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Brendan Works

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Brendan Works

Product Guy

To Do:

MY PASSION IS TO MAKE AMAZING THINGS THAT PEOPLE LOVE
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Important products

Right Now: Help people make things that matter.
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Unique skills

  • Developing products, whiteboard to Wal-mart 
  • Pitching and presenting to big shots
  • Estimating early phase projects
  • Building teams while projects are in motion
  • Running user tests, online and in-person
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Swarthmore

B.A., summa cum laude, baby
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UC Berkeley

Ph.D. Yep.
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By the Numbers

SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Managed an Africa-centric encyclopedia with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Ran creative on a bleeding-edge video project while managing 20
  • Made a social media game before Facebook was a thing
  • Pitched (and won) with William Morris, FOX TV, and many C-people
  • Built a web team from 3 to 30 in two years

Awards

It's about the user. And reviewers.

The Approach

Small teams rock! Agile. Trust the team.

I have an old house

And I love working on it

Brendan Works