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The Product Science Podcast
The Hubert Palan Hypothesis: Customer-Centricity and Effective Segmentation are Key to Building a Successful Product Company

The Product Science Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 45:38


Product management is a complex and multifaceted role that requires a delicate balance of strategy, organization, and communication. In order to effectively manage products from ideation to launch and beyond, product managers need the right tools at their disposal. This is where product management tools come into play.  Hubert Palan, the founder and CEO of Productboard, is a key figure in the evolution of product management tools, drawing from his extensive background as an engineer turned product manager. He recognized the pressing need for a dedicated platform that addresses the unique challenges faced by product managers, emphasizing customer-centricity and segmentation, a perspective shaped by his studies under Steve Blank at UC Berkeley.  Traditional tools like Jira and Asana, according to Palan, often fall short in catering to the nuanced needs of product management, prompting the creation of Productboard to fill this gap, which now serves over 6,000 clients including major players like Zoom and JPMorgan Chase. By leveraging visual communication tools and focusing on customer segmentation, Palan believes product managers can better understand and cater to their target audience, ultimately driving product success and organizational growth.  Resource Links Follow Hubert Palan on LinkedIn Follow Hubert Palan on X (formerly Twitter) Explore Productboard Learn about Steve Blank's Lean Startup philosophy Follow Holly on LinkedIn Visit the Product Science Group website Explore Product Science Workshops    Quotes from Hubert Palan: “Because at the end of the day you have to make a decision. Do I add another use case? Do I satisfy a new need, Do I expand the set of capabilities that my product has or do I double down on what the use case that I already have, but make them better or improve the usability? And that's every day.” Hubert Palan (18:06) “Frequently Personas are more like a design user Personas as opposed to Persona representing the business market segments that product managers need to think about. Because at the end of the day it needs to be a viable business, not just a product that satisfies needs of a specific user.” - Hubert Palan (21:16) “It's challenging and there's no shortcut, unfortunately. I mean, you have to do the workshops, you have to communicate frequently. You need to do the AMA sessions, you need to have the big 10-page document and then a summary of it. And it's constant communication, constant coordination.” - Hubert Palan (31:54)  Lab Notes Lab Note 603.1: Roadmaps are a conversation, not a one-way document.  Lab Note 603.2: Tools like roadmaps, customer interview snapshots, ideal customer profiles, competitive landscapes, and journey maps help leaders share context and set direction.  Lab Note 603.3: For more valuable personas, enrich them with data and an understanding of both behavior and business opportunities.  Lab Note 603.4: Find simple questions to identify who is best suited to get value from your product.  Ready to elevate your product leadership game? Dive deep into practical solutions for real-world product challenges. Register now: productsciencegroup.com/services View the transcript and the ⁠full episode description on the Product Science Podcast website here.⁠

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors
SaaStr 788: Going Multi-Product in the Age of AI with Webflow, Rubrik, Zoom, and ProductBoard

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 24:55


SaaStr 788: Going Multi-Product in the Age of AI with Webflow, Rubrik, Zoom, and ProductBoard At SaaStr Annual's AI Summit, we asked product leaders from some of the fastest-growing SaaS companies to share their insights on navigating the AI revolution while scaling multi-product strategies. This panel of product leaders featured Anneka Gupta, CPO at Rubrik, Mahesh Ram, Head of AI Product at Zoom, Hubert Palan, CEO at Productboard, and Rachel Wolan, CPO at Webflow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SaaStr hosts the largest SaaS community events on the planet. Hey everybody - thanks to the 10,000 of you who came out to SaaStr Annual. We had a blast and big news -- we'll be back in MAY of 2025. That's right, the SaaStr Annual will be a bit earlier next year, May 13-15 2025. We'll still be back in the same venue, in the SF bay area at the 40+ acre sprawling san mateo county events center. Grab your tickets at saastrannual.com with code JASON50 for an extra discount on our very best pricing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Product by Design
Engineering the Future of Product Management: A Deep Dive with Hubert Palan

