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Behind Every Great Product

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When I first decided to start The Silicon Valley Product Group, I had just left eBay and had some very strong opinions about what makes great product teams, and great product cultures, and while there were more than a few important thinkers and leaders on these topics, one area that I felt was under-represented was the role of product management.

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Growth, Funding, Pivotal Moments and the Evolution of Adzerk to Kevel

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But back, but yeah, I mean, back-to-back in like 2007-2008 timeframe, I actually acquired a small ad network. So, this was focused on software developers, specifically, for dotnet software developers, this very small ad network, I ran those ad networks for a couple years, and realized that that was a terrible business.

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Leading A High-Growth Company | David Cancel, Drift | BoS USA 2018

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Originally software engineer, long time ago no one on my team believes that anymore that I ever coded and then have started five companies and Drift is the fifth. DC : Drift basically helps B2B businesses connect with the customers that are interested in buying now that are on their website. ML : Describe David Cancel. DC : In 30 seconds?