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Recognizing Longevity

Mironov Consulting

Back story: I joined a 20-person startup in 1998 as the first product person. Newbies like me could scan their desktops and instantly jump to the right conclusion: I might be smart and smug, but here was someone who’d been part of the company’s earlier startup struggles. The company was called iPass, led by founder Chris Moore.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

Flash Belt 2008, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2008, San Francisco, U.S. FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S. About Bain Public.

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Japanese Female Entrepreneurs who Thrive Against the Odds

freshtrax

Gender gap in various industries has been a topic of discussion with there being a huge gap in the percentage of women who are startup entrepreneurs. This is especially true in Japan, where the gender gap in the startup community is even wider than the U.S. The startup world is completely male dominated. tomochinski.

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Janice Fraser: Knitting at the Edge of new

Mind the Product

For four years, every six months during Obama’s second term, I brought a team to the White House to teach startup-type thinking to Obama’s administration.”. It’s looking at key leadership skills “for life, family, work, and business”. What qualities does she think a good startup founder needs to possess?

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Leadership Forum. Christina Wodtke, Author and Lecturer. Get your tickets.

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How to Take Part in a Product Bootcamp and Revitalize a Product Department

The Product Coalition

Bruno actually had his first Product Management experience back in 2008. After a couple of years, I got a job at a startup in Brazil. We teach product management, data analytics, coding, digital marketing, UX design and product leadership courses in 20 campuses across the US, UK and Canada and the world. Have any comments?

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23 Aug Webinar: 10 to 10 Million, Navigating Growth

Mironov Consulting

He has worked for a wide variety of companies, ranging in size from Fortune 500 status to growth-stage startups. Rich Mironov – A seasoned tech executive and serial entrepreneur, Rich has been the “product guy” at six startups including as CEO and VP Product Management.