Product by Design

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 53:00


Welcome to another episode of Prodity: Product by Design with your host, Kyle. In this insightful episode, we're joined by Hubert Palan, founder and CEO of Product Board, to explore the evolving landscape of product management and its impact on the tech industry. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of product management, the importance of gaining a deep understanding of customers, and leveraging AI and other tools to amplify your impact. Join us for an incredibly insightful discussion as we dive deep into product management and design!Hubert Palan Bio:Hubert Palan is the founder and CEO of ProductBoard, a company focused on product management. He was previously the VP of product management at GoodData. Palan holds a master's degree in computer science from Czech Technical University in Prague and an MBA in entrepreneurship from UC Berkeley.Links from the Show:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertpalan/Books: OutliveWebsite: Productboard.comLinks: Lex Fridman PodcastMore by Kyle:Follow Prodity on Twitter and TikTokFollow Kyle on Twitter and TikTokSign up for the Prodity Newsletter for more updates.Kyle's writing on MediumProdity on MediumLike our podcast, consider Buying Us a Coffee or supporting us on Patreon

The Engineering Leadership Podcast
Reduce friction & create better alignment between product & engineering w/ Hubert Palan #149

The Engineering Leadership Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 45:00


Hubert Palan, Founder & CEO @ Product Board, discusses how to achieve successful collaboration between product and eng teams! He addresses the elements that make up healthy collaboration, common areas of tension between product & eng, and steps for aligning the teams on product vision, tooling, and processes. We also cover strategies for engineering leaders who want to contribute more to their business's product vision, facilitation frameworks to improve communication between product management & eng teams, and how to best advocate for engineering's most important considerations.ABOUT HUBERT PALANHubert Palan is Founder and CEO of Productboard. Driven by a passion for building truly excellent products, he started the company when he saw a hole in the market for a dedicated product management platform. Before Productboard, Hubert was VP of Product Management at GoodData and a management consultant at Accenture. Hubert mentors and advises startups and judges teams at entrepreneurship competitions and frequently speaks at his two alma maters – UC Berkeley, where he got his MBA, and the Czech Technical University, where he received an MSc. in Computer Science."When the engineering partner would come to the conversation talking about how other products that are successful have approached that and what choices they made, as opposed to just talking about the technology in the abstract, the business aspect of it, how it helped drive business results for other companies that are in similar markets or adjacent spaces, t hat's something that's super valuable because it shows that you are thinking about the technology, just not for the love of technology, but in the business context and in the appreciation of how the technology decisions drive the business outcomes.”- Hubert Palan   Check out Jellyfish's Scenario Planner to help you accelerate your development!With Jellyfish's Scenario Planner, you can analyze tradeoffs, and optimize resources - to ensure your highest priority initiatives meet your delivery goals and deadlines!To learn more about how Scenario Planner can help you better accelerate, predict & plan your software delivery

Product Thinking
Episode 130: Product Management in the AI Era with Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of Productboard

Product Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 43:45


In this episode of Product Thinking, Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of Productboard, joins Melissa Perri to dive into the ever-changing role of product management and how it is influencing the technology industry. They also touch upon current events in the tech world, including AI, and how they may be shaping product management practices.

Luminate with Lan Anh Vu
Hubert Palan – Breaking Down Barriers Led to Billions

Luminate with Lan Anh Vu

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 42:48


Today's guest is Hubert Palan, who is the founder and CEO of Productboard, a product management system that enables teams to get the right products to market faster. Since 2015, Productboard has raised over $262 million from Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Index to name a few. Today, ProductBoard is valued at US$1.725 billion, making it the second Czech startup to achieve Unicorn status. Hubert was previously the VP of product management at GoodData, where he played an instrumental role in their scaling from 6 to 300 people. In this episode, we talk about Hubert's career background and what motivated him to follow an entrepreneurial path after many years of working for others. We also candidly talk about the early days of building ProductBoard, unpack scaling and building the company over the last eight years, the many lessons he learned along the way, and so much more.

