PMF Connect #24 Special Guest John Cutler by Amplitude
- 22nd September 2021
- Zoom
When: Zoom, Wednesday, 22nd September 2021, 13:00 SGT (7:00 AM CEST)
From Funnels to Flywheels: how to build engines of growth
The standard, linear marketing funnel is etched into the minds of marketers everywhere. Awareness, interest, consideration, intent, evaluation, and purchase — sound familiar? Meanwhile startups have embraced slightly less rigid models like Dave McClure’s “Pirate Metrics”: acquisition, activation, retention, referral, and revenue. In a sense, these begin where the marketing funnel leave off, but are fairly linear nonetheless.
Bio:
John Cutler is keenly focused on user experience and evidence-driven product development. He mixes and matches various methodologies to help teams deliver lasting outcomes for their customers.
“Team tetris and the feature factory will only take you so far. Cross-functional teams desire so much more, and my passion is helping them get there. It’s a win/win for the front-line teams, the business, and the customer and user.”
John currently works as the Head of Product Research & Education at Amplitude. As a former UX researcher at AppFolio, a product manager at Zendesk, Pendo.io, AdKeeper and RichFX, a startup founder, and a product team coach, John has a perspective that spans individual roles, domains, and products.
His viral enthusiasm has been heard through speaking/teaching engagements at QCon NYC, Agile-Lean Ireland, UXThailand, UXLondon, Front, Oredev, Mind The Product, Agile 2015, and various ProductCamps (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Raleigh NC) and MeetUps (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, New York). John’s talk on Feature Factories was voted one of the Top 10 Product Talks of 2017.
Mixing in some less-than-typical experiences — driving rickshaws in NYC, and touring the US with “five other weird creative people in a van playing music” — John blogs prolifically about collaboration, product development, diversity, UX research, lean startup, and user experience. Some notable posts include The Evolving Product Manager Role, Persona(s) Non Grata, 12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory, and Stop Setting Up Product Roadmaps To Fail.