A roadmap should explain the trade-off
A feature list tells a team what has been requested, but not why one investment matters more than another.
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Welcome
Chief Product Officer · United States · Global perspective
Finding the customer problem worth building for.
I lead product organisations at the intersection of customer problems, business ambition and technical possibility.
A personal note
Product leadership is a discipline of choosing. I connect customer evidence with commercial judgement and technical possibility, so teams understand why an investment matters and what would cause us to change direction.
With warm regards,Natalie
Subjects I care about
12 M
Active customers
+46
Net Promoter Score gain
3
Products to $100 M ARR
70%
Roadmap retired
Kind words
Gave the whole company a shared definition of what customers actually need.
Says no with more clarity and kindness than anyone I know.
Along the way
Around the table
Conversations
A feature list tells a team what has been requested, but not why one investment matters more than another.
Read the essayCustomer interviews and experiments should answer a question that matters to an investment.
Read the essayShipping a product moves the work into the customer's environment, where onboarding, expectations and existing habits shape its value.
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Over coffee or across a boardroom table — Natalie welcomes thoughtful conversations about leadership, boards and what comes next.
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