"That is dumbest idea I have ever heard!" "Process sucks, we don't do that here!" "We don't play the MRD whisper game!"

Have you ever thought about being a Product Manager at a startup? If so (or if you are currently at one), you often hear comments like these from the founder. Do you wonder how you're ever going to get it all done? Between Development building "cool technology," and Sales selling to “anyone with money” for the deal-of-the-day, who has time for strategic thoughts or planning?

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About the Presenter

John Milburn has “walked the walk” in technology product management and is an expert in the area of semiconductor product management as well as product management in early stage or start-up organizations.

Throughout his 20+ year career, he has managed over 40 hardware and software products. In addition John has launched a venture-backed start-up company. After taking Pragmatic Marketing training in the late 90’s, John experienced even greater success in his career by following the Pragmatic Marketing Framework.

John’s most recent position was Program Director at IBM’s Tivoli Software division. His perspective and experiences from companies such as Lane 15 Software, Dell, IBM, Texas Instruments, Exxon, and Vtel adds outstanding insight and real-world examples to his teaching. This broad perspective allows John to connect with product managers and executives from all sizes of companies in a broad range of markets.