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Introducing the Speakers for MTP Engage Manchester 2019

Mind the Product

Garry Prior has been in and around the technology industry for more than 20 years, largely in product management / product leadership roles. This puts him in a unique position to bridge the gap between corporations and startups, fostering open innovation. Sophie Manton – Independent Consultant.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes. 2012 – the Inception. The MVP in 2012 (and the world’s first fully responsive crowdfunding website).

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14 Can’t Miss Conferences for Product Leaders

ProductPlan

The conference is structured around the “7 Ps of Product”—Problem, Purpose, Position, Price, Practice, Promotion, and Performance. This event grew as an outcropping from the highly popular SaaStr blog started in 2012 by EchoSign’s Jason Lemkin. Agile Leadership Summit. Gartner Tech Growth & Innovation Conference.

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Passion for Product and “The Boss” Led Lee Weiner, Chief Innovation Officer at Rapid7 to the Top

Gainsight

Lee has been with Rapid7 for seven years, beginning as their Vice President of Product, back in June of 2012. With every position Lee moved to, he learned to listen and understand customer needs. These core skills are what Lee thinks helped him climb to new and better positions. It did not matter their position or title.

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Two Powerhouses, One Vision: How Northpass and Gainsight Will Shape the Future of Digital Customer Education

Gainsight

A few years later, in 2012, my company was acquired by SPS Commerce (NASDAQ SPSC), and as part of that acquisition, I joined their leadership team. Staging Our Next Act Though our growth was solid and steady, and by all operational and financial metrics, we were making significant progress, my leadership team knew we could accelerate.

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. Ivan Zhao founded Notion back in 2012, after spending time on the roduct team at Inkling, an online learning solution in San Francisco. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority.

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Unlocking the power of imperfection: Embrace your inner imposter!

People-First Product Leadership

Deep fear of being exposed as someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing, despite their position in the world. When I teach my course on People-First Product Leadership , and after my talk at Mind the Product, people ask if individual contributors change the culture at their organization? What is imposter syndrome?