The Family Fun Cheat Code w/ David Watkins | Ep. 211

About this episode

David Watkins discusses building products that solve everyday problems and shares insights from his experience in product management and entrepreneurship.

In this episode of Biz/Dev, we talk with David Watkins, founder of PlanMyKids, about the realities of building products that actually solve everyday problems. We get into the intersection of product strategy and entrepreneurship from leading enterprise product teams at companies like IBM and AT&T to launching a startup focused on simplifying how parents plan activities for their kids. David shares how years in product management shaped the way he approaches building, validating, and...

People in this episode

Host: Big Pixel

Guest: David Watkins

Topics covered

• product strategy
• entrepreneurship
• startup
• parenting
• product management

Keywords

• product management
• entrepreneurship
• startup
• parenting activities
• product strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PlanMyKids, IBM, AT&T

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