Products Are Hard 2012 schedule

Tuesday 1st May 2012

• Welcome

  A rousing round of call-and-response songs to get your blood flowing. And no, not actually.

  At 9:00am to 9:15am, Tuesday 1st May

• Morning Keynote

  by Sara Beckman

  At 9:15am to 9:45am, Tuesday 1st May

• Morning Sessions

  Hear stories (both tragic and comic) from those who have been there and done that.

  How to Get Your Designers to Love You
  Tim McCoy (UniversityNow)

  Innovating in Moribund Markets
  Andy Taylor (Redfin) and Jeff Reine (SAY Media)
  moderated by Surya Yalamanchili
  http://lanyrd.com/2012/productsa...

  Every Product Tells a Story
  Kyle Kinkade (Monster Costume)

  But Is It Science?
  Leslie Fine (Crowdcast)

  Lean Hardware at Startups and in Bigcos
  Mike Kuniavsky and Gregor Berkowitz
  moderated by Shane Kinder

  At 9:45am to 12:00pm, Tuesday 1st May

• Afternoon Keynote

  by Janice Fraser

  At 1:30pm to 2:00pm, Tuesday 1st May

• Afternoon Sessions

  We can all use a fresh perspective now and then, so let's all expand our horizons by hearing from product practitioners across a broad spectrum of industries and disciplines.

  My Flamethrower vs. Your Encyclopedia
  Ian Baker (Wikimedia)

  If You're Comfortable You're Doomed
  Cindy Alvarez (Yammer)

  A Tale of Two Roadmaps
  Ryan Pintado-Vertner (Clorox) and Derek Dukes (Jetpac)
  moderated by Jennifer Billock (Ecomom)

  Be the Ball
  Brian Zisk (SF Music Tech)

  When Content Is Your Product
  Dror Shimshowitz (YouTube)

  Visceral + Visual
  Aaron Schwartz (Modify Watches) and Seth Familian (GradMap)
  moderated by Eric Klotz (Visualized)

  It Doesn't Exist Because We Haven't Made It Yet
  Aaron Muszalski (Upwell)

  At 2:00pm to 5:30pm, Tuesday 1st May

• A Tale of Two Roadmaps

  by Derek Dukes, Jennifer Billock and Ryan Pintado-Vertner

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Be the Ball

  by Brian Zisk

  On Tuesday 1st May

• But Is It Science?

  by Leslie Fine

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Every Product Tells a Story

  by Kyle Kinkade

  On Tuesday 1st May

• How to Get Your Designers to Love You

  by Tim McCoy

  • Collaboration

  On Tuesday 1st May

  Coverage slide deck

• If You're Comfortable You're Doomed

  by Cindy Alvarez

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Innovating At Scale

  by Dror Shimshowitz

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Innovating in Moribund Markets

  by Jeff Reine, Surya Yalamanchili and Andy Taylor

  On Tuesday 1st May

• It Doesn't Exist Because We Haven't Made It Yet

  by Aaron Muszalski

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Lean Hardware at Startups and in Bigcos

  by Mike Kuniavsky, Gregor Berkowitz and Shane Kinder

  On Tuesday 1st May

• My Flamethrower vs. Your Encyclopedia

  by Ian Baker

  On Tuesday 1st May

• Visceral + Visual

  by Aaron Schwartz, Eric Klotz and Seth Familian

  On Tuesday 1st May