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From Pain Points to Product Success: The Art and Science of…
In this episode of the Value Makers podcast, Ryan Purvis sits down with Adam Judelson, founder of First Principles Catalyst, to discuss the…
Nov. 5, 2024
From Pain Points to Product Success: The Art and Science of Building Valuable Products | Interview with Adam Judelson, Founder and CEO of First Principles Catalyst
In this episode of the Value Makers podcast, Ryan Purvis sits down with Adam Judelson, founder of First Principles Catalyst, to discuss the intricacies of product management. From managing expectations and finding product-market fit to balancing bureaucracy with innovation, Adam shares insights from his extensive career in Silicon Valley. They explore practical examples, like the lessons learned from Apollo 13, the importance of meaningful MVPs, and how first principles thinking shapes successful products. Tune in to learn how to uncover real value, navigate product challenges, and create solutions that stick.
About Guest:
Adam Judelson, representing First Principles, is dedicated to transforming emerging tech companies into high-performing product leaders. As a trusted partner, First Principles addresses critical challenges like sluggish growth, unclear vision, and inefficient product processes. Their two core offerings include Product Coaching Engagements, where industry-leading experts mentor CEOs, executives, and product managers, and Fractional Product Engagements, placing expert product leaders to drive growth and tackle pressing issues. Adam and his team have delivered remarkable results, from accelerating product development and closing multi-million-dollar contracts to raising over $100 million in funding.
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Adam Judelson
Founder and CEO of First Principles Catalyst
The best product teams ship products 46 times faster than the worst ones.
Great Product teams and leaders transform companies.
Are you building an incredible product but are experiencing…
- Sluggish growth or users not engaging with your product
- An incoherent vision or unclear strategy for how to fulfill your mission
- Your teams aren’t executing fast enough
- Your product leaders or product managers aren’t living up to what you read about product
- You are wasting time on product process, roadmaps, and artifacts that don’t move the needle
- There is more value in your engineering team to capture
- Not delivering high-quality products to the market despite strong efforts
You’re likely facing a Product issue.
First Principles is a product agency that sources, vets, and grooms expert product talent. Specifically for the emerging tech market.
We have 2 core solutions.
(1) Product Coaching Engagements where an industry-leading product expert coaches your CEO, product or engineering Executive, or product managers.
(2) Fractional Product Engagements where we source a CPO or product manager who will be placed in your company for 6 to 12 months to fill a gap, open a new market, train a team, or solve a critical challenge.
These are some of the results we’ve generated:
“We accelerated from ideas to value for end-customers in record time by tapping into expert-level AI+geospatial+space product talent from First Principles.”
“Together we closed millions in contracts … Read More
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