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Women in Tech – Female CxOs Share their Challenges in Tech Startups – with Melissa Kwan, Alice de Courcy, Maja Voje, Laura Erdem & others

Userpilot

Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues. Melissa Kwan : “I quit my job in SAP and wanted to start a company that uses technology. I run that company for 4 years (bootstrapped) and got acquired in 2019. What’s your story?

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Top App Development Agencies 2018–2019

The Product Coalition

After reading a bunch of content from other app development professionals, journalists, tech bloggers and the like, we realized that there are many good companies out there, and that everyone has a different favorite. companies that everyone agrees are awesome at what they do. So we decided to curate a list of the best of the best?—?companies

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

Business of Software Conference

Previously, he was at HubSpot as Chief Product Officer after they acquired his company Performable. In this (fireless) Fireside chat, we delve into what inspires and motivates David, how he came to start five different companies, and how he leads a high-growth company. What was the first company? ML : Fantastic.

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How do you solve your product problems?

Business of Software Conference

Bruce founded Product Culture to help communicate the key principles underlying consistently successful product-focused organizations and helps companies like Vistaprint, Localytics, Huawei, Nuance, and Zipcar achieve their product visions through workshops, mentoring, and team coaching. Can I submit a question in advance?

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10 Years of Balsamiq: What I’ve Learned | Peldi Guilizzoni, Balsamiq | BoS USA 2018

Business of Software Conference

In 2018, Balsamiq celebrated its 10th Birthday – an impressive achievement for any SaaS company. In his talks Peldi updates the BoS Community on the story of Balsamiq, and the ups and downs that come with running a growing, bootstrapped SaaS company. And I’ve made 10 million euros out of this little company.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. What’s the right way to do this in your company? They likely don’t have all the answers.

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5 Product Management Conferences Not to Miss in 2020

Revulytics

As product management becomes such an in-demand, lucrative career option, companies are carving out markets with offerings that enhance a product manager’s job to build and optimize customer-centric products. Notable Speakers from recent Mind the Product conferences: Teresa Torres , Product Discovery Coach.