PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BORN IN LONDON IN THE 80'S
MY CHILDHOOD HERO WAS GARY LINEKER
GROWING UP, I DREAMT OF BEING AN ACTOR
SKIPPED COLLEGE TO TAKE AN ENTRY LEVEL PROGRAMMING JOB
AFTER A FEW JUMPS I FOUND MYSELF AT A STARTUP
SPENT 6 MONTHS IN SINGAPORE
AND BATTLING THE LOCALS AT KARAOKE
BUT AFTER 10 YEARS WRITING CODE I WAS BURNED OUT
I WAS TIRED OF WATCHING PRODUCTS FAIL
IN 2009 I SWITCHED TO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
AND MADE IT MY GOAL TO ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THE CUSTOMER
1) THREE QUESTIONS A PM MUST BE ABLE TO ANSWER
2) A GOOD PRODUCT MANAGER WILL:
3) TO LEAD TEAMS THROUGH INFLUENCE
WHAT ABOUT WHEN JON IS NOT MANAGING PRODUCTS?