Product with Panash
8 years of insight from building Productboard | Hubert Palan, CEO

Product with Panash

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 37:41


#25: Hubert Palan is Founder and CEO of Productboard, a product management system that enables teams to inform their decision-making based on customer insights. Productboard was founded 8 years ago and now counts 400 employees and 6000 clients.In this episode, Axel dives into Hubert's 8-year journey at Productboard to learn about how product as a function has evolved, what great product teams have in common and how to win in the current economic context.Where to find HubertLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertpalan/Website: https://www.productboard.com/blogWhere to find AxelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelsooriah/About PanashWe provide training and coaching programs to help product professionals unlock their true potential and become high performers.You can learn more about our programs here: https://www.panash.io/Our blog contains articles and free resources on key topics for product managers and leaders.Check it out here: https://collection.panash.io/Referenced in this episode:Steve Blank at UC BerkeleyMastery by Robert GreeneProduct Makers Summit by ProductboardProductboard events including roadtrips (Paris, Amsterdam, other locations).Show notes and highlights(01:30) Hubert's background(02:47) How has Hubert's role changed over the last 8 years(05:30) Differences in product maturity across geographies(08:45) Is the maturity gap in PM closing between the US and EU(09:48) Evolution and importance of the PM function(12:42) The importance of execution(15:27) What does product management done right look like(20:10) 2 dimensions of product performance(26:16) How to win in the current economic context (32:19) Hubert's Treasure Chest───For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, please reach out to podcast@panash.ioMentioned in this episode:Elevate your product careerDo you feel stuck, not knowing how to tackle a problem? Are you looking for a solution to help your team members grow in their craft? Either way, check out www.panash.io Panash works with product leaders to bring expert insights and proven frameworks you can use to truly deliver impact in your role. Companies like Atlassian, Contentsquare and Mirakl ALL choose Panash to provide the right level of training and coaching to their product teams, so they can perform at their best. Whether you're a product leader or an individual contributor: head to www.panash.io, book a seat to one of our many programs and raise your product game today. Check out https://www.panash.io. Panash

From Start-Up to Grown-Up
#36: Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of Productboard — the challenges of scaling leadership, tactics for fundraising, and finding a work/life balance

From Start-Up to Grown-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 49:47


Hubert is the founder and CEO of Productboard.com, a platform for strategic product design and management headquartered in San Francisco, California. Prior to Productboard, Hubert was the Vice President of Product Management at GoodData, where he managed GoodData's disruptive platform business, built the whole front-end product management and UX team from the ground up, and established and embodied modern principles of user experience design. Hubert also once worked in management consulting as well as trained 20 national park managers in Vietnam on marketing and strategy.In our conversation, filmed live at Web Summit in Portugal, Hubert dives into the challenges of scaling leadership, which include the conversations you need to have when an executive is unable to scale, the tactics he uses for fundraising, which helped Productboard become a unicorn, and how he finds a work/life balance.To stay up to date on future episodes and learn more from Alisa, sign up for her newsletter.If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the podcast!Learn more about Productboard | WebsiteFor more stories and advice on founders and CEOs, head to alisacohn.com

How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.
Ep. 253 How I Raised It with Hubert Palan of Productboard

How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 46:58


Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Hubert Palan of Productboard.com, a software platform that helps product managers collect customer desires and plan and prioritize product roadmaps. In this episode we go deep into both product management and fundraising. On the product side, Hubert gives advice for new Product Managers, striking a balance between the needs of sales and customer support, and how to prioritize a product roadmap. On the funding side, he shares his approach for how and why he's raised $260 million in venture capital (all the way to Series D), tips for thoughtfully deploying a large cash war chest, tips for screening and vetting investors, and more. Productboard has raised $260 million in total. The most recent raise was a $125M Series D funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Credo Ventures. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

CHURN.FM
EP 186 | Hubert Palan - How Productboard prioritizes their backlog and defines a retention-driving product strategy

