The Formula for High Performing Teams
April Event Review: “The Formula for High Performing Teams” with Christina Wodtke, Lecturer, Stanford University, and former General Manager at Zynga By Geoff Anderson
Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public Speaking
March 2018Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public SpeakingPoornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin, Femgineer (No Slide Deck Available) #Tools #Career #Communication #Thought_Leadership #Development #Leadership #Sales #Startups#Entrepreneurship #Marketing #Programs #Initiatives
Leading Global Innovation for International Market Success
January Event Review: “Leading Global Innovation for International Market Success” with Dr. Karina Jensen, Founder, Global Minds Network By Dan Galatin Karina Jensen gave a fascinating talk on how to work effectively across languages and cultures to develop products that are successful in markets around the world. Karina began by describing the challenges of multicultural…
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Meeting Archives 2017
Meeting Archives 2017 Please click on the link below to see the meetings for that year. 2021 | 2020 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000…
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Branding for Builders
December Event Review: “Branding for Builders” with Gibson Biddle, former Netflix/Chegg VP/CPO By Geoff Anderson Gibson started with a question: If you had a $50 gift certificate for either Uber or Lyft, which would you choose? The audience clearly had a preference for Lyft, and a short discussion about the companies’ respective reputations followed. This was…
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Three Reasons Why People Buy Your Product
November Event Review: “Three Reasons Why People Buy Your Product (and Why They Should Guide Everything You Do)” with Jamie Barnett, High Technology Leader, Adjunct Lecturer, and Pot-Stirrer. By Steven Xiao Persuading people to sacrifice their time, money, self-esteem or the like for another item is by no means easy, yet this is a burden…
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Monetizing Innovation – How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
August 2017Monetizing Innovation – How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the PriceMadhavan Ramanujam, Partner & Board Member at Simon-Kucher & Partners #Finance #Design #Roadmap #Startups #Entrepreneurship #CX #UX #Sales #Marketing #Market_Analysis #Performance #Metrics #Programs #Initiatives #Tools #Ideation
An Inside Look at the Customer Discovery and Product Development Process
July Event Review: “An Inside Look at the Customer Discovery and Product Development Process” with Kayla Matheus, Founder and CEO of MOTI.io By Dan Galatin How do you become an entrepreneur without an MBA or software development background? Kayla Matheus addressed this and many other provocative questions at the July 12th meeting of the SVPMA.
Comfortable Networking Techniques That Will Make Your Career
June Event Review: “Comfortable Networking Techniques That Will Make Your Career” with Theresa Lina Stevens, founder and president, Lina Group Inc. By Geoff Anderson The June SVPMA monthly event was about 75 minutes of an engaging presentation and discussion on the topic of networking, something that is essential to helping you grow throughout your career,…
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Product Management for the Internet of Things (IoT)
May Event Review: “Product Management for the Internet of Things (IoT)” with Daniel Elizalde, Founder of TechProductManagement By Dan Galatin Daniel Elizalde presented a fascinating talk on what it takes to manage products for the Internet of Things at the May 3rd meeting of the SVPMA. There is a tremendous amount of hype surrounding IoT,…
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