Product Market Fit is Dead & The Importance of an Agile Mindset
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So what have we got planned for you??
6:00 - Descend π¬, Drink πΊ , Delicacies π and Discussion π¬
6:15 - A word from our sponsor - Loosemores Solicitors
6:20 - A word from our host - Backbase
6:25 - π€ Dave Martin with Product Market Fit is Dead + Q&A
7:00 - π€ Piers Marais with The importance of an agile mindset: navigating the journey from start-up through scale-up to exit + Q&A
7:30 - π£ Open forum, want some support with a problem and input into what you want from the community in 2023
7:55 - Wrap Up
8:00 - End and Depart π«, with an opportunity to continue the conversation
Dave Martin
π€ - Dave is Founder of RighToLeft and creator of the Product VCP. He coaches leaders to scale products and lead effective product management functions. He is trusted by leaders from scale ups and large companies such as Evotix, Adobe, GitLab, Synk, MentionMe, Contentful, BT, Rotageek and many more.
Dave is a qualified executive coach with over 2 decades of experience in product leadership. In CPO roles, Dave has exited multiple SaaS businesses, including a 9 figure revenue company.
His experience includes leadership roles working on products for Google, CompareTheMarket, Tes Global, ThoughtWorks, PepsiCo, Bauer Media, Adobe and various startups.
π’ - In this interactive talk we will explore product management pains and frustrations and frame the product momentum gap which plagues product organisations around the world. As we uncover the root causes to the problems many face when trying to build the right thing Dave will introduce the Product Value Creation Plan as a framework to level up your product strategy and strength your execution.
Piers Marais
π€ - Piers Marais is Product Director at Currencycloud, a Visa solution. With nearly a decade of experience in product development, Piers oversees the product strategy for Currencycloudβs EMEA client base.
He draws on his extensive background in payments to ensure that Currencycloud is continually at the forefront of the latest payment innovations.
Before helping move money across borders at Currencycloud, Piers spent seven years in Global Maritime Tech working alongside the likes of Maersk and Glencore.
π’ - Sharing the changes in product approach needed through different stages of a company's lifecycle, with an agile mindset and adaptable approach as the key to success.
This should give people a flavour for different types of PM requirements at different company sizes and industries, from an unknown maritime tech start-up to a household name like Visa, both of which make the global economy function.
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Asks for 2023
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