SF Product Management Speaker Series

** EVENT SOLD OUT ** Unfortunately, this event is sold out. If you're interested in other upcoming events, please join our community here: https://www.skipcard.com/o/the-bay-area-product-management-speaker-series?utm_source=SF-Product-Management-Speaker-Series&utm_medium=meetup&utm_campaign=2019-04-25-PM ** This month, The Product Management Speaker Series features two talks: 1) PayPal Sr. Product Manager on "Decoding User Feedback: Data vs. Insights" 2) LaunchDarkly VP of Product on "Progressive Delivery - Not everything is an experiment" Details: Saurabh Pareek - PayPal Sr. Product Manager Topic: Decoding User Feedback: Data vs. Insights "We’ve all heard of the phrase, “Customer is King” - But how do we derive insights from their needs that help us innovate? A successful Product Manager or Innovator is always listening to their customers, keeping an eye on discovering their pain points and what they really want. In this talk, Saurabh discusses the dilemma of a PM to build products at scale, looking at data (internal/external/cultural/historical/political/regulatory...) and how to translate it into actionable insights while continuing to learn by iterative testing." Bio: Saurabh is a young professional with extensive experience in product management, business strategy and growth. He’s been part of start-ups, multinational corporations, as well as the not-for-profit sector in domains including payments, e-commerce, ed-tech, media and content space where he worked & led teams to build products of great impact. Currently, he leads the Consumer Mobile Platform/App & Web Platform to deliver user delight for 260M+ customers across 200+ markets at global payments leader, PayPal. In past, was part of the initial Product team at one of India’s most known startup, Paytm during early & growth year journey of 10M to 200M+ customers. He also led product & business at Careers360 (India’s well known Ed-Tech media startup) and had his start-up stints at Technox & N3uron amongst others. -- Adam Zimman - LaunchDarkly VP of Product Topic: Progressive Delivery - Not everything is an experiment "Models for software development lifecycles (SDLC) evolve with the changing needs of developers. From waterfall, to Agile and Scrum, to continuous delivery, the goal is increasing release velocity. But, adoption of new models is always balances speed with risk. Adam Zimman discusses the history of this evolution, and the next model: progressive delivery. Exploring the differences and benefits of progressive delivery. He will focus on 'why' developers should care about this evolution. Discussing the new tools required. And connecting 'how' this model can benefit developers, operators, and business owners alike." Bio: Adam has over 20 years of experience working in a variety of roles from software engineering through to technical sales. He has worked in both enterprise and consumer companies such as VMware, EMC, and GitHub. Adam is driven by a passion for inclusive leadership and solving problems with technology. One additional objective is to be a part of a diverse and equitable company. Not simply an organization that accepts diversity, but one that actively pursues a more diverse and inclusive team as a imperative for building better products and services. Adam is also an Advisor for a number of startups and nonprofits. His perspective on life has been shaped by a background in Physics and Visual Art, an ongoing adventure as a husband and father, and a childhood career as a fire juggler. ** About the series ** The Product Management Speaker Series brings together product managers, designers, marketers and leaders to share their experience and knowledge around planning, forecasting, production, and marketing of products at all stages of the product lifecycle. ** Mailing list ** If you can't make this event but want to be notified about future events, please join our mailing list: http://bit.ly/skipcard-email-signup

The Product and Innovation Unconference brings together product development, technology, and business professionals from many different disciplines to teach and learn from each other in an impromptu conference format. *** Important: *** You must purchase your ticket here (registering on Meetup is not sufficient): http://bit.ly/2X3PGZO *** Who typically attends? *** Attendees include anyone involved in creating new technology products and innovations! Many of our attendees are: • Product Managers / Product Owners • Startup Founders • Designers (UI, UX, Communication) • User Researchers • Marketers (Growth, Product, Brand) • Sales professionals • Customer Success professionals • People involved in innovation projects • Consultants and Coaches • Students *** Details *** Each month members share their knowledge in open spaces. Sessions are proposed by attendees at the start of the event and there are no pre-set topics. The unconference typically has 3 concurrent tracks and there is always something for everyone. The vast majority of the sessions are in "round-table" format, meaning that they are a discussion amongst everybody in the room. But, some people come in with a short presentation or workshop that they offer as a session. Anyone can propose a session to: • Share their knowledge • Ask for help • Discuss a topic NO SOLICITATIONS! *** Example Sessions from Past Events *** • Laura Klein, author of UX for Lean Startups - Q&A • David Bland, Founder at Precoil - What do I do with this customer development data? • Gagan Biyani & Morgan Springer, founders of Sprig - Q&A • Jez Humble, author of Lean Enterprise - Q&A • Alex Cowan, author of Starting a Tech Business - Storyboarding • Mair Dundon, UX Facilitator at QuietAction - Self Persona Workshop • Jacob Esparza, CEO of Making Friends - Lessons Learned from Steve Blank's Lean Launch Pad *** Schedule *** • 6:00 pm - Doors open for food, beer & networking • 6:45 pm - Begin the UnConference! • 7:00 pm - UnConference session 1 • 7:40 pm - UnConference session 2 • 8:20 pm - UnConference session 3 *** How much does it cost? *** • $10 if you get an early-bird ticket (ends on 4/29) • $20 if you get a regular ticket (ends on 5/12) • $30 if you get a late-bird ticket *** Is there food? Drinks? Beer? *** Beer (if you're 21 or older) and pizza is included thanks to the price tag. If we get a generous sponsor, we'll upgrade and get some better food! *** Hey! Wasn't this called the Lean Startup Circle Unconference previously? *** Yes! Historically, this event was known as the Lean Startup Circle Unconference. In order to broaden the conversation and diversify the attendee base, we've decided to not merely focus the event on startups or exclusively on the topic of The Lean Startup, a popular business book that spearheaded a large movement in the world of business and product development. *** I can't make this event, how can I get on your mailing list? *** Sign up here: http://bit.ly/tpiu-email *** Tickets *** Buy tickets here: http://bit.ly/2X3PGZO

This Product Management Speaker Series event features two talks: 1) Flexport VP of Product on "Reflecting on measured user discovery, B2C and B2B" 2) Roblox VP of Product on "Managing a product organization" ** Important: You must register for this event here: http://bit.ly/2JEnxqq Details: Geoffrey Smalling - Flexport VP of Product Topic: Reflecting on measured user discovery, B2C and B2B "When you have scale, experiments can be measured in a highly accurate manner. However, with a B2B Products or a new product, experiments can be challenging to gain clear insights. Product Managers can be led down the wrong path, following the latest and greatest need from the hot prospect or last customer interview. Geoff will talk about his shift from a high scale, data-driven organization to a domain with sparse opportunities for data-driven experiments, and how we are applying the learnings at Flexport, B2B at Scale." -- Matt Kaufman - Roblox VP of Product Topic: Managing a product organization Bio: Matt is an experienced product leader who can drive strategic decisions while staying focused on implementation details. He has built successful marketplace platforms, enterprise SaaS applications, and multi-player games by integrating customer feedback, data science, and common sense. Delivering complex products at scale requires multi-faceted teams and on numerous occasions he has been able to assemble high performing product, engineering, analytics, business, and customer success teams from the ground up. ** About the series ** The Product Management Speaker Series brings together product managers, designers, marketers and leaders to share their experience and knowledge around planning, forecasting, production, and marketing of products at all stages of the product lifecycle. ** Mailing list ** If you can't make this event but want to be notified about future events, please join our mailing list: http://bit.ly/skipcard-email-signup Please complete your registration here: http://bit.ly/2JEnxqq

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