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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.

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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. Take product managers. Solving the puzzle. But you know, it’s not just them.

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

Originally trained as a scientist, he’s had job titles ranging from scientist, to engineer, to product manager, to designer, and even professor. He has recently served as the Head of Product & Experience at Workbar, Chief Design Strategist at Fresh Tilled Soil, and Innovation Architect at Constant Contact. Leadership Forum.

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

Managers oversee their team members’ work and career development. Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. It’s more challenging to get than a mentor. Nick: Making Reddit more welcoming was a theme for all of 2017 and most of 2018.

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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. What can help women succeed more at careers in traditionally male-dominated fields such as tech or product management? And having management who supports you doing it.

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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 this talk from BoS USA 2018 he shared another honest update about his worries in Balsamiq’s milestone 10th year. But if I’m the only manager, who’s flying the plane? Peldi Guilizzoni, Founder/CEO, Balsamiq.

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5 Product Management Conferences Not to Miss in 2020

Revulytics

2019 was a great year to be in product management. LinkedIn listed Product Designer and Product Owner in the 10 most promising careers of 2019 , with 80 percent more job openings year-over-year and a career advancement score of 9 out of 10. Industry, The Product Conference, Cleveland, OH. Mind the Product.