Upcoming Events in August
I’m hosting a series of free, live, virtual webinars over the next 3 Fridays - register via the links below!
When the Users Were Right All Along: How Flickr Came Back from the Brink
https://lu.ma/j8qjv0r0
Friday August 9th @ 9AM (Pacific time)
Flickr was a beloved Web 2.0 pioneer, but by 2018, it was losing money, losing users, and had decidedly lost its way. Divested from Yahoo and acquired by SmugMug, Flickr had a chance to reinvent itself, free from the constraints of its corporate parent — but without Yahoo’s deep pockets, it quickly had to stand on its own for the first time in over a decade.
Join this session with two product leaders as they discuss how Flickr got back to health by listening to users, narrowing its focus, and having the conviction to ask users to pay a fair price for a great product.
The Executive Mindset
https://lu.ma/51t644j3
Friday August 16th @ 4PM (Pacific time)
Succeeding as an executive does not mean doing more of what previously made you successful in your career. It requires a completely different mindset.
In this discussion, Eric Nehrlich will share how successful executives think differently to have greater impact and scale themselves as leaders, based on his experience working with top Google executives as the Search Ads Chief of Staff, and in coaching dozens of executives to greater impact.
Mapping & Measuring Critical User Journeys
https://lu.ma/vxigl5zm
Friday August 23rd @ 9AM (Pacific time)
In this session, Jon and Ibrahim will discuss how you as a product manager can understand the truly critical user journeys for a product, how to map them and link them to your company's strategy, and how to measure them in a way that helps you prioritize as well as communicate with .
Join this session because:
You want to escape the feature factory and start building products that have a meaningful business outcome.
You want to be a strategic leader in your company, determining the most impactful direction for your product.
You want to better understand your product levers and how they can help you drive your business forward.
You can view the whole archive of 60 Minute Stories (video interviews with industry leaders) here. Some subscriber favorites include:
Shahzad Shaikh (who leads Growth at Asana) discussing PLG as You Move Up / Down Market
Jack Hirsch (former CEO of Butter.ai) talking about getting acquired in Like a Bullet Hitting JELL-O
Anurag Wadehra (AI-led growth coach) sharing his views on Layering AI into your B2B Product and GTM
Lize Fireman (Head of Product at ARENA) predicting The Convergence of Hardware & Software PMs for Connected Devices
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