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Why We Fail: What I Learned From 5 Years with Friends, Netflix’s Social Strategy

Mind the Product

Netflix’s Friends (Born 2004, died 2010). I write a lot about product strategy, and use Netflix as an example so that others can learn from the company’s success and failure. Netflix launched Friends in 2004, the year that Facebook grew from one million to six million members. Conclusion: Your Friends?

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. FITC Toronto 2004, Canada Flash Forward 2004, San Francisco, U.S. Paul Ortchanian is a pro in injecting strategies and tactics to monetize his client's businesses. Interested in having me speak or attend an event?

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Tech Needs Leaders with Global Experience

Amplitude

These are some of the ways that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg described how the company leadership felt when it was revealed that the product they’ve built has been used around the world for nefarious and anti-democratic purposes. “Blindsided” “Caught flat footed” “Overly idealistic”. Yes, experience matters.

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Introducing the Speakers for MTP Engage Manchester 2019

Mind the Product

Formed in 2004, THG (The Hut Group) has grown from a start-up business to a global digital commerce group, fast becoming one of the world’s leading beauty and well-being online retail organisations. Garry Prior has been in and around the technology industry for more than 20 years, largely in product management / product leadership roles.

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Top Product Design Companies to Work With in 2021

UX Studio: Product Management

UX studio is a young European product design company with an established thought leadership in the design communities. Get in touch with us , and let’s discuss your current product design challenges. The Wandr studio is a young product strategy and design company headquartered in Los Angeles, USA. UX studio. .

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

In smaller companies and startups, both need to have a clear and firm understanding of the product strategy. It’s common for Product Managers to transition to CEO in this way, because they’ve already been playing the role of leader. What you may not know, is that he started his career at Google as a Product Leader. (

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K.I.S.S??—?my ass!

The Product Coalition

Not the monstrous product you are connected to on all of your devices. TheFacebook.com of 2004/5 that didn’t yet include the ‘like’ button or even the feed! That Facebook was NOT a simple nor easy product to understand?—?try 4 time CEO, numerous product lead positions, lecturer, writer and mentor. productMBA K.I.S.S??—?my