CHURN.FM

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 39:48


Today on the show we have Hubert Palan, Founder, and CEO of Productboard.In this episode, Hubert shares his experience as an early hire at GoodData through their rapid expansion and how it ultimately led him to discover the pain that Productboard now solves.We then ran through how Productboard prioritizes their product backlog and defines their product strategy. Why understanding your ideal customer profile is critical in building a retention-driving product, and we wrapped up by discussing how layering on a services component can have a big impact on customer churn for your enterprise customers.As usual, I'm excited to hear what you think of this episode, and if you have any feedback, I would love to hear from you. You can email me directly on Andrew@churn.fm. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter.

Product Coffee
126. Context is gold ⭐️ (w/Hubert Palan CEO of Productboard)

Product Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 52:04


Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard and Kevin Gentry discuss the story of Productboard, what it's like to lead through a recession, the growth challenges that they have weathered, and much more! Sign up for the Product Excellence Summit and tell them we sent you! Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Twitter & check out our website @ productcoffeepodcast.com ☕️ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/product-coffee/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/product-coffee/support

Go To Market Grit
CEO Productboard, Hubert Palan w/ special guest Ilya Fushman: Chasing Perfection

Go To Market Grit

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 66:18


Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan has made a point of studying the communication style of other leaders, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Elon Musk. But as the boss of a hot and growing tech startup, he's realizing just how exceptional those people are. “You're interviewing some of the top execs from companies are the Silicon Valley darling brands,” he says. “You leave the interview like, ‘This person has no idea what they're doing. They just happen to be in the right spot at the right time.'” But that's the necessary price, he explains, of doing something innovative instead of iterating on old ideas.In this episode, Hubert and Joubin are joined by Kleiner Perkins partner and Productboard investor Ilya Fushman to discuss Christmas carp, entrepreneurial soft skills, extreme frugality, VCs-as-bosses, the unique reason Hubert went vegetarian, studying famous speeches, being self-critical, the truth about “killing it” in tech, mis-hiring, selling outside your target customer segment, and why Hubert schedules everything.In this episode, we cover: How Hubert and Ilya conducted due diligence on each other (08:49) How Productboard drives revenue generation for modern companies (14:12) The wild fluctuations of the “founder mood meter” (20:00) The value of knowing how hard being a founder will be (28:25) Tough quarters and being transparent with your board (34:35) Holding oneself accountable vs. “showing what's possible” (38:30) The risk of losing the mission as companies scale (43:15) Going upmarket is like running a new business (51:08) Hubert's economic survey of Productboard's board (57:39) Making time for your personal life (59:29) Links: Connect with Hubert Twitter LinkedIn Connect with Ilya Twitter LinkedIn Connect with Joubin Twitter LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com  Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

This is Product Management
289 - Empath is Product Management

This is Product Management

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 25:15


Hubert Palan founder and CEO of Producboard shares his views on infusing empathy into product management — including how and where research comes into the picture. TIPM is produced by Feedback Loop, the research platform designed for products teams. Want to sign up for a free Feedback Loop account? Click this link and start testing today: https://go.feedbackloop.com/start-free-now-tipm

OV | BUILD
Hubert Palan (Productboard): Company Goals = Product Goals

OV | BUILD

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 2:12


Hubert shares what it means to have product objectives support company goals, why that's so important, and how to watch out for the challenges that come with it.

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OV | BUILD
Hubert Palan (Productboard): Going Beyond User Research

OV | BUILD

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 25:23


The key to customer centricity is empathy. But where does empathy come from? Actual knowledge of your customer, their pain and their goals. Everyone on your team shares responsibility in developing this knowledge. But most companies delegate this to user research, annual surveys or maybe the founder's gut. It's not enough.

