This past weekend, I had the pleasure of travelling to the eBay campus in San Jose, California to attend Silicon Valley ProductCamp 2012. A sold-out event with over 1000 product managers in attendance, it was an excellent opportunity to meet vastly experienced product managers who oversee high-profile, innovative products. As expected, the sessions at ProductCamp were of extremely high quality, with 18+ presentations taking place on the morning of the event. The most sought-after presentation p...

So what was it that made ProductCamp Austin special this year? Was it the keynote presentation? Was there a session that was especially good that stood out more than the others? Was it the friendly way they greeted you at registration? Was it the opportunity to see who was hiring here in Austin, and talk to recruiters and HR people representing real opportunities for employment? Was it the live Google recordings? Was it the good sandwiches for lunch? Was it the opportunity to donate pr...

Saturday, Feb 18th This year, for ProductCamp Austin, I’ve proposed a session talking about a project I'd like to promote: Product Management for a Cause. There'll be a lot of folks in attendance at product camp this year, and I don't know if this session will happen, so I wanted to move the concept forward on this blog as well. I had a close friend approach me recently and commented in the way of a challenge – that IF these people at ProductCamp knew so much about products, why don't they do ...

Ryma is very proud to be a platinum sponsor of ProductCamp Austin 8, taking place February 18, 2012 at the University of Texas. ProductCamps are an amazing way for product managers and product marketers, new and old, to gather for an informal, yet rich discussion arena on topics across the entire spectrum of product management. These regional events have had some very successful events, with new ones popping up in any city that has a decent-sized professional network for product managem...

This year’s edition is number eight, but I really don't remember eight, I would have said six. It's time once again for ProductCamp in Austin, Texas, which is being held at the AT&T Conference Center on the University of Texas campus. Saturday, February 18th from 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To register (it’s free): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2741567101 To find out more: http://productcampaustin.org/ So what is it? Whose behind it? Where did it come from? I was thinking about blabbering ...