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July 23, 2014Startup Product Boston Meetup at LeafWith Christopher Cummings

Welcome

To Startup Product Boston!Use hashtags for pics & tweets:#startupproduct#spbostonPlease take pics & vide to be posted to https://www.flickr.com/photos/startupproduct/sets/

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Agenda6:30 - 7:15 Meet, Greet, Networking. Post your open positions, availability, product dilemmas & questions to

white board7:15-7:20 Welcome & Introductions7:25-8:25 Chris Cummings Preso & Q&A8:30-8:40 Product pitches - Open Positions/Job Seekers - Debrief – next?

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What is Startup Product?

The orange logo is in the shape of a “hockey stick” graph, which describes Growth across time

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Movement For Product Excellence

3-infinity.Goal

1. Find product/market fit

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2. Scale beyond the startup phase

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Startup Growth

“Startup” thinking implies • fresh thinking,• design thinking, • human centered approach,• creativity, • responsiveness • focus on market opportunities & competitive intelligence,• agility

----------All things required for innovation

All Stages of Growth

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“Product” definition includes• the result of a team effort, • a service, solution, event, content, project…• revenue generating transaction• All industries, verticals, growth & majurity-------All things necessary for business success

All Kinds of Products

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Leader, Speaker, Founder Write your own ticket to career growth

Domain knowledge &Technical expertise

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Expanding Expertise: Product, MarketCompetitive spaceCustomer experience Cross-functional collaborationCommunication skills

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Professional Growth

Professional Growth

Product professionals must be continuously learning •To increase skill set•To expand tool chest•To contribute value•To enhance leadership•To remain relevant

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Who Are Passionate Product People?• Developers, programmers, coders• Makers, shakers, DIYers• Product managers, product marketers, program managers• Designers, UX, UI• Founders, CEOs, Creators• Process people, systems people, programs people• Product owners, Project managers, Scrum masters• Visionaries, strategic, tactical, implementers• Hands-on, geeks, sales, service, community managers• All sizes, shapes, ages, genders, mastery levels• All industries, type products, size organizations• Curious & open to learn, share, network, listen, contribute value & participate• Focused on producing results over obstacles

All Disciplines & Functions

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What is Product Excellence?

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It depends on• context and • perspectiveDecide For Yourself…

Startup Product priorities:1. People2. Education3. Process4. Tools

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People FirstStartup Product Academy creates

communities that are open, inclusive and supportive of growing, learning & experimenting

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Product Focus

Startup Product movementtakes a holistic view of product,

with a bias on action & cross-functional collaboration

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Product People

Startup Product • Promotes the people behind the product• Encourages diverse teams and cultures• The stronger the team, the better the

product results

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Education• Grounded in product management

best practices and thought leadership

• ProdBOKCollaboration of 60 contributors

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Startup Product Academy

Join us & Get involved!

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http://www.meetup.com/StartupProductTalksBoston/

There are 20 Startup Product communities worldwide

http://startupproduct.com/meetups/

Thanks to Leaf for hosting!

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Please thank Melissa and Vanessa who made tonight happen!

Welcome Christopher Cummings

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Happy National Batman Day!

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• Blog http://startupproduct.com • Postions: jobs.startupproduct.com• Meetups: http://startupproduct.com/meetups• Trainings: http://startupproduct.com/academy

Global Product Management Talkweekly live broadcast & twitter chat @prodmgmttalk #prodmgmttalk

Webcast Digestdaily online educational events @WebcastDigest http://startupproduct/webcasts

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