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034: How to build a successful IoT company with Eric Simone
Enterprise Product Leadership
12/08/20 • 46 min
I have a great show for you today! I am joined by Eric Simone, the founder and CEO of ClearBlade; one of my favorite companies building IoT platforms and connected solutions consistently across the edge, cloud, and on-premise environments.
In this episode, Eric shares his journey with ClearBlade and how his roots in enterprise software have influenced every decision he has made in building the company. We also discuss Eric’s approach to edge computing (and the value that this technology trend brings to his customers), his approach to partnerships as an enabler for growth, and ClearBlade’s roadmap for the future.
Episode Details: How to build a successful company with Eric Simone:
“This has been a tough year for many, many people. ... But the one bright spot that I can see is that good technology shines in dire times like this.” — Eric Simone
About Eric Simone:
Eric Simone is the founder and CEO of ClearBlade Inc., an Enterprise Edge Computing Internet of Things (IoT) software company focused on large Enterprises in the transportation, building facilities, and connected products markets. Prior to starting ClearBlade, Eric was the founder and CTO of Compete Incorporated, which sold to Perficient Inc. (PRFT) for $63M in May of 2000. Earlier in his career, Eric achieved success in senior engineering, product, and sales positions at IBM and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Eric has a degree in Computer Science from Purdue University and is a recognized Distinguished Alumni. Eric resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Toni and two sons, Xander and Dexter.
Topics We Discuss in this Episode:
- Eric Simone’s career and how he came to found ClearBlade
- How ClearBlade as a company has developed over time
- The companies they serve and the solutions they provide at ClearBlade
- How ClearBlade is playing a major role in how the industry is developing
- How to become a horizontal organization (and how ClearBlade did it)
- The benefit of building your business from the ground-up
- Why you should go “no-code” (but be willing to let the customer decide how much or how little they want to do in your software)
- What the “edge” is
- What has changed from a technology perspective around the edge that makes it so promising
- What the edge will do for your organization
- How ClearBlade selects partners and works with them
- The differences between a vendor and a partner
- ClearBlade’s roadmap and Eric’s hopes for the future of the company
Product Leader Tips of the Week:
What Eric would tell Product Leaders that are considering building enterprise applications leveraging the edge:
- Research technology that’s out there that you can build on top of, specific to what you’re trying to do
- Understand what you are and understand the market you’re going after
- Be patient
- Don’t underestimate tech
- Leverage what’s out there
- Find people you like to work with, with a culture that you match. Often, the hard part of the business is not the tech but the relationships and the go-to-market strategies
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- DanielElizalde.com/Template — Download Daniel’s free IoT Product Strategy Template here!
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042: How Great Positioning Leads to Great Roadmaps (and Not the Other Way Around) with April Dunford
Enterprise Product Leadership
04/06/21 • 41 min
My guest today is April Dunford, a Product Marketing and Positioning expert. She’s also the author of the best-selling book, Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It. She is also the founder and CEO of Ambient Strategy, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in positioning for technology companies.
In this episode, we discuss how positioning is a crucial element of every product and how bad positioning can have a devastating effect on your roadmap. We talk about the benefit of product management working closely with product marketing (especially at the beginning of the innovation journey), how companies should implement and execute their positioning strategy, and how to begin to create a cohesive product strategy that can generate value and money.
This is a fun and insightful episode that no product leader should miss!
Episode Details: How Great Positioning Leads to Great Roadmaps (and Not the Other Way Around) with April Dunford:
“One of the first things I teach people is that everybody’s got to own positioning. ... Because positioning impacts everything we do. It’s going to impact what we’re doing in product, it’s going to impact what we’re doing in sales, in marketing, ... customer success — it impacts a lot of things.” — April Dunford
About April Dunford:
April is an experienced startup executive with a deep interest in how companies bring new offerings to market and get them into the hands of customers that are willing to pay for them. She has deep expertise in market positioning and has launched 16 products into the market. She has experience in creating new markets, expanding markets, and positioning new products in existing established markets.