One Knight in Product
Putting Customers at the Heart of your Product Decisions (with Hubert Palan, founder & CEO @ Productboard)

One Knight in Product

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 39:58


An interview with Hubert Palan. Hubert is the founder and CEO of Productboard, a company that aims to put the customer at the heart of the product development process and help companies across the globe build truly excellent products. We talk about a lot, including: What Productboard does, how it differs from other platforms & how it tries to bring customers to the heart of product development How his studies & early product career made him realise how difficult it was to have evidence-based discussions with stakeholders, and how this led him to create Productboard How he still maintains strong ties to the Czech Republic, and how Productboard took advantage of being a big fish in a small pond there What it was like studying under Steve Blank, the inspiration for the Lean Startup, and some of the lessons Hubert learned there Whether his MBA helped him become an effective product manager or whether he had a lot to learn after graduating Some of his problems with Marty Cagan's recent article about MBAs, and why he thinks Marty got it wrong Some of the mistakes that product teams are making when making product development decisions, and how companies need to build up their product muscles How some founders stumble into product/market fit and why the Lean Startup is partly to blame Why founders are overrated, and how to step away from thinking you know it all & letting the company run without your input How to try to build a diverse & inclusive company, and some of the challenges that Productboard have faced And much more! Contact Hubert You can check out the Productboard website or connect with Hubert on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Leadership On Purpose
Building Connection on a Global Team with Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard

Leadership On Purpose

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 35:33


How do you build connection and foster relationships in a distributed team environment? Our guest is Hubert Palan, CEO of Productboard, and he shares how to overcome some of the unique challenges of a virtual reality. Trust and connection require knowing one other on a personal level, and Hubert shares some practical insights for building community and stronger bonds among the team. He also talks about why leaders should stop referring to our company as "family" and what we should say instead. Make sure to listen for a great nugget on why and how to involve your team's spouses and loved ones. Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why "Founder Insight" is Overrated, Why Big and Bold Product Visions Can Be Dangerous & Why Getting To Product Market Fit by Accident Can Lead to Danger with Hubert Palan, Founder & CEO @ ProductBoard

The Twenty Minute VC: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 39:31


Hubert Palan is the Founder & CEO @ ProductBoard, helping product managers understand what customers need, prioritize what to build next, and rally everyone around the roadmap. To date, Hubert has raised over $64m for ProductBoard from the likes of Sequoia, Index, Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer and Credo Ventures to name a few. Prior to founding the company, Hubert was VP Product Management @ GoodData where he played an instrumental role in their scaling from 6 to 300 people. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Hubert made his way from Eastern Europe to SF, made his way into the world of product management and came to found ProductBoard? 2.) Why does Hubert believe that "founder insight" is overrated? What strategies and tactics does Hubert give to founders to be more mentally plastic and flexible? How does one know when to persist when things are not working vs when to give up? What is the decision-making framework? 3.) Why does Hubert believe that "big and bold product vision can be dangerous"? How does Hubert think about when is the right time to release a second product? What are the core elements to tackle when thinking about a second product? Where do many make mistakes here? 4.) Why does Hubert believe that, "if you get to product market fit by accident, you could be in trouble?" What does Hubert advise in terms of studying if and how you got to product market fit? How can one use post-mortem analyses here effectively? 5.) Why does Hubert believe that transparency is so necessary today with the team? Should founders be transparent when it comes to M&A, fundraising etc? Where are the limits? What makes it so hard to instil effectively? What do many founders misunderstand? Item’s Mentioned In Today’s Episode Hubert’s Favourite Book: Elad Gil's High Growth Handbook As always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

Forbes Česko
Forbes Byznys #097 - Daniel Hejl (Productboard)

Forbes Česko

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 30:34


Startup s českými kořeny Productboard, který založili Hubert Palan a Daniel Hejl, má za sebou úspěšný rok 2020. Firma hned v jeho úvodu získala investici ve výši zhruba jedné miliardy korun (45 milionů dolarů) od investorů vedených venture kapitálovým fondem Sequoia Capital. S čím vším investoři Productboardu nyní pomáhají a jak se vůbec vyjednává s legendárními venture kapitálovými fondy? Na co se Productboard bude soustředit letošní rok? A jak se řídí mnohačlenný vývojářský tým v době home officu?

