Building Billion Dollar Products - Matt Kaplan, SVP Product / CPO of Toast, Acquia, & LogMeIn

Matt Kaplan is one the top product leaders in the Boston tech scene having been the SVP of Product at Toast, Acquia, and LogMeIn. His experience spans across publicly traded companies to early stage startups.

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During this event, we cover:

0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Matt’s background
4:46 - Working with Founders
7:30 - Role of a Product Leader when working with founders
9:24 - Advice for having a successful relationship with founders
13:29 - Navigating uncertainty
16:31 - Working with leaders from cross functional teams
22:57 - How to push back
24:33 - Strategy for building a Multi-Product Strategy
29:45 - Core elements of an effective product strategy
33:09 - Importance of being the Chief Storyteller
36:56 - Opportunity in vertical SaaS
41:38 - Advice on building your career to an executive product leadership role
49:30 - Figuring out chemistry with founders while interviewing
56:21 - Hiring for domain versus