CharlieHR, Co-Founder & CEO
MemberRob O'Donovan is the Founding CEO of CharlieHR, the free HR platform for small businesses. Having spent the better part of the last decade building companies out of startup studio The Eleven, he became tired of a constant frustration: the more successful the company, the further founders are removed from the stuff they really love doing.
MemberJessica Chen Riolfi has spent her career taking companies international, and currently accelerates TransferWise’s mission around the world. At TransferWise, she started off by globalizing TransferWise’s product and now leads the Asia region, managing 13 countries and a significant chunk of the £800 million transferred on a monthly basis by TransferWise customers. Previously, she drove international growth at eBay and Amazon. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Creating an effective MVP is often misguided, leading to confusion about the product's true intent and viability.
The fundamentals of product design are learned hands-on; experiences that you only get in a workshop or on the floor of a manufacturing plant.
User data is driving product design, protecting user privacy is a challenge. Effective team building makes a difference.