Inside Intercom Podcast
Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy

Inside Intercom Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 40:17


Hubert Palan, CEO and founder of Productboard chats to Intercom's Rati Zvirawa

The Breakout Growth Podcast
Launching a New Category is Hard: Lessons from Productboard's Journey to Breakout Growth

The Breakout Growth Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 54:11


With a product management system that helps organizations get the right products to market, faster, by centralizing feedback and making insights from customers available all in one place, Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of Productboard has created a new category. The idea of a blue ocean awaiting a unique invention always sounds exciting, but in this episode of The Breakout Growth Podcast, we learn that in reality, building sustainable growth when everything is new and direct competitors do not yet exist, also comes with tremendous challenges. Sean interviews Hubert at an interesting time as the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformations around the world. Companies like Zoom, serving established markets, quickly capitalize on new demand, but for Productboard the problems they solve are less understood. Therefore, growth has required a constant effort to build problem awareness while expanding the solution to meet changing market needs. We trace the company’s journey from its initial bottoms-up focus on emerging startups and SMBs to robust top-down solutions that now also include mid-market and enterprise businesses. We find out how the team has grown to hundreds of employees and evolved to serve over 3000 customers with both self-service and high-touch sales systems and why Hubert sees a whole-market strategy as the right approach to meet the needs of the market and defend against competition. For anyone focused on driving growth, this interview includes valuable learnings about the importance of authenticity in creating value for end-users. Hubert says, “The reason why we exist is to make a world where every product is extraordinary and exceptional,” and it is clear this mission has informed the culture and mindset behind Productboard’s breakout growth. Take a listen, this is one of our favorites . . . We discussed: * The company’s journey from serving the needs of small startups to a client roster of more than 3000 companies including Marriot, ZenDesk, Disney+, and more (2:18) * How the business model works from self-service options for SMBs to high-touch sales-driven approaches for mid-market and enterprise clients (4:10) * The recently launched free customer feedback portal that closes the loop between product management teams and customers and provides a viral loop to accelerate growth (5:49) * Hubert’s journey as CEO, and how he applied lessons learned from his Berkeley MBA professor, Steve Blank, to build the business (9:22) * Building the growth canvas for a blue ocean business model, and how iteration and prototyping helped solidify the vision (11:50) * How raising $45 million just prior to the pandemic is helping grow the team to meet market demand (17:30) * Why digital transformations are changing the potential market to include companies like Marriot, Sherwin-Williams, and Cartier, and why that was interesting for investors (21:56) * The challenges and benefits of moving upmarket (28:40) * Managing culture as the company has g

The Breakout Growth Podcast
Launching a New Category is Hard: Lessons from Productboard's Journey to Breakout Growth

