Video from VentureFizz's Early Product Market Fit to $100M ARR event featuring Gillan Hawkes.
Gillan is one the top product leaders in the Boston tech scene having been CPO or VP of Product at Optimal Dynamics, Shopify, 6 River Systems, and other high growth companies. Her domain experience spans across SaaS, robotics, supply chain, AI/Data-backed products, and more.
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Here are the topics from this event:
0:00 Kicking off & Gillan intro
5:46 Scaling ARR Advice
10:21 Partnering with Sales 12:40 KPIs & Product Market Fit
16:40 Building complex products in a multi-product portfolio
21:42 Prioritization & Frameworks
29:05 Building & Leading a High Performing Product Team
34:11 The importance of saying Thank You
36:08 How to work effectively with Founders
40:58 Spending Time with Customers
46:54 Incorporating AI into your Product Strategy
52:00 Job search advice as a Product Executive
57:44 Product Management v. Product Marketing
5:46 Scaling ARR Advice
10:21 Partnering with Sales 12:40 KPIs & Product Market Fit
16:40 Building complex products in a multi-product portfolio
21:42 Prioritization & Frameworks
29:05 Building & Leading a High Performing Product Team
34:11 The importance of saying Thank You
36:08 How to work effectively with Founders
40:58 Spending Time with Customers
46:54 Incorporating AI into your Product Strategy
52:00 Job search advice as a Product Executive
57:44 Product Management v. Product Marketing