Pivotal Tech Talk: Agile Product Management

By Drew McManus on July 21, 2009 4:13 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBack

I recently had the opportunity to speak at Pivotal Labs. I gave a presentation titled "Agile Product Management: Advice for Entrepreneurs." After working with lots of different startups over the last few years, I've come to identify some of the common habits and mistakes of entrepreneurs, and here I assembled them into some tips and advice.

This presentation was tailored to an audience that is familiar with agile development methods (and specifically Extreme Programming or XP), but I think the main advice should apply to almost anyone with an idea for a startup.

Enjoy the video, and I'd love to hear your feedback.

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