The Breakout Growth Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 54:11


With a product management system that helps organizations get the right products to market, faster, by centralizing feedback and making insights from customers available all in one place, Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of Productboard has created a new category. The idea of a blue ocean awaiting a unique invention always sounds exciting, but in this episode of The Breakout Growth Podcast, we learn that in reality, building sustainable growth when everything is new and direct competitors do not yet exist, also comes with tremendous challenges. Sean interviews Hubert at an interesting time as the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformations around the world. Companies like Zoom, serving established markets, quickly capitalize on new demand, but for Productboard the problems they solve are less understood. Therefore, growth has required a constant effort to build problem awareness while expanding the solution to meet changing market needs. We trace the company’s journey from its initial bottoms-up focus on emerging startups and SMBs to robust top-down solutions that now also include mid-market and enterprise businesses. We find out how the team has grown to hundreds of employees and evolved to serve over 3000 customers with both self-service and high-touch sales systems and why Hubert sees a whole-market strategy as the right approach to meet the needs of the market and defend against competition. For anyone focused on driving growth, this interview includes valuable learnings about the importance of authenticity in creating value for end-users. Hubert says, “The reason why we exist is to make a world where every product is extraordinary and exceptional,” and it is clear this mission has informed the culture and mindset behind Productboard’s breakout growth. Take a listen, this is one of our favorites . . . We discussed: * The company’s journey from serving the needs of small startups to a client roster of more than 3000 companies including Marriot, ZenDesk, Disney+, and more (2:18) * How the business model works from self-service options for SMBs to high-touch sales-driven approaches for mid-market and enterprise clients (4:10) * The recently launched free customer feedback portal that closes the loop between product management teams and customers and provides a viral loop to accelerate growth (5:49) * Hubert’s journey as CEO, and how he applied lessons learned from his Berkeley MBA professor, Steve Blank, to build the business (9:22) * Building the growth canvas for a blue ocean business model, and how iteration and prototyping helped solidify the vision (11:50) * How raising $45 million just prior to the pandemic is helping grow the team to meet market demand (17:30) * Why digital transformations are changing the potential market to include companies like Marriot, Sherwin-Williams, and Cartier, and why that was interesting for investors (21:56) * The challenges and benefits of moving upmarket (28:40) * Managing culture as the company has g

Better Product
How to Learn Product: Building Products for Product Teams

Better Product

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 27:49


Throughout Better Product, we've featured product leaders in all stages of their careers. With a specific focus on the feedback, our community provides to determine areas of focus. As we continue with our How to Learn Product series, we revisit past conversations pulling out new insights.  In this episode, we feature Justin Bauer VP of Product at Amplitude Analytics, Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of ProductBoard, and Brian Crofts Chief Product Officer at Pendo. These guests all had one key thing in common. They represent companies that build products for product people. As we share their genius, you'll hear them illustrate how pivotal the role of the product manager is and their predictions for the role.  If you're looking to connect with other product managers or product professionals in all stages, join the community: http://betterproduct.community

Growth Everywhere Daily Business Lessons
How to Market a Unique Product When There's No Current Product-Market Fit

Growth Everywhere Daily Business Lessons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 20:03


Hey everyone! In today’s episode, I share the mic with Hubert Palan, the Founder and CEO of productboard, a product management system that helps you understand what users need, prioritize what to build and rally everyone around your roadmap. Tune in to hear how productboard winning the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition helped the company skyrocket, Hubert’s advice for those who want to create spectacular products and how he was able to familiarize people with a completely new concept. Click here for show notes and transcript Leave Some Feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed  Connect With Eric Siu:  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Eric Siu on Twitter

Better Product
Moving from Product Vision to Strategy to Execution | Hubert Palan

Better Product

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 27:00


A great product story always starts with a vision. But as we all know, it is those next steps that can be challenging and ultimately dictate whether a product becomes a success. And what exactly are those next steps and what is the best way to approach them? We spoke with Hubert Palan, Founder and CEO of productboard, a product management system that enables teams to get the right products to market faster. Hubert is passionate about product strategy and has worked to fill a need was hearing repeatedly: that there was no clear definition of what a successful product strategy looked like. So what has Hubert learned about product strategy through his experience with ProductBoard? And why does starting with the right product idea make all of the difference? Listen in to hear Hubert’s insights on product strategy that moves product makers from vision to execution. Connect with Hubert  Learn more about productboard Connect with Christian Connect with Anna Learn more about Innovatemap

Product Love
Hubert Palan joins Product Love to discuss product delight and functionality

Product Love

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 45:38


This week on Product Love, I sat down to talk to Hubert Palan, CEO and founder of productboard. Hubert believes that there are two parts to every product: delight and functionality. We primarily buy products for functionality, but delight is the factor that converts casual users to advocates. Listen more on why you should invest in product delight.

Product Love
Hubert Palan joins Product Love to discuss product delight and functionality

Product Love

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 45:44


This week on Product Love, I sat down to talk to Hubert Palan, CEO and founder of productboard. Hubert believes that there are two parts to every product: delight and functionality. We primarily buy products for functionality, but delight is the factor that converts casual users to advocates. Listen more on why you should invest in product delight.

