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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
While I am not familiar with Cisco in particular, I would say that my biggest concern as a hiring manager for someone that hasn't recently worked in the Product Managemen...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
Must have skills that are difficult to gain and develop: Building alignment on objectives across multiple, high level stakeholders Making all stakeholders feel like they...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
Unfortunately, this is more common than not. A solid understanding and ability to execute project management tasks is important in the overall role of a Product Manager g...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
First of all, you have to truly believe that feedback is a gift and that there is always room for improvement. That doesn't mean that it's always easy to hear and digest ...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
A year ago, I would have said that the more senior you get, the less execution-oriented you will get and more problem/opportunity-oriented focus. It will become expectati...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • 1y
Are you committed to working on this known gap? If not, then I would say this is a deal breaker for becoming an effective Product Manager. A Product Manager's role is to ...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • Apr 9
tl;dr: I don’t use a separate framework for AI. I evaluate it the same way I would any feature: does it solve a real, validated problem and materially improve the user’s ...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • Apr 9
tl;dr: AI has shifted roadmap planning from upfront certainty to continuous learning. The constraint is no longer building; it’s deciding what’s worth keeping.What’s fund...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • Apr 9
tl;dr: Post-launch is about triangulating signal quickly—and being ruthless about what to double down on vs. kill.Three inputs I rely on:Product analytics (what’s happeni...
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Ignition SVP, Product | Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight • Apr 9
tl;dr: Engineering should be involved from the start—because in an AI-native world, the distinction between roles is breaking down.What’s changing:Roles are converging in...
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Credentials & Highlights
SVP, Product at Ignition
Formerly Cornerstone OnDemand, Groundswell, Skilljar, Gainsight
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Studied at University of California, Berkeley
Lives In San Diego, CA
Knows About Product Development Process, Building 0-1 Products, Managing Mature Products, Product...more