“Platforms for the Next Wave” with Rick Chavez, General Manager for Microsoft Advertising’s Online Services Division By Chen Zou April 2012 Event Rick Chavez heads Microsoft’s advertising Online Services organization, which delivers solutions that enable companies to connect and deeply engage with their customers. In this capacity, the marketing solutions team spans field sales, strategic,…
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“The Secrets of Unlocking Access to Venture Capital – as a Career or for Funding” with Ravi Belani, Venture Capitalist and Instructor at Stanford University by Dan Galatin March 2012 Event Ravi Belani, a venture capitalist and instructor at Stanford, presented at the March 7th meeting of the SVPMA. Mr. Belani discussed techniques for gaining…
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“Starting from Scratch? Lessons Learned From Trying to Create Software as a Service at SAP” with Mike Tschudy, VP, Product Design Group, On Demand Applications at SAP By Tej Ravindra February 2012 Event In February’s SVPMA monthly meeting, Mike Tschudy shared his experience and insights on developing SAAS solutions from a scratch. Three key takeaways…
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“What Every Product Manager Needs to Know about UX” with Glen Lipka, Vice President of User Experience at Marketo By Cindy F. Solomon January 2012 Event Glen Lipka is the Vice President of User Experience at Marketo where he was the first non-founder employee that ran product management and UX for several years of the…
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Meeting Archives 2011 Please click on the link below to see the meetings for that year. 2021 | 20202019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 DecemberThe…
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“The Journey of Mobile Computing – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” with Anthony Yung, Group Manager, Product Management, Intel by Dan Galatin November 2011 Event Anthony Yung, Group Manager of Product Management at Intel, presented at the November 2nd meeting of the SVPMA. Mr. Yung discussed the history of mobile computing, major milestones over the years,…
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“Managing Products in the Mobile App World” with Etay Gafni, Owner, Bright Act LLC by Tej Ravindra October 2011 Event Etay Gafni, an experienced mobile app consultant and owner of Bright Act LLC, addressed the whys and hows of Mobile Product planning and product management for mobile devices. In addition to the best practices of…
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“The Marketing Side of Agile: 10 Secrets for Success” with Ron Brown CEO of United Keys September 2011 Event Ron Brown, patent holder, corporate spokesperson and author of the book, Anticipate, The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success, on promoting creativity and innovation at the team level, presented at the September 7th meeting…
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“Gamification: Why it’s important and what it means for your product” with Rajat Paharia, founder and Chief Product Officer of Bunchball July 2011 Event reviewed by Cindy Solomon Rajat Paharia,founder and Chief Product Officer of Bunchball, presented “Gamification” an emerging trend that is influencing product design and marketing programs. If you haven’t heard about it yet,…
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“Have we reached the end of B2B marketing in the IT industry as we know it?” with Ann Ruckstuhl, Marketing Executive at Symantec June 2011 Event Reviewed by Tej Ravindra Ann launched her June 1st talk to our SVPMA group with the following premise. The trifecta of IT consumerization, Internet and the lingering recession has…
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