Conquer America with David Drobik
9 - How I raised $20 million in Silicon Valley as an Immigrant: Hubert Palan, Founder of ProductBoard

Conquer America with David Drobik

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 68:00


Welcome back to Conquer America! In today's interview you'll get to meet Hubert Palan, founder of Productboard. Hubert came to America 11 years ago and went from a management consultant to startup employee to grad student and finally tech entrepreneur. Hubert raised close to $20 million from Silicon Valley VC firms as he continues to grow his venture. Learn about Hubert's journey over the years, his lessons from finding work in Silicon Valley to obtaining the right visas to be able to stay here.Find Hubert on twitter @hapalanVisit www.conqueramerica.com for more stories of foreigners making it big in Silicon Valley.

Founder Coffee
002 Hubert Palan - Productboard

Founder Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 62:55


For this second episode, I talked with Hubert Palan of Productboard. I met Hubert about a year and a half ago at TechCrunch Disrupt at San Francisco, and I’ve been considering using Productboard to professionalize product management at Salesflare ever since. Hubert is a product guy and a thinker at heart. His vision: more excellent products through better product management. We mainly talk about what motivates him, how he manages Productboard, and where he looks for inspiration. Read the transcript here: https://blog.salesflare.com/hubert-palan-productboard-1a8e72f3b339

Global Product Management Talk
Developing The Lean Definition Process: Episode 22

Global Product Management Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 53:00


Hubert Palan, Founder & CEO, ProductBoard.com joins the discussion with Cindy F. Solomon and Malcolm Knapp to provide feedback on the validity of the Lean Definition Process. Hubert has over 15+ years of experience, MSc. in Computer Science, Berkeley MBA. We walk Hubert through a Lean Definition inquiry of what the product is and how to communicate what the product is to be built. We grapple with developing the hierarchy of knowledge about the product features, characteristics, behaviors as well as how to sync internal mental models of what the product is, communicate across the organization to uncovering unknowns. How the Lean Definition process syncs with the process of identifying what the user needs and customer wants are. The software application Productboard is a system of record for product management that helps teams make products people want: • Understand what users need • Prioritize what to build • Earn buy-in from colleagues & customers.  With one system for helping manage everything product leaders care about, PMs are equipped to make better product decisions. https://www.productboard.com/

Product: All The Responsibility
Part 2 – Interview with Hubert Palan of ProductBoard

Product: All The Responsibility

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015 21:19


This is part two of our interview with Hubert Palan, found and CEO of ProductBoard, and long time product management leader and executive. Part 1 is here. Three things you can start doing today As always, we like to give you actionable takeaways from our podcast episodes. The three ideas below come directly from our Read More

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Product: All The Responsibility
Interview with Hubert Palan of ProductBoard, Part 1

Product: All The Responsibility

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2015 24:44


Nils first met Hubert Palan about a year ago at the Product Management Summit in San Francisco. Nils was presenting some ideas on a “roll your own product management system of record,” while Hubert was there to talk about the product he was building – a real product management system of record. This product, ProductBoard, Read More

CZPodcast
CZ Podcast 42 - dopisy, java okénko, život a podnikání v Sillicon Valley - podcast

CZPodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2010


Podcast s číslem 42, kterým vás provede Filemon, Dagi a jako host Hubert Palan, jsme se rozhodli věnovat několika tématům. Předně jsme se dostali k vašim ohlasům za poslední dobu, které jsme zodpovědně (jak jinak) zodpověděli. Trošku jsme zabrousili do tématu, které v poslední době hýbe s Javou a zbytek jsme věnovali našemu hostovi a tématu život a práce v Sillicon Valley. Z rozhovoru s Hubertem vyplavalo, že k založení startupu jsou podmínky i tady v Česku a že to možná neni vůbec tak složité. Užijte si poslech a těšíme se na vaše dotazy na adrese czpodcast@gmail.com..