April has held executive roles in a series of successful startups as CEO, COO, VP Marketing, and VP Marketing and Sales. She has also held executive roles at global companies such as IBM, where she launched and grew a new product division.
Additionally, April is the CEO of Ambient Strategy, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in positioning for technology companies. Through this, she has worked with over 200 companies across the globe, helping them grow faster by ensuring their offerings are clearly differentiated in the market.
Topics We Discuss in this Episode:
- About April’s career background and the work that she does today
- About her book, Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
- The impetus of what got her interested and invested in positioning
- Why positioning is so fundamentally important for the marketing of your product
- The differences between market categories vs. trends (and what makes good ones vs. bad ones)
- Why you don’t have to be trendy in order to sell product
- How to create a cohesive product strategy that can generate value and money
- How to better structure the relationship between product management and product marketing
- The scope that positioning covers and why everyone needs to be involved
- Key components of positioning and what you need to consider as a product leader
- How to have conversations about positioning on all levels of the organization
- How to mitigate positioning challenges before they happen
- How to get your whole organization aligned with the positioning
- How to execute on your positioning throughout the lifecycle of your roadmap
- Advice for leaders who are new at defining and executing a positioning strategy
Product Leader Tip of the Week:
You have to create your positioning strategy deliberately. A good product leader should be open to the idea that there are other ways to contextualize what they do beyond databases. You also need to have a structured process. If it is not structured, you will not be able to get a good result.
To Learn More About April Dunford:
- April Dunford’s LinkedIn
- Ambient Strategy
- Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It, by April Dunford
Related Resources:
- com/Template — Download Daniel’s free IoT Product Strategy Template here!
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044: Behind the Scenes of Dolby’s new Cloud platform with Stephane Giraudie
Enterprise Product Leadership
05/04/21 • 24 min
What if developers could incorporate lifelike HD audio and video capability into any application they built so that users did not have to resort to third-party apps to communicate? This is precisely the service provided by Dolby’s new cloud-based audio, voice, and video API platform, Dolby.io. Today we speak to Stephane Giraudi, Senior Director of Cloud Communication at Dolby.io, to get a behind-the-scenes look at the audiovisual technology giant’s disruptive new offering. Stephane was previously the CEO of Voxeet, a company that enabled WebRTC with crystal clear 3D surround sound, audio, and video before Dolby acquired it. After the acquisition, the two firms joined forces and merged their strengths to produce Dolby.io. Our conversation starts with Stephane sketching out the services provided by Dolby.io and the new industries Dolby is penetrating as a result. From there, we talk about how enterprise firms can accelerate their roadmap by partnering with startups. Stephane shares his experiences joining Dolby and weighs in on challenges and lessons learned regarding finding common ground between startups and enterprise-scale firms' respective strengths and weaknesses. Wrapping up, we talk to Stephane about changing the monetization model at Dolby into a SaaS offering and hearing his approach to building products aimed at developers. Tune in today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing Stephane and his career leading up to his position at Dolby.
The service Dolby.io provides; helping developers embed audiovisual communications in their apps.
New industries Dolby can tap with the services provided through Dolby.io.
How large companies can accelerate their roadmap by working with startups; Stephane’s experiences being acquired by Dolby.
The strategy and challenges involved with Dolby moving to a SaaS-based monetization model.
Lessons around how to acquire a company and integrate it into a broader firm.
Best practices for building products aimed at developers and their user experience.
Whether Dolby.io is optimizing its functionality for a certain class of apps.
Advice for corporations who want to partner with startups.
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010: IoT Adoption – Lessons from a 100-Year-Old Company
Enterprise Product Leadership
05/29/18 • 35 min
Welcome to episode #10 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.
I’m very excited to share this episode with you. My guest today is Miguel Morales, VP or IoT at Parker Hannifin. In this episode, we discuss how Parker, a 100-year old company, is leveraging IoT to complement their core business initiatives.
We also talk about the organizational challenges companies face when launching IoT products. And Miguel shares with us the skills he looks for in Product Managers and other Product professionals.
