1) The document summarizes a Startup Product meetup event held at Prezi in San Francisco. It featured speakers Peter Shanley from Neo and Gábor Török from Prezi. 2) The agenda included networking, introductions, speaker presentations and Q&A, as well as opportunities for product pitches and job seeking. 3) Startup Product is a movement focused on product excellence that prioritizes people, education, process and tools. It promotes cross-functional collaboration and a holistic view of product.

1. Going Global With Prezi, Neo And
Visiting Guests
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August 11, 2014
Startup Product Talks SF
Meetup at Prezi
With
Peter Shanley, Principle &
Evangelist at Neo
Gábor Török, Director of
Engineering at Prezi

2. Welcome
To Startup Product Talks SF!
Use hashtags for pics & tweets:
#startupproduct
#spsf #prodmgmt
Please take pics & vide to be posted to
https://www.flickr.com/photos/startupproduct/sets/
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3. Agenda
6:15 - 7:15
Meet, Greet, Networking.
Post your open positions, availability, product dilemmas &
questions to white board
7:15-9:00
Gather for intro, speakers & Q&A
9:00 – 9:30
Product pitches - Open Positions/Job Seekers - Debrief – next?
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http://startupproduct.com/startup-product-sf-going-global-prezi-neo-visiting-guests/

4. 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

5. 3-infinity.Goal
1. Find
product/market fit
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2. Scale
beyond
the startup
phase
horizontal
diagonal
Startup Growth

6. “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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7. “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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8. Leader, Speaker, Founder
Write your own ticket to career growth
Domain knowledge &
Technical expertise
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Expanding Expertise:
Product, Market
Competitive space
Customer experience
Cross-functional collaboration
Communication skills
horizontal
diagonal
Professional Growth

9. 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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10. 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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11. What is Product Excellence?
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It depends on
•context and
•perspective
Decide For Yourself…

12. Startup Product priorities:
1.People
2. Education
3. Process
4. Tools
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13. People First
Startup Product Academy creates
communities that are open,
inclusive and supportive of
growing, learning &
experimenting
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14. Product Focus
Startup Product movement
takes a holistic view of product,
with a bias on action & cross-
functional collaboration
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15. 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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16. Education
• Grounded in product management
best practices and thought
leadership
• ProdBOK
Collaboration of
60 contributors
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Startup Product Academy

17. Join us & Get involved!
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http://sfproducttalks.com/
There are 20 Startup Product
communities worldwide
http://startupproduct.com/meetups/

18. Thanks to Prezi for hosting!
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Please thank Andrea and Jana who made tonight happen!

19. Thanks to AIPMM for
sponsoring
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20. Food Catered by
Amawele’s South African Style
Cuisine Infused with San Francisco
Culture
101 Spear Street 415-536-5900
Open Monday-Friday 10.30am
-2:30pm

21. Startup Product, Movement For Product Excellence
@startupproduct #startupproduct
• Blog http://startupproduct.com
• Postions: jobs.startupproduct.com
• Meetups: http://startupproduct.com/meetups
• Trainings: http://startupproduct.com/academy
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