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December 19, 2019 Podcast Host
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Christina is a product leader with a passion for crafting. After six internships and four years studying computer science at the University of Waterloo, she found product management. After a few years of building a foundation in execution, she launched her first product at BlackBerry in 2011. Since then she been hooked on crafting new digital things ever since. Her efforts on growth and mobile helped propel Yammer towards acquisition. Following that, Christina headed up product at early stage companies twice. Currently she’s at Credit Karma where she is the leader for new product initiatives. When she’s not crafting products or podcasting, you can find her reading, cooking, working on her fitness, or channeling her inner Martha Stewart.
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Product management teams must combat the "squeaky wheel syndrome" - learning how to say "no" to maintain strategic focus.
While product interfaces may appear very simple, PM teams must invest in UX optimization to create intuitive solutions for complex tasks.
Platform products require product management teams to align varying customer needs with your primary business focus and value proposition.