009: How Industrial IoT is Reshaping the Energy Sector
Enterprise Product Leadership
05/08/18 • 34 min
Welcome to episode #9 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products.
Today I have a very special episode brought to you in collaboration with IIoT World.
In this episode, Susan Peterson-Sturm, Digital Lead of Power Generation and Water in the Industrial Automation Division of ABB, shares her experience and we discuss how industrial IoT is reshaping the energy sector.
We also discuss the role Industrial IoT vendors play in supporting the security journey of their customers, as well as how IIoT product companies can assist their customers with the transition of their aging workforce.
About Susan Peterson-Sturm:
Susan Peterson-Sturm was recently (May 2017) appointed digital lead of BU Power Generation & Water within the Industrial Automation division of ABB. She is an industrial control leader with 15 years’ experience working with energy companies to securely and efficiently scale digital solutions for industrial enterprise.
Prior to joining ABB, Susan spent 10 years in various roles at GE developing, launching and operating software and security solution product lines. Susan began her career working for both regulated and independent power generation companies in the United States, Europe and Latin America in finance, operations and trading capacities. Susan is an active member of industrial control regulatory and standards development work groups.
About ABB:
ABB is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. As title partner of Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000 employees.
ABB Power Generation and Water is a leading provider of integrated power and automation solutions with unparalleled experience in partnering with the energy and water industries, bringing those improved operations and sustainable progress. We deliver integrated and secure digital systems, services and solutions to automate and optimize the performance of conventional and renewable power plants and water facilities.
About IIoT-World:
IIoT WorldTM is a woman owned digital media outlet that covers the economic and technological implications of the transformation taking place as Industrial IoT proliferates throughout the enterprise. IIoT WorldTM combines journalistic coverage with data analysis to expose the stories, players, trends and innovations that shape the IIoT.
IIoT World was recently ranked by KCore Analytics as the number 1 global influencer on several topics that include: Industrial IoT, Smart Manufacturing, ICS Security, SCADA, Predictive Analytics, and Predictive Maintenance.
Topics we discuss in this episode:
- Susan shares her background and about ABB.
- How to approach IIoT solutions.
- Why security is an important aspect of any industrial IoT deployment.
- How to engage customers in the area of security.
- How IIoT is impacting the Energy Industry.
- The challenges the Energy Industry faces as they work to deploy IIoT solutions.
- The impact IIoT has on the aging workforce.
- Examples of how IIoT impacts the Water and Energy Industries.
- Advice for Product Leaders who are new to developing IoT solutions.
To learn more about Susan, ABB, and IIoT World:
- Susan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanpeterson-sturm/
- Recent blog post from Susan - https://www.abb-conversations.com/2017/09/100-days-in-abb-digital-roasted-duck-tongues-and-high-pressure-drum-boilers/
- On Twitter @ABBgroupnews - https://twitter.com/ABBgroupnews
- ABB Power Generation & Water - http://new.abb.com/
- IIoT-World: http://iiot-world.com/
013: Why Product Managers are Key to IoT security
Enterprise Product Leadership
07/17/18 • 30 min
Welcome to episode #13 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.
I have a very special episode for you today. My guest is Mark Felegyhazi, CEO of Avatao. Mark is a cybersecurity expert, who is passionate about strategic risk management, product management and anything that involves humans interacting with technology. His company, Avatao, is an online training platform for developing IT security skills to build secure software.
In this episode we discuss the importance of creating a culture of security within your company and we explore the key role Product Managers play in creating secure products. Since security continues to be one of the top challenges plaguing IoT adoption, this is an episode no Product Leader should miss.
To learn more about Mark and Avatao, and access the resources mentioned in this episode, visit iotproductleadership.com.
There you’ll find the show notes for all episodes, including this one.
