A New Path for Product Leaders Tired of the Corporate Grind | Henry Latham (Founder, Break Free)
Description
Henry Latham is Founder of Break Free. He is a 2x bootstrapper and has coached over 280+ people through his Prod MBA.
In today's episode:
• Henry's product journey
• A deep dive into his manifesto for senior product people tired of the corporate grind.
• How to launch a micro-business
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Henry's contact info:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrylatham/
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Where to find the host, Adam Wakeling:
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjwakeling
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wakeling-26494b35/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheProductDevelopmentPodcast
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In this episode, we cover:
(00:00 ) Preview
(00:51 ) Intro
(01:28 ) Henry's background
(03:00 ) Moving on from Prod MBA
(06:56 ) Theory versus practice
(08:07 ) The current state of product leadership
(14:10 ) Unmet expectations in product roles
(16:48 ) Promotions mean more stress and less fulfilment
(20:38 ) Stress in product roles
(25:17 ) Lack of passion
(27:13 ) Who should start a micro business
(30:03 ) How to improve your product skills
(34:00 ) Fundamentals in launching a product
(37:50 ) Finding the root problems
(41:40 ) The importance of product positioning
(43:56 ) How to start a business
(47:35 ) The will required
(50:30 ) Key takeaways
(51:50 ) Outro
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