Moderator and Panelists Summary As busy product professionals, we sometimes struggle to focus on career development and manage the growth and progression of our own careers. Career management during periods of upheaval also presents additional unique challenges. The past few years have certainly presented more change and uncertainty than any period in recent memory. During…
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When Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm PT Topic Experience the Customer Discovery Process While Shaping the Future of SVPMA Speakers SVPMA Board Summary This month’s meeting is a break from tradition and serves a dual purpose – come join us to enhance your Customer Discovery skills while offering customer input into the…
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How often are you told, “Your products need to deliver more measurable, strategic value to customers.” You may even hear, “Your product needs to be so valuable that it sells itself!” But what does “strategic value” mean, exactly, and what should you specifically be doing to make that happen? Delivering products with measurable strategic value…
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Summary ChatGPT has exploded in popularity with the fastest consumer product adoption in history. But what is it and how can it be used in your job? Join us as Steve Johnson discusses using ChatGPT for product management tasks with a practical breakout to use the tool and techniques with your product. He will discuss:…
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Summary What do most product managers miss when approaching their role? What stifles product innovation and business outcomes? Experienced product leader and coach, Alex Gordy believes that it is a particular “product management mindset” that combines growth mindset, customer-centricity, collaboration, accountability, and risk-taking. In this engaging and interactive presentation, he will share key ingredients for…
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Summary It’s well known that market focus is the key to early, strong product-market fit and traction, but how do you narrow your options and figure out what that market will be? When time is of the essence in demonstrating success and resources are tight, how do you know which market segments to concentrate on…
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Summary Every startup wants to be the next Salesforce, zScaler, or Slack, the creators and dominant forces in their categories. Beyond accelerating enterprise value growth, category leadership can create a market magic that thrills customers, investors, and employees and also drives competitors crazy with envy. However, many CEOs and product leaders consider category leadership difficult,…
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Great products fail if the marketing team does not understand the product and does not market the product to target customers. A product-led CMO is the Chief Storyteller in the company and manages the product narrative. However, it is not always clear what the CMO needs from Product Management for the product to be successful.…
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As product professionals, we spend a lot of time outlining, refining, and building the product vision. Product professionals set the direction for the product and sometimes even the company. One visually articulates their thinking into the product roadmaps and communicates with the audience, helping them understand what is possible and why they should care. But…
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When Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm PT Where Pedro’s Restaurant & Cantina3935 Freedom CircleSanta Clara, CA 95054 Summary Join us Thursday, Nov. 10th as we return to Pedro’s Restaurant & Cantina in Santa Clara, CA (yes, in-person!) for a casual, after-work social. Catch up with each other on trends, ideas, and some…
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