Global Product Management Talk

Karen Song is CEO of hot fashion-tech startup, STYLEMATIC, a fun and addictive mobile app that delivers style recommendations and instantly complements user preferences. The app leverages its user base to provide a global, crowd-sourced perspective for personalizing fashion recommendations. “I am inspired by beauty and constantly strive to capture it. Although the quest to be beautiful could easily be misconstrued as vanity, I believe that expression of one’s truest essence is a very uplifting and positive experience. There’s something delightful about discovering a beautiful dress or handbag in the store and making it your own by wearing it. I created STYLEMATIC to provide users with a fun supportive environment for seeking fashion advice and expressing their own personal style”, shares Karen Song, CEO and founder of STYLEMATIC. -------- Survey of Product Team Performance: Get free whitepaper http://bit.ly/1gijNCu Daily free online events for continuous learning @WebcastDigest http://startupproduct.com/webcasts  Show your love for the Global Product Management Talk! http://bit.ly/1jxkn08 Register Startup Product OPEN Oakland, CA March 29, 2014 innovative unconference  http://bit.ly/1fcHDA3

Paul O'Connor, Founder of The Adept Group, Addresses The Value Of Product Line Roadmapping For Tying Strategy To Execution Companies that embrace product line roadmapping can reap enormous benefits, including: greater strategic impact (think revenue, earnings and market share); faster deliveries by leveraging platforms and delivering feeding technologies and capabilities in a more timely fashion; focused and amplified innovation; better resource use efficiency through much smarter cross-organizational/cross-hierarchy coordination of work and decisions specific to a common product line strategy.  “I am looking forward to the opportunity to discuss this important topic with the listeners of Global Product Management Talk because it is my observation and belief that, at minimum, product line roadmapping offers organizations the opportunity to double the impact – that is, the bottom line performance – of a product line when compared to the base case of not doing roadmapping,” states Paul. --------- Subscribe to daily, curated educational free online events for continuous learning. http://startupproduct.com/webcasts @webcastdigest Show your love for the Global Product Management Talk! Donate support: http://bit.ly/1jxkn08 Special Perk! Strategizing & Roadmapping the Product Line Workshop, Apr 1-2, Chicago, IL. 15% off with code: ProdMgmt http://bit.ly/1bo0iEe

Robert Noble, CEO, Noble Environmental Technologies, Discusses How To Utilize Low/No-value Materials And Turn Them Into Extremely HIGH VALUE Products "Working with the Global Product Management Talk community is a positive way for ECOR to align itself with brands that are making a difference in today's marketplace," said Bob Noble. "Noble Environmental Technologies firmly believes that global networking is essential to creating worldwide brand recognition." Robert Noble, LEED-AP, AIA, Founder and CEO of Noble Environmental Technologies, is an architect, environmental designer, industrial designer, and environmental technology entrepreneur.  He has been the recipient of numerous regional and national awards for his industrial and architectural designs, and green technology innovations.  Early in his career, Mr. Noble dedicated himself to "mission founded" enterprises which would force a convergence of environmentally committed professional design services and clean product and manufacturing technologies with the realities of many large commercial markets and the building industry.  Mr. Noble has attended UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Business School, and Cambridge University Graduate Department of Architecture. http://www.twitter.com/Ecorglobal http://ecorusa.com/ ---------------- Take the Survey of Product Team Performance before April 7 to get free white paper results. https://manage.questionpro.com/  

Alejandro Ríos Peña is a Design-Thinking telecom engineer and entrepreneur who believes in innovation as the vital force for a passionate, total-quality life. He is a technology entrepreneur with both development and product design management backgrounds currently based in Latin America. His portfolio of projects go from Cloud Call Center and PBX unified communications using Open Source and voice over IP, through several Twitter mashups, Agile practices combined with PMI and Design-thinking for startups. In this conversation, he will discuss the value of Human Centered Design and how it can help to: - Validate market opportunities understanding customers and their behavior - Create and capture value through innovation - Develop sustainable and scalable business models News: Daily, Curated educational webcasts, webinars and free online events for your continuous learning.  http://startupproduct.com/webcasts @webcastdigest Show your love for the Global Product Management Talk! Donate support:http://bit.ly/1jxkn08 Resources: http://bit.ly/1fEt3kE