Plus if you are looking to take your IoT skills to the next level, in that page you’ll also find links to my online IoT courses, including my popular IoT Product Manager Certificate Program. The only IoT strategy program designed specifically for Product Managers. Once again, the URL is iotproductleadership.com
About Mark Felegyhazi:
Mark Felegyhazi is the CEO and co-founder of Avatao, with 15+ years of expertise in networking, security and risk management. Initially a telecommunications engineer working with Ericsson, Mark graduated from BME in Budapest in 2001, then earned a PhD degree in IT communication systems at EPFL, Switzerland in 2007, and then spent a few years at UC Berkeley as a security researcher. His work and interest cover risk management and economic decision-making in security. With his colleagues at UC Berkeley, they uncovered the underground economy of spammers and identified their weak point to disrupt their operations. During his PhD at EPFL, Mark studied incentive issues in self-organizing networks and showed mechanisms to motivate participants to maintain adequate operation and security in a distributed network. Back in Hungary with the CrySyS Lab team, Mark was a member of advanced targeted attacks analyses that uncovered and analyzed the Duqu malware (successor of the famous Stuxnet) featured in the mainstream media. Then the CrySyS team analyzed Flame, Gauss, Miniduke, TeamSpy and other advanced malware attacks. In 2014, Mark co-founded Avatao with other CrySyS Lab members to help software engineers, students and other IT professionals to build secure software and systems. Currently, he serves as the CEO of Avatao responsible for overall operations, strategy, business developments, sales and marketing, financing and other business issues.
About Avatao:
Avatao is an online training platform for developing IT security skills to build secure software. It offers a rich library of high-quality exercises designed for software engineers, security champions and experts. Topics cover the phases of SDLC including design, coding, code review and DevSecOps. It is important to stress that we teach defensive security, so we not only show hacker techniques, but guide developers to fix the bugs and show them how to properly build an application.
Topics we discuss in this episode:
- Mark shares his background and about Avatao.
- How Avatao approaches IoT solutions.
- The evolution of Avatao and how they teach security.
- How to evaluate the cybersecurity maturity of your company.
- Making security part of your company’s culture.
- How managers and business leaders should think about security, and how to get started.
- Security in IoT solutions.
- Advice for Product Leaders who are new to developing IoT solutions.
To learn more about Mark and Avatao:
014: IoT and the Energy Storage Revolution
Enterprise Product Leadership
07/31/18 • 30 min
Welcome to episode #14 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.
I have a very special episode for you today. My guest is Larsh Johnson, CTO at Stem. I had the opportunity to work with Larsh at Stem. I learned a lot from him, and I was always very impressed by his leadership skills and knowledge of all the areas involved in creating complex technology products. That’s why I’m so excited to have him on the show and have him share his experience with you.
In this episode, we talk about energy storage and the key role IoT plays in this new era of distributed energy. We also talk about the challenges of building end-to-end IoT solutions both from a Product perspective as well as the internal organizational challenges that arise when building such products. This is a very special episode that no Product leader should miss.
To learn more about Larsh, Stem, and to access the resources mentioned in this episode, visit iotproductleadership.com.
There you’ll find the show notes for all episodes, including this one.
Plus if you are looking to take your IoT skills to the next level, in that page you’ll also find links to my online IoT courses, including my popular IoT Product Manager Certificate Program. The only IoT strategy program designed specifically for Product Managers. Once again, the URL is iotproductleadership.com
About Larsh Johnson:
As Chief Technology Officer, Larsh Johnson is leading hardware and software engineering to meet the needs of Stem’s C&I, utility, and energy market customers. Prior to joining Stem, Larsh was Chief Technology Officer at Siemens Digital Grid, where he led technology development teams on products spanning from consumer metering, demand response and analytics to control center software and grid automation. He joined Siemens via the acquisition of eMeter, a Bay Area software company of which he was a co-founder and responsible for innovation and development of meter data management, analytics, and advanced smart grid applications. Prior to eMeter, he co-founded CellNet Data Systems, a pioneer in wireless networks for smart metering and distribution automation and now a unit of Landis+Gyr a Toshiba company. Larsh was a founding member of the DOE’s Gridwise Architecture Council (GWAC) and remains a Member Emeritus. He earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
About Stem:
Stem creates innovative technology services that transform the way energy is distributed and consumed. AthenaTM by Stem is the first AI for energy storage and virtual power plants. It optimizes the timing of energy use and facilitates consumers’ participation in energy markets, yielding economic and societal benefits while decarbonizing the grid. The company’s mission is to build and operate the smartest and largest digitally-connected energy storage network for our customers. Headquartered in Millbrae, California, Stem is directly funded by a consortium of leading investors including Activate Capital, Angeleno Group, Constellation Technology Ventures, Iberdrola (Inversiones Financieras Perseo), GE Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Mitsui & Co. LTD., Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, RWE Supply & Trading, Temasek, and Total Energy Ventures. Visit www.stem.com for more information.
