In this Episode, the final episode of Season 1, we talk to Melissa Firth.

Melissa Firth is an experienced software executive and product & CX leader with 25+ years in digital media, product development & innovation in B2C, B2B, SaaS and public sector. She’s currently working as a “fractional executive” helping kiwi tech companies realise their growth goals.

Here are some of the key points we talked about:

• Experimenting to learn is key when you're on leading edge of technology
• Creating space for innovation is important and safe to fail spaces are a must
• You need to understand the Profit and Loss (P&L) of products, go make friends with your finance department
• You need to link value creation to value capture, the dollars are a direct connection to success of a product.
• The missing 33% by Susan Colantuono
• 3 Horizons by Mckinsey
• Running Lean by Ash Maurya
• Hard fork with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton 
• Lenny's podcast

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We are Fran and Lauchlan, both Product Managers, and we are discovering the diverse skills and experience that are out there in the product world. We aim to inspire product people on their journeys. Opinions expressed are solely our own and do not express the views of our employers.

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Presenters: Fran Gleisner, Lauchlan Robertson
Music Credit: Harry Charles - Deer Park Remix