Maria Fernanda Vasquez Karim, Int'l Project Delivery Manager, British Telecom, Discusses How To Keep Women Engaged In STEM Careers At the San Francisco Bay Area She's Geeky conference, held this past weekend at Microsoft Mountainview campus, Maria Karim led and participated in talks with other women in technology about the challenges of being a women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math related industries. Maria herself has a fascinating narrative of her own experience, which she enjoys sharing to inspire young girls and everyone to achieve their dreams. Her favorite quote is "One Step One Connection at a Time!" New from Startup Product Academy Daily, Curated educational webcasts, webinars and free online events for your continuous learning. http://startupproduct.com/webcasts @webcastdigest Show your love for the Global Product Management Talk! Donate support:http://bit.ly/1jxkn08 Cure your insomnia by contributing to Sleeplessness, A short film on @indiegogo http://igg.me/p/616887

David Bland, Principal Advisor at Neo Innovation, Inc. And Author, Discusses How Large Corporations Are Adopting Lean Product Development To Build Products That Matter The principles put forth in Eric Ries’ Lean Startup aren’t just for startups. Lean startup practices can and do work in the enterprise too. David J. Bland discusses what lean startup in the enterprise is, how it works, and how agile principles and practices can help you quickly test and validate your hypotheses and gather customer feedback to build better products. David Bland helps organizations change how they create and deliver value. He's advised teams responsible for millions of dollars of revenue to embrace the shift from "can we build it" to "should we build it". When he's not advising Silicon Valley Startups and the Fortune 500, David can be found speaking, writing and leading workshops on lean startup, business model generation and customer development. David is author of the upcoming business novel, Minimum Viable Inc. Resources:  http://bit.ly/1dtLALv New from Startup Product Academy: Daily, Curated educational webcasts, webinars and free online events for your continuous learning. http://startupproduct.com/webcasts Show your love for the Global Product Management Talk! Donate support:http://bit.ly/1jxkn08    

Mob Programming is a development practice where the whole team works on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. This is a “Whole Team” approach to doing all the work the team does – including coding, designing, testing, and working with the “customer” (partner, Product Owner, user, etc). We'll take a look at the practice and explore the benefits and some ideas you can try on your own team. Woody Zuill has been programming computers for 30 years, and works as an Agile Coach/Development Manager. Over the last 15 years he has worked as an Agile Coach, Trainer, and Extreme Programmer. He believes code must be simple, clean, and maintainable to realize the Agile promise of Responding to Change. He spent many years as an artist/designer/manufacturer of graphics for televised sporting events where deadlines are for real. Loves Mob Programming. Resources: http://bit.ly/1hafo4r

Global Product Management Talk Discussion On Challenges And Opportunities Faced By Women In Product Management At High Tech Companies With Kristy Kocher, Head of Product Management, Clearstreet, Inc. Kristy Kocher is an experienced Product Manager who enjoys the challenges of developing quality software products. Kristy has over 25 years of experience in the software industry in Silicon Valley, working with companies such as Electronic Arts, NetSchools, Oracle, Adecco, Informix and IntelliCorp.  "During my 30+ year career in the software industry, I have seen the roles of women in product management evolve, change and grow significantly. I look forward to discussing some of the main challenges women face when working in product management, particularly at high tech startups, as well as the many benefits of pursuing a career in this field on the Global Product Management Talk," says Kristy.   Background resources: http://bit.ly/1igYodp