Topics we discuss in this episode:
- Larsh shares his background and about Stem.
- How Stem approaches IoT solutions.
- The advantages Industrial IoT brings to your Industry.
- The biggest challenges when building end-to-end IoT solutions.
- Some internal/organizational challenges to address when transitioning from stand-alone products to connected products.
- Key elements to make the relationship between PM and Engineering a success.
- What to look for when evaluating or hiring a PM.
- Advice for Product Leaders who are new to developing IoT solutions.
To learn more about Larsh and Stem:
017: IoT and the Electric Vehicle Revolution with Anthony Harrison
Enterprise Product Leadership
10/02/18 • 48 min
Welcome to episode #17 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.
I have a very special show for you today. My guest is Anthony Harrison. Director of Public Policy at ChargePoint, the world’s largest network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Anthony is a seasoned expert on Public policy; specifically he is an expert on how policy impacts technology and business strategy.
I had the opportunity to work with Anthony in the past, and I was always very impressed with his knowledge, passion, and willingness to work with Product teams to create opportunities and remove roadblocks.
That’s why I’m so excited to have him in the show to share his expertise with you.
In this episode, Anthony shares his experience driving policy at multiple technology companies. He also explains why electric vehicles are so disruptive, and shares how to foster the ideal partnership between Product and Policy teams. This is an episode that no Product leader should miss.
To learn more about Anthony, about ChargePoint, and to access the resources mentioned in this episode, visit iotproductleadership.com.
There you’ll find the show notes for all episodes, including this one.
About Anthony Harrison:
Anthony Harrison leads ChargePoint’s public policy and government relations activities in Western North America. He has dedicated his professional career to working on driving adoption of innovative clean technologies and sustainable practices with individuals, businesses and communities. This includes over a decade of experience in advocating for public policy programs and initiatives that support the deployment of solar, energy efficiency, energy storage, demand response, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Prior to ChargePoint, Anthony held policy leadership positions with Stem, the California Efficiency and Demand Management Council, Ecology Action, Renew Financial, and the California State Legislature.
About ChargePoint:
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before with the world’s largest and most open EV charging network. We design, build and support all of the technology that powers this network, from charging station hardware to energy management software to a mobile app. Our work transforms transportation and energy use by helping more people choose to drive electric.
Topics we discuss in this episode:
- Anthony shares his background and about ChargePoint.
- ChargePoint’s approach to IoT solutions.
- How the electric vehicle industry is disruptive beyond electricity as fuel.
- Anthony’s approach to reactive vs. proactive collaboration between Product and Policy teams.
- The “relationship triangle” between Product, Sales, and Policy teams when it comes to impacting a roadmap.
- How the ability to aggregate data from multiple devices in the cloud, creating a “Fleet” of assets, is a benefit.
- Anthony’s perspective on the “fleetification” of products, and some of the Policy and Product implications that come from it.
- How regulations in areas such as transportation and energy can impact a product roadmap in ways that are not obvious.
- Advice for Product Leaders who are new at developing IoT solutions.
023: How to Build IoT Solutions That Scale
Enterprise Product Leadership
01/08/19 • 45 min
Welcome to episode #23 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.
