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Roadmapping and Portfolio Prioritization, And It's Impact on Monetization

One-day hands-on workshop for product and business leaders

"I often see agile engineering teams that build the wrong products twice as fast! " – Rich Mironov, Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur a.k.a The 'Product Guy'

Some product teams and companies use roadmaps spectacularly well to meet product launch and revenue goals. Others end up with the wrong product, completely different from what the market wants or even what the team originally conceptualized.

It is no secret that Monetization continues to be a challenge, for start-ups as well as new products from some of the most established names in the Industry. While everyone agrees that roadmapping and portfolio prioritization is critical to delivering a consistent stream of highly saleable products, there are hiccups in practice. And these can entirely deflect you from your financial goals.

At the Roadmapping and Product Portfolio prioritization workshop, get the secret sauce on Monetization from Rich Mironov, who has worked intensively with 40+ tech companies in Silicon Valley.

Participating in the Roadmapping and Product Portfolio prioritization workshop gives you:
A recipe to connect the missing pieces in your Monetization challenge
The chance to tete-a-tete with Rich and industry peers in a small and exclusive group
Fresh perspectives and insight into your reporting teams' in-practice challenges and what you can do to mentor and align them to corporate goals

Confianzys flew down veteran Silicon Valley product coach and expert Rich Mironov to interact with MNCs and technology firms, startups and management students under an event titled Secret Sauce at Bangalore


Highlights of the Workshop



The First Master Chef

Get The Secret Sauce with Rich Mironov In the first series of Secret Sauce events, learn from Rich Mironov, Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur a.k.a The 'Product Guy'.

Having been the 'Product Guy' at winning start-ups in the US, Rich Mironov knows all about the product challenges entrepreneurs will stumble upon, and what they can do to be prepared. Besides being a serial entrepreneur himself and coaching dozens of start-ups, he supported six start-ups at their make-or-break early stage by acting as their 'Product Guy'. Since 2001, Rich has been a consultant or adviser to dozens of early-stage companies and larger technology firms including Yahoo, Cisco, Wealthfront, WhiteHat Security, Varian and VeriSign.

Rich is the Author of the highly regarded book, 'The Art Of Product Management', about which one reader says "By the end of the book, you will feel you know more about being a Product Manager than any textbook or formulaic plan could ever give you."

He founded P-Camp, one of the largest gatherings of Product Managers in Silicon Valley as a source of inspiration for industry to tap into.

Rich was a former board member of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association, he has also chaired Agile Alliance, an association that  supports those who explore and apply Agile principles and practices in the software industry.


The Secret Sauce Blogs

Kicking Tyres With Silicon Valley Product Guy Rich Mironov

For most people working on tech products, Rich Mironov is a familiar name. A serial entrepreneur himself, he has been the "product guy" at six start-ups and coaches product management teams and executives in Silicon Valley on building what markets will value. He has been writing about tech product management since 2001.

In February 2015, Rich will be visiting India, sharing his insights and interacting with industry here as part of the 'Secret Sauce' series that Confianzys is creating.

When Bangalore got a taste of Silicon Valley's Secret Sauce

Anyone who's embarked on a journey for building a product will tell you that it's hard!

There are many challenges: understanding customers, identifying the right markets, pricing, monetisation and more. Many of the startups looking to build products slip into 'services mode', often using terms like platforms instead of services.

Large firms have their own challenges. They grapple with launching new products and often struggle to get teams working well together. Many companies have switched to Agile development methodology, only to discover that it comes with its own set of challenges.

At Confianzys, we realised these challenges are not unique to India. Silicon Valley has been tackling these for ages. Why not learn from them on how they faced challenges?

Under an program titled Secret Sauce, Confianzys flew down veteran Silicon Valley product coach and expert Rich Mironov to interact with MNCs and technology firms, startups and management students.

A tale in tweets: Highlights of tips from Rich Mironov during the Secret Sauce event

A tale in tweets: Tips from a Silicon Valley Product Expert

Interactions on building great products out of India with Silicon Valley Product Expert Rich Mironov

Confianzys flew down veteran Silicon Valley product coach and expert Rich Mironov to interact with MNCs and technology firms, startups and management students under an event titled Secret Sauce at Bangalore.