#148 Mowing Your Product Lawn with Nate Walkingshaw from Pluralsight

Title:
Mowing Your Product Lawn with Nate Walkingshaw

Description:
Having a healthy product "heart" and the process that fuels that is what we all strive for within our companies. One small part of the process to maintain a healthy product heart is the output and outcomes of what we build. In this talk through the story of a lawn mower we'll disect how we can build for outcomes. Historically we've been focused on outputs but the purpose of this talk is to help us work towards focusing on outcomes as product teams and how to do it. Food and Drink:
Lunch will be provided

Target Audience:
Sr Level Designers, Developers, and Product Managers

Bio:
Nate, most widely known for his keen product development methodologies and passions, started his first company in 2004 – a medical device startup named Paramed (now Stryker Medical). In 2011, Nate left Stryker to build Brightface, a product development company, that focused on mobile and web applications. Cycleface was one of those products and was acquired by Strava Corporation, the #1 fitness app for endurance athletes. Nate then became the Chief Research and Development officer of Tanner Labs, a technology research and development division that Nate founded inside O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. Nate’s team launched two startups in twelve months.

In January 2016, Nate was named the Chief Experience Officer for Pluralsight—a leader in online learning for professionals. As CXO, Nate has crafted a product team that is centered on user experience, and also created collaborative teams including: product managers, UX designers, analysts, persona researchers and a psychologist. His passions are his family, running, biking, burritos and doughnuts.

Sponsor:
Pluralsight

Location:
10355 South Jordan Gateway #400, Jordan, UT 84095