I’m very excited to kickoff 2019 with a very special podcast episode. My guest today is Zach Shelby, VP of Developers at ARM.
In this episode, we talk about the challenges of scaling your IoT solution, the role of standards in IoT, and the importance of creating products that enable permissionless innovation. This is an episode no IoT Product Leader should miss.
About Zach Shelby:
Zach is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader, angel investor and thought leader in the Internet of Things space. Currently he is a Vice President involved with IoT at Arm and will be based in California starting July, 2018. Zach founded the Micro:bit Foundation in 2016 to bring the brilliant educational work of the BBC to children and teachers around the world. Since then micro:bit has been used by millions of young people in 50+ countries. This is making a real difference in education at a global level, providing the ability for anyone to learn to solve problems creatively using technology, and paving the way for a whole new generation of Makers and IoT pros. Zach was co-founder of Sensinode where he has acted as CEO and CTO for the ground-breaking company before acquisition by ARM in 2013. At ARM he has served as Vice President of Marketing and Director of Technology for Internet of Things, and is on assignment from ARM to the Micro:bit Foundation. He is an active investor and advisor for tech startups, including CubiCasa (PropTech), Augumenta (AR), Petasense (Industrial IoT), Walkia (LED lighting).
Topics we discuss in this episode:
- Zach shares his background and about ARM.
- How ARM approaches IoT solutions.
- The most interesting markets/industries that are currently adopting the Internet of Things.
- Some of the challenges Enterprises face when transitioning into IoT.
- What it means that, “universal data access is key to successful IoT initiatives.”
- As an industry, how we are getting close to universal data access.
- What is “permission-less innovation” and why it is important.
- Advice for Product Leaders who are new at developing IoT solutions.
To learn more about Zach and ARM:
033: How to Test Business Ideas with David Bland
Enterprise Product Leadership
11/24/20 • 46 min
I have a fantastic conversation for you all on today’s episode of Enterprise Product Leadership! I am joined by David Bland, an experienced Product Consultant and best-selling author of the book, Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation.
Product leadership is all about reducing the risk of building the wrong product. That’s why testing business ideas is a critical skill that every product team should have. In this episode, David and I dive into the importance of validating your product and business ideas and the best practices on how to do this. We also discuss the role of the Product Leader in building a culture for testing business ideas as the norm, not the exception.
Episode Details: How to Test Business Ideas with David Bland:
“What I’ve noticed over time [is that corporations] ... get frustrated. They’re like, ‘I’m telling people to experiment and they’re not doing it and I don’t know why.’ ... Quite often, it’s [the] actual processes and procedures they hit up against [that] prevent them from doing the thing they want to do.” — David Bland
About David Bland:
David J. Bland is a founder, author, speaker, and advisor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. David helps companies find product-market fit and growth using lean startup, design thinking, and business model innovation. In 2015, David created Precoil to help companies validate new products and services. He's worked with companies such as GE, Adobe, Toyota, HP, Behr, and others all around the world. Prior to Precoil, David was a Principal at both Neo and BigVisible. He continues to give back to the startup community by teaching at several startup accelerators in Silicon Valley.
Topics We Discuss in this Episode:
- David Bland’s career journey with career-scaling and advising corporations
- About his 2019 book in collaboration with Alexander Osterwalder, Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation
- The main concepts discussed in the book
- The “Desirability, Feasibility, Viability” framework, why it is important, examples, and best practices for experimentation
- Stories, tips, and advice on how to approach internal challenges as an organization
- How to approach new business ideas, identify the barriers, facilitate conversations, and prioritize
- How teams and leadership can more effectively work together in implementing new initiatives, experimentation, and removing hurdles
- Tips for product teams and Product Leaders
- The role of the Product Leader
- The importance of having a repeatable process
- How to start the conversation around rapid experimentation and innovation
Product Leader Tip of the Week:
The business model and the product need each other. You can’t have an amazing product and a terrible business model or have an amazing business model with a terrible product. Include the business early on in the conversation and test your way through together.
To Learn More About David Bland:
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