Product Management still being in its infancy, the community is vibrant and keen to connect – in fact, on occasion, events have to be extended to allow for all the conversations! Occasionally we also organized casual social events in restaurants.

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Andrew Chen

JULY 31, 2022

I’ll be co-hosting a number of events, along with my a16z colleague Katia Ameri. Just register on the site to see all the events. I’m involved in the organization of the conference (more on this in a second) and will be hosting a number of events related to gaming, the metaverse, consumer apps, etc.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 18, 2022

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian , President/CEO and Founder of Bain Public , will be a speaker at the AI DevWorld Conference this November! The conference will cover a wide range of topics, including chatbots, machine learning, open source AI libraries, AI for the enterprise, and deep AI / neural networks. Conference Information.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 27, 2019

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Business of Software Conference

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Matt Lerner // Startup Core Strengths. Matt spent most of his career building and running marketing teams in Silicon Valley, including PayPal (and some less famous startups), then went on to found Startup Core Strengths , a structured coaching program to help startups learn the foundational mindset and habits to drive sustainable growth.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2019 promises to continue our run of amazing conferences, with a pre-conference Leadership Forum, even more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Michael leads product and design at Medium, which he joined when it acquired his startup Talkshow Industries.

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Gainsight

JUNE 3, 2019

We created the Pulse Customer Success Community in May of 2013 with our first Pulse conference. Pulse grew up not as a “user conference” or a “product event” but as some mix of reunion / revival / therapy session for all of the people in customer success who could, once a year, finally have someone to sit with.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If you listen to the end credits of the podcast every week, then you already know Marc Abraham’s voice – he’s ProductTank’s Global Coordinator, a co-curator of the Mind the Product conference, an author (of My Product Management Toolkit ), and he’s got a day job as a Head of Product at ASOS.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Startups: Mural and Tiendanube. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2019

Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. and at conferences across the US and Europe. and at conferences across the US and Europe.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 21, 2023

She is a globally recognised expert in Positioning and Market strategy and has held executive roles in a series of successful startups as CEO, COO, VP Marketing and VP Marketing and Sales as well as executive roles at global companies such as IBM. Join our friendly list for event updates, ideas & inspiration.

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