Panel: How to build marketplaces that succeed
Marketplaces are messy – synchronizing supply with demand, and keeping the financials in balance, sometimes across multiple geographies, has proven to be a hard game to play for many startups, including Delivery hero or Wolt and Tier or Voi. Joined by experienced marketplace investors and operators, we discuss what makes the best marketplaces work in… Read more »
Keynote: Building growth into your product – lessons learned at Calendly
Darren will walk us through the hard truths of building a product-led growth business in 2023. You’ll learn secrets behind why Calendly’s been so successful at developing strong growth channels, some common pitfalls and things to be aware of, and how their team is designing and implementing their product-led sales strategies.
Talk: High-velocity product design
In this talk, Claudiu will share his know-how on how to increase product development velocity and build a highly efficient product team to give you an almost unfair competitive advantage.
Keynote: Ship what matters – the right products at the right time
The ‘growth at all costs’ reality has changed – being efficient, profitable and deliver things that work, on time, is more crucial than ever. Ryan will share how his experience with Basecamp, where he spent over 17 years, to quickly develop meaningful products, build common language, and mix-and-match tools to fit your team. If you’re… Read more »
Panel: Hot or cold – how has the early stage investment market changed and what lies ahead?
Since 2020, the early-stage investment market has gone through a number of changes – from the highs of 2021 to the lows of 2022. How tough is it now for founders to raise capital, and what are the most often concerns investors raise when evaluating rounds, given the environment?
Keynote: The culture playbook – Defining and scaling culture
From high-growth companies to a changing environment due to a global pandemic to a recession – companies have to adapt more than ever. Mada Seghete, Cofounder at Branch, will walk you through what culture is, how you define it at an early stage, and how you measure it and evolve it through both high growth… Read more »
Talk: Gods, Superheroes, and Product Managers
Randy will challenge you to really define the role and mindset of Product people: If you’re not the hero or the CEO, then what role does a PM play?
Fireside chat: Building a service company – from humble beginnings to listing on the stock exchange
Since its beginnings, Arobs has focused on providing high-quality tech services for global clients. Now one of the biggest players in Eastern Europe, Arobs has become a publicly listed company. In this fireside we ask Voicu, founder and CEO of Arobs, about the lessons learned while building the company and his decision to list the… Read more »
Talk: A practical guide to building a culture that matters
David will offer a practical guide to building a culture that matters. Coming with tons of hands-on experiences in the executive search industry, and his time spent developing Google’s European office as their 1st recruitor, David will share his insights on why culture can make a huge difference for your business along with practical examples… Read more »