How To Unleash The Potential Of Design Thinking, Agile Engineering And Lean Business Using Fun, Cross-collaboration Practices With Dennis Britton, Collaboration Architect, Linda Francis, Human Experience and Darius Dunlap Customer Development of 360c 1- Linda has designed and implemented consumer and employee facing systems for enterprise, government, private sector and advises startups. Now, Linda, who has always been a connect-the-dots person, is excited to join the conversation and share her thoughts about how UX and Agile teams can work together. 2- Darius Dunlap is a mentor to startup teams and an advisor to startup incubators, universities, growing companies and large enterprises around the world. 3- Dennis Britton loves to induce collaboration in any group of talented people he can find. He is has introduced an agile, playful and productive culture to HP, Macy's, Sephora, Visa, Nike and Stella & Dot. Resources: http://bit.ly/IE2M9H

Brainrants from Brainmates Episode 8 Brainmates will discuss how to develop a Product Roadmap. Hosted by Natalie Yan-Chatonsky chatting with Nick Coster. What is a Product Roadmap? What is the purpose of a Product Roadmap? Are there different types of Roadmaps?  How are they different? Who normally is involved with developing a Product Roadmap? How do you develop a Product Roadmap? What are the challenges that Product Managers face when they are developing their Product Roadmap? Who should you communicate your Roadmap to? Do you have any tips of how to communicate the Product Roadmap? www.brainmates.com.au [Music supplied by Opuzz Music Library]

Aaron Watkins, President and Founder of Appency and Brian Collins, judge and moderator of the International Mobile Gaming Awards and Director of Accounts, Appency, will discuss the history of the app marketplaces focusing on monetization and business models, where the industry is going today, and how to get your app known.   Monitization requires users, and users require marketing, so why are developers waiting till a week before they launch to consider their marketing strategy? How much money should developers expect to spend on marketing, and what tactics make the most sense for different budget sizes? Appency is the global leader in marketing and public relations for the mobile application space. We provide a full range of marketing services for those looking to spread the word to consumers as well as developers. From branding and consultation services to managing your launch and long term success with PR, social marketing, advertising and more, Appency is your best resource for success in the world of apps.  Featured clients include Fox Digital Entertainment, NBC Universal, Ravensburger and National Geographic. http://www.appency.com/  Resources: http://bit.ly/1bhkOVs

Christopher Peil, Founder and Principal, Law Office of Christopher Peil, has spent most of his career in the San Francisco Bay area and has served Silicon Valley as a patent practitioner for nearly 15 years, representing all types of clients, from individual inventors and start-ups to major universities and Fortune 500 companies.  He has a passion for helping people realize their business goals and their dreams and is fascinated by unusual technological niches. He was instrumental in securing a number of the assets, notably cookie technology, in the AOL patent portfolio, recently sold to Microsoft Corporation for more than one billion dollars. Chris Peil says, "I'm excited to be participating with the Global Product Management Talk and Startup Product Communities because I think it's time we realized how much product management and marketing have to contribute in developing IP assets that function as effective business tools that support and facilitate achievement of organizational objectives." Resources: http://bit.ly/1jKpIzq

Recruiting participants for B2B Technology Solutions Market Research Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart of Cascade Insights discuss qualitative, in-depth research: Human Intelligence - interviewing 100 people for expert opinions All research requires some type of sampling; people who can articulate and have experience with the subject matter, and provide a clear level of perspective  

Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart of Cascade Insights analyze market intelligence and competitive intelligence via the ERRC Grid from the book, The Blue Ocean Strategy. ERRC Grid: What are the things that this industry might Eliminate, Raise, Reduce, or Create in order to unlock a new "blue ocean"? This is a meaningful framework to essentially put an industry or a set of competitors through to determine what might become if?   

Llewellyn Falco is an Instructor for DevelopMentor. He is an  international speaker and the creator of the open source testing tool ApprovalTests ( www.approvaltests.com ). He spends most of his time programing in Java and C#. He also volunteers creating courseware and teaching kids to program ( www.teachingkidsprogramming.org ). Find his blog at llewellynfalco.blogspot.com Llewellyn is the son of a university professor, and game designer ( Set, Quiddler ) his first family computer was a Dec PDP11 mainframe, which he started programming Fortran on at age 11. Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1828806 Twitter: @llewellynfalco Resources: http://bit.ly/18IVPdF Please thank our sponsors @StartupProduct @AIPMM @Sprintly