A New Path for Product Leaders Tired of the Corporate Grind | Henry Latham (Founder, Break Free)
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Show Notes
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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